Dominicque's Sketchbook

[Dominicque]

Nice job on the rendering ^^ glad to hear other people are enjoying CSP I have only just made the switch but I'm starting to see how much cooler it is than PS

I started with krita, but it made my computer lag something fierce and then I couldn't get my tablet to work. Bought an Intuos, but I couldn't get it to work without the cursor pausing then jumping. It made painting impossible. Mum brought me CSP one Christmas and it's been my main (read:only) painting program since. I have downloaded Krita for her to play around with if she wants, but if I got frustrated, I know she will! I'm not sure how CSP translates over to Krita, although they do have a guide. So, I might have to peruse that. I also wanted to get a better computer, at least a 16GB, just to run PS. I turned to gamer laptops, but my Lord I don't want to spend £1000 or more on a laptop! I've heard more artists turning towards CSP, because it's much more intuitive as a paint/art program. Sara Tepes says this, she's fully switched over and just uses PS for the final colour grade and final adjustments. I've heard Rapoza does gesture/sketches in Krita, develops them in CSP, then finishes his final renders in PS IIRC.

I still might get a new laptop in case I really get into animation. I'm not sure how well an 8GB laptop would fare with EX. It's already lagging with layer masks.

Nice to see you experimenting with software, I think it's a great idea to use it for older sketches to speed up the process;  Great call on your end. 

Your latest updates look solid as well, very nice colors and brushwork!

Yeah, this is probably the longest I've stuck with digital and it's all down to finally working out selection tools, how to flat and the most optimized layer order sequence for a basic render. Speaking off, decided to do a study. Started with sketch> then line art< flats underneath > then overpaint. I really loved her clear profile, but I really took on a challenge with the hair (and diffused lighting). And, had to really focus to see the shapes in her hair. Using older sketches to try out different rendering techniques cuts out a lot of frustration, at least in trying to get the sketch 'correct'. So I spend more time getting frustrated focused on the actual painting stage. 
Thanks for picking up on the 'brushwork'. I think I like (textured) pencil brushes. :)





Came across Chuck Pavoni webinar on Graphixly. I really love his juicy renders and tried to follow along. He used MJordan, whist I used a male model. I wasn't too happy with my version. I think I could do a better job if I slowed down and blended things out more. His method of creating 3 multiply layers for shadows and 2 screen layers for highlights at different opacities and then oscillating between all of them seems cumbersome to me. I guess it's just a think you get after a while. Tried another male model, too, and was only really able to get his proportions right on the second pass. I've purchased his tutorial where he includes the sketch and his layers so you can both observe and paint-a-long if you so wish. I've learnt about using multiply layers for shadows and that 'Screen' is the opposite of 'Multiply'! Additional, how to colour-code layers. 





Fanart of Remy, Rogue, Piotr, Kitty, St.John and Wanda at prom I'm been wanting to draw, since I was 13. Finished the pencil sketch a few years back with the plan to digitize it. Paused after art frustration, so much so that when I came back I didn't really know what I did. Doing the CSP course really helped dispel layers, blending modes and selections. Therefore, I was able to finish it. Moving on now!