gfx help please
 

ok so ive made a body to celebrate myself going to Joffery ballet and all but like, i cant get the ruffles in the tutu right when you look at it. any tips or examples? would really appreciate it thanks.

Do you want to post a pic of it so far?

http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/...weshy/TUTU.png
ok, this isn't too terribly detailed, but what's the fun in art if someone is doing it for you? I really just have a couple tips to give.. Make it look wavyish, hehe, and observation, feel free to go on google images and just stare at a pic of one..

well yes ik what a tutu looks like i own like 4 but idk it doesnt turn out exactly the way i want

i think it looks fine... but i don't dance soooooooo...

Anyways when your doing graal art, your likely not to see all the detail

good job though

Why not?

Ok, yea.. i wanna see your work so far, because with mine.. i really didn't capture the ruffles on a tutu xD

I may be wrong, and probably am, but aren't tutus layered, each layer a different shade? It'd be hard to create, but I think that would help you get that look you're going for.

I'm no graphics artist, but your lighter shades of pink stood out too much for me and it looked pillow shaded because of it. I've tried to "fix" that, but I might have made it worse.

On the tutus you guys made I'd bring the ends up, and in a little more, so it looks like it goes more "around" the waist, instead of just laying over it. I really don't see a quality difference between the two, they both look good, shade either way.

@emera
Good job, its progress

Yea, I did pillow shade, I didn't want it to be too detailed.. It took all of 5 mintues. ^^

Yea, I agree.. Tutus should be layered.. I just wanna see how the girl is doing so far.. And A tutu should be for rectangularly.. I suppose. o-o

Because of the material that tutu's tend to be made out of, I suggest using the dithering technique. This example doesn't look good because its only two layers and its shaped pretty flat, but it shows what I mean. Don't be afraid to apply lots of different shades to give the tutu more volume and texture.

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...x/d85ab088.jpg

You guys are right in the pillow shading error. it is incorrect style of shading when your trying to show sudden depth changes. However, the second error that nobody pointed out is from the Lineart. Without the proper outline, no matter the shading you wont be able to define the object as well. So here is my little example i made in 5 minutes.

Very nice Zerith!

Love that tutu, Zerith :D

tutu ruffles
 

ok so here is one i was doing like i got the shape and all still cant get the ruffles quite right

Sigh...Shades are a little too similar for a very small image. Dont be afraid to use a darker shade of something in contrast to its original color when dealing with small graphics. And also the tutu was still too rounded off, you NEED the uneven curves on the outline.

Have I helped you?

thats very true but like what i mean is like the ruffles of fabric that you can see when you look at a tutu straight on not from an aerial view. uhm.. lol that wasnt good wording at all my bad err.. like.. like near where the tutu touches both legs you would be most likely able to see the layers of tool and what not of the tutu thats my main problem and thank you about the top part i kinda feel dumb i didnt think of that XD

Ohhhhh........I know what you mean. I think. Ahaha. So something like this? A change in the perspective of the tutu?

retry of statue
 

exactly it :o lmao dude ive been messing with that for a while yea that looks great!! lol thank you soo much!!

how is this?

I like it! Make your last run through and touchups, fix any jagged lines, etc, and BAM! Beauty! Keep up the nice work :)

thanks once again!