Sijun Forums :: View topic - Black Wolf Ronin (finished--finally!)

Lunatique · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 4:50 am

I finally finished this painting.

Here are a couple of detail shots:

Dr. Bang · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 4:50 am

you win.

Jabo · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 6:41 am

Insanity at it's best, this is verrry detailled! Luv it!

Sumire-chan · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 8:24 am

I love the pose. Very detailed indeed.

AdezJ · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 8:39 am

my god, you rock!

AdezJ · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 9:13 am

I paid your homepage a visit, very nice stuff there, you've got this drawing of a girl in the bed, did you use photo reference for that one?, cuz i found a simular picture in your photo-section

Enayla · Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2002 9:59 am

!!!

Awesome light, here, Luna! Damn, you've got wonderful diversity in your work =D

[666]Flat · Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2002 2:08 am

Flawless victory.

Ian Jones · Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2002 4:51 am

Very nice! Great detail, really nice lighting... although I personally don't like that particular aqua blue of the glowing sword its execution is very effective.

The expression is pretty cool, certainly has a 'Ronin' sort of temperament.

I found the background somewhat disappointing, perhaps I don't understand its significance... but to me it seems void and quite boring. It does however have a few nice shapes and the direction that these lead you in makes for a pleasing composition.

I like your brush strokes, although they don't feature heavily they certainly add a nice feel to the overall rendering. The 'warmth' factor is there... I'm sure you know what I mean.

Nice stuff, like Enayla said... it is great to see such variety and different subject matter. Keep it up!

Lolion · Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2002 2:04 pm

Totally rocking, the choice of colors is amazing.
Though (to me) his face looks a little off around the eyes/nose area, the lighting makes both his nose and eyes look really wide, perhaps even unproportionally so. Still, I'm not to judge wether it's a style thing or not, it just looked a wee bit strange when I looked deeper into the picture.
No less, ownage is plentiful in this picture. Outstanding, no less.

blok · Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2002 3:46 pm

i'm hypnotized to the glow like a fly...

Lunatique · Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2002 9:34 pm

Thanks for all the nice comments, everyone!
AdezJ- ya, I used my own photography for reference.

Enayla- I'm trying to expand beyond just ethereal beauties. Next, I think I'll tackle some landsacpes and architecture stuff, but I still have quite of bit of unfinished stuff to finish first.

Lolion- it's probably just my bad drawing skills.

I often don't notice these things until they are done.

Ian Jones- thanks for the crit. I'll try to sharpen my observation/aesthetics with each new piece I do. It's a life-long process, so be patient with me.

Thanks for the praises, everyone!

Jezebel · Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2002 9:40 pm

Awesome Luna! I've been waiting to see this finished piece since you first posted the wip a while back

My only crit is that his tattoo doesn't really look to be on his arm. Something about it seems detached and slightly out of place, but I can't put my finger on it.

That's a minor detail though. Everything else is awesome, and I love the pose

FFNeX · Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2002 10:00 pm

My Kingdom for your hair technique! I can't stop staring at it, it's breathtaking.

Love your site, you are one of the most complete artists I've seen, Photography, 3D, painting, Music, and you are a pro at all of them, seriously, my hat is off to you.

...now how about making a hair tutorial

Lunatique · Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2002 11:54 pm

Jez- Thanks! Yep, the tatoo looks funny to me too, and I can't figure it out either!

FFNeX- Thanks man. Most people tell me to just concentrate on one. They tell me, "Jack of all trades, master of none." In a way they are right, as you only have so many years to live in a lifetime. I just thought I'd try everything I love to do and see if I can get away with as much as possible. Who said we can't try to be like the Renaissance guys?

As far as hair goes, I think Enayla and Seegmiller have both made excellent hair tutorials in the past. Just do a search and you'll find them. For me, it's quite simple:

1)rough out the basic shape of your hair masses.

2)paint all the strands in with darkest value.

3)paint on top of those strands with middle and lightest value.

4)go in and use all three values wherever is needed to show highlight/shadow.

That's about it really. No secret at all.

[ August 01, 2002: Message edited by: Lunatique ]

Anjin3515 · Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2002 12:27 am

damn fine work Luna....beautiful

-Tepox- · Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2002 3:50 am

Awesome work, Luna! Perfect but Shouldn't the light have somekind of reflection effect on his left eyeball also?

landmaster · member Member # Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Posts: 76 Location: ?

Wow! from beautifully fluid sketches and pieces to this.... Damn Good! I love the overall treatment on the piece and most importantly, the composition... very energetic! Good balancing on the lighting elements!

Lolion · Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2002 5:21 am

quote:
Originally posted by Lunatique:

Lolion- it's probably just my bad drawing skills. I often don't notice these things until they are done.

Hah, yeah, of course... I knew that... Your bad drawing skills, heh... It was so obvious I must of missed it *Laughs uncomfortably and tears up a random piece of paper*.

Mad skills

Sedone · Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2002 5:55 am

I really like the sense of impending action you have going in this picture. The faint "streak" on the end of the scabbard is a nice touch. The hight contrast color scheme adds a lot to the mood. It makes me think of the conflict between physical power (earthy, warm colors) and mystical power (unnatural blue-green), like he's about to unleash a glowing can'o'whoopass, but is reluctant to do so. Nice work!

angle · Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2002 11:23 pm

that sword doens't look right but eveyrthing else is cool...

it's just not the samurai sword shape at all (i am a trained blacksmith and make my own custom swords so i'm not jsut making this up from wut i saw in an anime =])...

-angel

Cos · Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2002 1:50 am

Great work man! dynamic composition, dramatic lighting, kickarse fighting pose rocks, lovin it.

Only suggestion really is maybe play some more on your materials, as they look lit quite samey (mostly in the green lit areas).

Some thin strandy tints and highlights on the hair, block of light (or shadow) on the blade as metal is usually higher contrasted with this kind of dramatic lighting, maybe some subtler rougher lighting on the garments.. probably would make it a little bit more interesting. But still great piece none the less!