06-30-2015, 04:57 AM
Well. 3d is another thing. Even if you use it you still need to have some knowledge of the subject in order to make things look believable. Also by learning modelling you can actually improve your drawing/painting skills.
Matthias Verhasselt mentioned that he learned a lot about atmosphere from setting up lights and materials for rendering. Then after many years of doing 3d he switched to speedpainting and he quickly got things right without lots of searching.
As for the photobashing. You might be right. However I remember period of time where they posted only fully painted work without doing lots of studies and they were already pro level. I think the danger of stagnation can come if the artist does only the same type of projects with the same subject matter (that was studied to death).
Matthias Verhasselt mentioned that he learned a lot about atmosphere from setting up lights and materials for rendering. Then after many years of doing 3d he switched to speedpainting and he quickly got things right without lots of searching.
As for the photobashing. You might be right. However I remember period of time where they posted only fully painted work without doing lots of studies and they were already pro level. I think the danger of stagnation can come if the artist does only the same type of projects with the same subject matter (that was studied to death).