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Improvin'! Check it out! - jneumann26 - 03-07-2013
Hey Daggers,
I recently dropped out of university to pursue digital painting full time. Here's some of my studies and a couple imagination things :)
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - unlimitedbacon - 03-07-2013
Some good use of color and value goin on. Keep it up!
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - jneumann26 - 03-10-2013
@unlimitedbacon- Thank you!
Some more stuff!
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - jneumann26 - 03-12-2013
Update
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - razvanb08 - 03-13-2013
Nice sketchbook! Are you totally naked in that self portrait? :)
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - jneumann26 - 03-13-2013
@razvanb08: Thanks man, ohhhhhhh yeahhhhh. ;)
Here's more!
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - helmighs - 03-13-2013
Cool studies and paintings so far :)
I see you work a lot with the round brush and the soft brush.
I think using rougher brushes, with textured effects and spray brushes can really push you a step ahead. They are not easy at the start but one you get used to those brushes it will make all the materials look more realistic and it also opens a window towards 'happy mistakes' where a wrong brushstroke can turn out into a great idea.
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - jneumann26 - 03-14-2013
(03-13-2013, 11:49 PM)helmighs Wrote: Cool studies and paintings so far :)
I see you work a lot with the round brush and the soft brush.
I think using rougher brushes, with textured effects and spray brushes can really push you a step ahead. They are not easy at the start but one you get used to those brushes it will make all the materials look more realistic and it also opens a window towards 'happy mistakes' where a wrong brushstroke can turn out into a great idea.
Thanks a lot, that's something I've been wanting to experiment with for a bit, I just dont know where to begin. Do you have any brush recommendations?
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - jneumann26 - 03-14-2013
Some more!
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - BenFlores - 03-14-2013
nice mix of soft and hard brushes , keep at it!
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - mdbauman - 03-14-2013
Like the way you paint the life drawings. And I'm really jealous of the watercolor portrait in the first post. Maybe hit the anatomy books a bit harder, you seem unsure of shoulders and hips from what you've posted so far.
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - Conny Nordlund - 03-14-2013
Lots of studies, great work!
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - jneumann26 - 03-14-2013
@BenFlores: Thanks a lot!
@mdbauman: Thanks man, You're right, I should probably work on that a bit.
@Conny Nordlund: Thank you!
Here's another figure and a little bit of color on one of those characters. :)
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - cerkvenik - 03-18-2013
Great studies man!
Keep it up!
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - TylerDonnelly - 03-19-2013
Thanks for the kind words. You have some great studies here too! Your colors look spot on! Just need a little more refinement and you'll be there! Keep up with the basics, I can't wait to see what you come up with!
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - Kitsune - 03-19-2013
Awesome lighting in those studies.
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - Joshua Meehan - 03-19-2013
I can really see your knowledge of watercolor coming through in the digital studies. A lot of what people have recommended would help. If you're looking at making rough texture brushes try jaime jones brush pack. http://www.pandemoniumart.net/brushes/
And treat them like the round brush. all that matters is form, hue, and value. with every stroke.
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - jneumann26 - 03-20-2013
@cerkvenik: Thanks a lot for stopping by!
@TylerDonnelly: Thanks a lot buddy, Refinement is something I'm sort of struggling with, going to keep on!
@Kitsune: Hey thank you :)
@Joshua Meehan: Thanks for the compliment and recommendation :) I'll check them out
I'm having a difficult time actually finishing a painting, for some reason I lose interest or get frustrated at the 2-3 hour mark, if anyone has any tips to overcome this or has had experience, let me know!
Here's a still life and a couple sketches :)
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - Appeb - 03-20-2013
Sweet sketchbook man. I really dig those watercolor pieces!
I've had the same problem with finishing pictures. I lose interest and want to do something else after a while. Occasionally though I can spend 8 hours on something.
What I'm working on now, to try and overcome my short attention span, is to get a more effective workflow.
So what I do is I limit my time with sketches, studies and whatnot all the time. The result is that I work more focused and look "at the big picture" all the time so I don't get lost in details. I would like to think that I've improved over the last couple of months. Maybe it's just my mindset that's different now, I'm not sure :p
Don't know if what I'm saying makes any sense at all, or is helpful, but it's my two cents :D
RE: Improvin'! Check it out! - jneumann26 - 03-20-2013
@Appeb: Thanks for the reply, glad to see Im not alone. I understand what you're saying, just need to sit down and work through it.
Heres a couple things