Clipping masks don't work too well with groups. Trying to put textures on his horns turned out to be a nightmare. Also had a hard time making a background for this guy. I hope it isn't too hard on the eyes.
All shapes made with the pen tool.
I really like how you used different hues of color to show depth and shadow on the creature. The shapes and line work are very well done and easy to read. If you were having trouble using a clipping mask over a group of shapes you can do what Lindsey said in class. Hit cmd+8 on the top group of objects to put them into a temporary group and then select the texture and back layer, hit cmd+7 to clip. Hope that helps.
I love how dynamic this guy's stance is, and the general form of the body. Great character design overall. Also, the varying line width in the face and the use of a solid color for his face/chest area contrast well with the intense patterning of the rest of him. I do wish the background was either lighter or simpler, or that the creature was just on a solid color, because as it is it gets a little muddy and the figure and background conflict with each other.
I really like the way that you used texture for create this 3D figure. You choose really intersting colors. I like the way that the textures reminds me of paper.
Like others have said, I think the character design is absolutely fantastic. The horns and the face are very visually striking. My only suggestions would be a slight change in the background's intensity (though I love the texture and colors of it myself). That might also solve the hiccup where the creature's right side kinda vanishes into the background.
I love the colors you chose for this piece. The creature overall is really well rendered and is super dynamic. You really played with the colors to make it look less flat. I think the background texture is maybe just a little bit distracting. I can't really decide if its helping or hurting the piece, but maybe if it was toned down a bit?
this is super awesome!! i love all of the textures you used. i think each part of the monster looks great. i also really like the background. the only problem i have with it is that the left leg gets a little lost because of its similarity to the background color.
This is very dynamic. Your color choices with blue/orange and green/red work because they are complementary colors. The cooler colors sit back, and the warm colors jump forward which really seems to affect the space of this small square.
This is wicked cool! You've been consistently taking these assignments to the next level beyond just exercises and it's inspiring to see. Would love to have been a fly on the wall while you were working on this.
I agree with Chase on being a fly on the wall - this is impeccably executed. I know you were worried about the background being too busy, but the only thing I would point out is that it starts blending with the lower left leg and you end up distracting from some of the detailed pattern you added there. Otherwise, the complex dynamism of this is something I hope to continue to see in your future pieces!
I love the cut-paper look of this! I think yo udid a great job using different kinds of textures for him! The whole piece looks like you really thought about the different textures for each piece of the drawing and it really unifies the whole piece to see textures used throughout. I can show you the compound path part again so you could try adding texture back to the horns in the beast if you'd like - it acts up a little sometimes, but it's really pretty cool. If you don't remember, -- just select the things you want to use as a clipping mask/compound path, it's command 8, and then go through the same clipping mask method. ---make sure they're not grouped before you press command 8.
The only other thing I think you could try is seeing what it'd be like doing patterns on top of the elements that are a little less contrasty to see if they still give you the same kind of feeling, but don't blend into the background because of the value!
I really like how you used different hues of color to show depth and shadow on the creature. The shapes and line work are very well done and easy to read. If you were having trouble using a clipping mask over a group of shapes you can do what Lindsey said in class. Hit cmd+8 on the top group of objects to put them into a temporary group and then select the texture and back layer, hit cmd+7 to clip. Hope that helps.
ReplyDeleteI love how dynamic this guy's stance is, and the general form of the body. Great character design overall. Also, the varying line width in the face and the use of a solid color for his face/chest area contrast well with the intense patterning of the rest of him. I do wish the background was either lighter or simpler, or that the creature was just on a solid color, because as it is it gets a little muddy and the figure and background conflict with each other.
ReplyDeleteI really like the way that you used texture for create this 3D figure. You choose really intersting colors. I like the way that the textures reminds me of paper.
ReplyDeleteLike others have said, I think the character design is absolutely fantastic. The horns and the face are very visually striking. My only suggestions would be a slight change in the background's intensity (though I love the texture and colors of it myself). That might also solve the hiccup where the creature's right side kinda vanishes into the background.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors you chose for this piece. The creature overall is really well rendered and is super dynamic. You really played with the colors to make it look less flat. I think the background texture is maybe just a little bit distracting. I can't really decide if its helping or hurting the piece, but maybe if it was toned down a bit?
ReplyDeletethis is super awesome!! i love all of the textures you used. i think each part of the monster looks great. i also really like the background. the only problem i have with it is that the left leg gets a little lost because of its similarity to the background color.
ReplyDeleteThis is very dynamic. Your color choices with blue/orange and green/red work because they are complementary colors. The cooler colors sit back, and the warm colors jump forward which really seems to affect the space of this small square.
ReplyDeleteThis is wicked cool! You've been consistently taking these assignments to the next level beyond just exercises and it's inspiring to see. Would love to have been a fly on the wall while you were working on this.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Chase on being a fly on the wall - this is impeccably executed. I know you were worried about the background being too busy, but the only thing I would point out is that it starts blending with the lower left leg and you end up distracting from some of the detailed pattern you added there. Otherwise, the complex dynamism of this is something I hope to continue to see in your future pieces!
ReplyDeleteI love the cut-paper look of this! I think yo udid a great job using different kinds of textures for him! The whole piece looks like you really thought about the different textures for each piece of the drawing and it really unifies the whole piece to see textures used throughout. I can show you the compound path part again so you could try adding texture back to the horns in the beast if you'd like - it acts up a little sometimes, but it's really pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't remember, -- just select the things you want to use as a clipping mask/compound path, it's command 8, and then go through the same clipping mask method. ---make sure they're not grouped before you press command 8.
The only other thing I think you could try is seeing what it'd be like doing patterns on top of the elements that are a little less contrasty to see if they still give you the same kind of feeling, but don't blend into the background because of the value!