09-30-2013, 01:26 PM
I would suggest adding a greater range of hues on the skin of the girl as well as bounced light.... I did a quick paint-over if that helps... just added a few more reds and tungsten light, and toned down the green a lil...
Tatoos are tricky but there are infinitely many ways of doing them. What I usually do (when I'm painting more detailed tatoos) is draw the design independently on a blank canvas ---> copy past my design onto the body ---> transform and warp the tattoo to match the curvature of the body part----> then from there I just paint color under the multiplied layer then I just tweak the opacities.... I guess its jus whatever works for you after a deal of expirimenting.
I once asked a guy how he painted the tattoo on this http://dna-1.deviantart.com/art/Soloria-...0#comments ... He told me: "I used several different photo textures, heavily manipulated them, painted on top, and then reduced the opacity to give the illusion that they're embedded in the skin."
Tatoos are tricky but there are infinitely many ways of doing them. What I usually do (when I'm painting more detailed tatoos) is draw the design independently on a blank canvas ---> copy past my design onto the body ---> transform and warp the tattoo to match the curvature of the body part----> then from there I just paint color under the multiplied layer then I just tweak the opacities.... I guess its jus whatever works for you after a deal of expirimenting.
I once asked a guy how he painted the tattoo on this http://dna-1.deviantart.com/art/Soloria-...0#comments ... He told me: "I used several different photo textures, heavily manipulated them, painted on top, and then reduced the opacity to give the illusion that they're embedded in the skin."