03-09-2016, 07:11 AM
These are a couple of sketches and studies from photos or other artists work I really admire (e.g. Anna Steinbauer, Marko Djurdjevic; not trying to steal copyrights here, these are purely for studying purpose) trying out some new way to study digitally. First of all, I try to focus on what is important to me, what do I want to learn from the study (here it mostly was color and lighting on faces and somewhat values) and ignore what is not important (here it was accuracy and getting a likeness). Next, I completely ignore lineart and just put an opaque blob of paint onto the canvas with a somewhat average color of the main areas (e.g. face, hair) that has roughly the shape of the subject (really ignore accuracy and detail here as they distract from the main focus). Next, I go back and forth between eraser and brush to sculpt out a more refined shape. The liquify tool is also a great help here, you can really mold the shape. Once that base blob is established, I go in with a chalk brush and paint the rest going from big general shapes to refining more details (like a dark blob for the eyes that is refined into an eye)
The benefit here is to learn to focus on what is important (and learn that of course) and to learn to speed up the painting process somewhat (leading to more studies of course). Besides it is really fun to be loose and forget about lines for a change :) Also try to apply what you learned on your own stuff!
The benefit here is to learn to focus on what is important (and learn that of course) and to learn to speed up the painting process somewhat (leading to more studies of course). Besides it is really fun to be loose and forget about lines for a change :) Also try to apply what you learned on your own stuff!