09-18-2015, 12:27 AM
Thamk you guys for the kind words. I'll definitely try to post as often as I can. Unfortunately my new tablet still is not working properly, it was tested for mechanical defect but none was found. I uninstalled drivers 3 times but it didn't help much. Hopefully I'll be able to resolve this matter quickly :/
@Rhasdra: It's true custom brushes can be very confusing. I remember when I downloaded min yum's brushes I pretty much didn't know how to apply them, having suddenly >100 brushes with no manual was very overwhelming.
I still believe basic round brush and soft brush are the best brushes since you can paint almost anything with them while custom brushes have usually a very limited use. The smaller study in my last post was done with only round brush IIRC.
I think the wisest way to approach this matter would be to determine your needs. What I mean by that is for example - if you need to paint moss quicker and more realistic, either make a brush or look for one with a specific texture and test it for a while (if it doesn't work, just delete it). Using custom brushes just for the sake of it is rather pointless.
If you do environments then introducing a texture brush and also anything that generates a little more random shapes, values or colors than just a round brush might be good.
If you want to imitate a traditional medium, then taht's another story and takes a lot of practice. Anyway you certainly can become a master without a single custom brush - I believe Jana Schirmer doesn't use any and she does absolutely amazing stuff.
@Rhasdra: It's true custom brushes can be very confusing. I remember when I downloaded min yum's brushes I pretty much didn't know how to apply them, having suddenly >100 brushes with no manual was very overwhelming.
I still believe basic round brush and soft brush are the best brushes since you can paint almost anything with them while custom brushes have usually a very limited use. The smaller study in my last post was done with only round brush IIRC.
I think the wisest way to approach this matter would be to determine your needs. What I mean by that is for example - if you need to paint moss quicker and more realistic, either make a brush or look for one with a specific texture and test it for a while (if it doesn't work, just delete it). Using custom brushes just for the sake of it is rather pointless.
If you do environments then introducing a texture brush and also anything that generates a little more random shapes, values or colors than just a round brush might be good.
If you want to imitate a traditional medium, then taht's another story and takes a lot of practice. Anyway you certainly can become a master without a single custom brush - I believe Jana Schirmer doesn't use any and she does absolutely amazing stuff.
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