Skin Practice and Buncha Stuffs

The way I rendered his skin is better than my last two portraits. Don’t pay attention to his shirt because I didn’t. LOL! I used an uhljjang pic as a reference but I didn’t color picked using  the photo, I picked my own colors and I actually learned a technique while doing this. I applied it to my current work (see wip) and I’ll make a blog about this process when I master it. I call it “The 5 Color Skin Tone”, where I just used 5 extreme colors that can be found in the default Photoshop swatches. I’m pretty excited to try this technique in oil, hopefully, it is possible and I can achieve the same result. It’s easy and definitely not confusing since you’ll only be using 5 colors, well actually just 3! Aaaargh, I’ll explain it when I master it. ^__^;

Anyways, in other news. There’s an unusual job at work tonight. This guy is using storyboards as a way to propose to his girl. Aww…sweet. But right now, he’s being a little picky with the pencils, the girl needs to really look like his girlfriend. Hopefully he’s not going to be a pain when we go to color. And hey, he’s pretty rich. He’s got more frames than some clients with actual ads.

In another news again, someone wants to make an oil painting of myself as a gift. I said no, then he said “mahusay ka kasi kaya ayaw mo.” [You’re good that’s why you don’t like (me to paint you.)] Uhh…no one has seen my oil paintings yet except for my master and a few officemates. I’m an oil painting noob so I’d appreciate it if I get critiques from someone who knows my paintings rather than assumptions that I paint good. I just don’t think I’m worthy enough to be painted. Plus, I’ll feel more vain when I hang a portrait of myself in my room, my mirror is enough for me. He also reads my blog, so I bet he’s reading this now. Hello to you! The thought is enough, it’s appreciated. =)

In another news yet again, I’ll be busier these days since an exhibit is in the works. Need to hone my oil painting skills. As I’ve said above, I’m a noob but I don’t want to show that I’m a noob. I want people to think that I’ve been oil painting since Renaissance period. Harhar! I have a list of people that I need to impress but most of all, I need to impress myself. I’ve been hard on myself lately and that’s because I’m lazy, and this line rhymes like crazy. HAHA! I’ll announce it when we finalize it. Stay tuned.  =)