Sula's Sketchbook

[constructicon]

Wonderful work. I really love post Post 1298. The cold/blue skintones are fantastic.

[Ursula Dorada]

@Dennis: thanks :D I have been experimenting a bit more of this textural feeling. I'm starting to like it, but it is still a fine life between sketchy and painterly...
@Construction: <3 thanks

In tonight's episode of likeness is hard

[Ursula Dorada]

[Ursula Dorada]

Today's :)

Legend tells if I do 200 of this I'll learn to paint faces so people don't run screaming WTF IS WRONG WITH HIS FACE when I paint something next time

[valve gear]

love the smoothness of your paintings and that sort of grainy texture they have on. Is it just a brush the you use at the end?

[Fedodika]

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[Ursula Dorada]

@valve: yes it is! I find that use textured brushes the whole process leaves me with a texture monster - and the way I have been working around that is adding texture in selective places after the image is rendered :)

@Fedodika: aaaaaaaaah <3 I'm in love haha I just binged the x-files, I love her <3

Here is today's study
The images I was working on where previewed, I'll post when I have the chance!

[pnate]

Ooo Scully <3 and RIP sir Nimoy :( Lovely portraits Sula! Where'd the inspiration for the low contrast style come from? It gives it a really ethereal feel.

[naive.super]

Loving the high key values on these portraits! Creates such a nice mood.

[BlueBear]

awesome portraits ! your brush work is looking tasty !

[pindurski]

Very nice portrait series.

[Ernanda Souza]

Sula, I loved your sketchbook!
Hope to see more things from you soon :D.

[Veneq]

Yeah those portraits are quite good! Also, that gamma thing you shared on Facebook quite cool!

[Amit Dutta]

Great high key portraits Sula. :) I think this is like the first or second time I've visited your SB. Sorry, I can't go through 66 pages worth!!! I'm sure they are awesome. :P Keep it up!

[Ursula Dorada]

@Pnate: thanks man! It's actually me fighting back my urge to indulge in darker tones. Nothing wipes bad habits away as throwing the culprits completely away hehe. I hope to become more versed into higher keys, and to be able to apply them accordingly from here on.

Bluebear, Pindursky, Ernanda, Veneq, Amitt: thank you so much <3


Here:
I did this master study back in 2013, it was a train wreck. Feels good redoing it and getting it closer to how it should be. Also proud about not having to use any digital trickery or layer modes to get it going hehe.
(here is the terrible 1st attempt: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1614...tudy02.jpg )

I also just added a way harder than expected brush to toolset.


(I need to work myself out of this slump, this is killing me)

[Ursula Dorada]

Oh right, I forgot to put this two up here too:

[Ursula Dorada]

Trying to go back to studies :)

[KurtJeremy]

is that a still life up there? it looks so 3dimensionally yummy

[Ursula Dorada]

@Foxfire: Thanks <3 It's actually form photo - but I'm planning to try this same kind of workflow/finish on a still life very soon.

Here is today's study

[Veneq]

Cool stuff Sula! I'm LOVING the painterly stuff you've been working at lately!