Dominicque's Sketchbook

[Dominicque]

The color picker options that I linked to are not on the layer but on the color picker itself (tool options), either picking the color of the active layer or the color of the whole image at the pixel.

Yeah, every tool that sets colors on the layer is basically a digital brush, even a pencil. Depending on the software there are some subcategories, I think CSP distinguishes between pencils (little to no effects, maybe some texture) and brushes (with complex color blending operations). I may be wrong.

One weakness I perceive in your drawings from imagination is the shoulders and hips. May I suggest studying the bones and muscles at these articulations? They are a bit complicated, especially the shoulders, but can be simplified and still look realistic.

If you ever continue your centaur painting, I think you don't need to push the rendering too far, it has an oniric mood to it that would work well with lose brush strokes.

Your concept here https://crimsondaggers.com/forum/attachm...0(432).jpg is interesting and shows a vision, do you care to push it further and adjust the face perspective a bit?

Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Google talks about 'tool property'. Here is a screencap of my colour picker. Are you referring to the two squares? 

I'm already trying to look at neck connections with the collars. I've studied the shoulder girdle from Hampton, but my issue is remembering it. I think particular studies for direct application will help. As you noticed I have problems drawing people sitting. 

Right now I'm focused on getting better at digital work and am planning to colour several of my past sketches, so I might go back to it. I was focused on making it more 'tight', but I might make it looser per your suggestion. I reason why I stopped was mainly problems with my tablet.

The original idea for that piece was to have a more 'huddled' pose, hands towards the face, but I wasn't sure how to do it. May try again, now that I have my reference dolls. The design was supposed to look more 'dripped' too, less strawberry.

Lots of studies, admire your dedication.  Great to see you tackling general anatomy, I think that will really help you improve.  Maybe try to emphasize form a bit more with your studies?  That should give your sketches a more professional feel.  Keep it up!

Do you mean focus more on mannequinisation? Ta.

Apollo update. I want to get to the point where I don't have the sketch layer underneath, but perhaps that doesn't matter as long as it looks good. (Didn't for the second image.


My traditional art looks much better and trying to line this looks horrible. It changed when I was introduced to this brush. TPU Skin Brush - CLIP STUDIO ASSETS (clip-studio.com)It's fab. I used it for all of them.
I wanted to post the full image, rather than post the W.I.P, but fuck it, it's my sketchbook and I shouldn't feel pressured.
 


The re-do.