10-31-2018, 10:39 AM
I respect your dedication to your study. I have been thinking a lot lately about productivity and wasted time. Another thing I have been considering is how I am spending more time watching tutorials and "trying to teach myself digital painting" versus just doing it. I thought it would be advantageous to set a time limit for myself (something I have never time before) when painting. I tend to always want to refine a piece and work the details for days on end. Right now I am in the learning phase, and I think I should be trying to bang out several 1-2 hour digital sketches or paintings a week. It's probably a better way for me to learn than to spent 10+ hours on a fully finished painting.
You have some nice studies here. I think I recognize the second to last posting. Is that referenced from one of Jordu Schell's sculptures? Who is Jet Jaguar by the way? You mentioned him a couple of times in your posts. I have been trying to think more about my edges and how to balance soft and hard edges. One thing I am doing is trying to paint with a single brush for each painting and not using opacity or flow at all. I'm also trying to blend with the brush and avoid the smudge tool (at least for now). I need to get used to using the basic brush and not relying on the smudge tool for blending. Besides, I have had some feedback regarding some of my paintings looking too "soft" or blended. I'm trying to achieve a more painterly look with brush strokes that look reminiscent of oil painting.
Good luck with your studies. Looks to me like you are on the right path.
You have some nice studies here. I think I recognize the second to last posting. Is that referenced from one of Jordu Schell's sculptures? Who is Jet Jaguar by the way? You mentioned him a couple of times in your posts. I have been trying to think more about my edges and how to balance soft and hard edges. One thing I am doing is trying to paint with a single brush for each painting and not using opacity or flow at all. I'm also trying to blend with the brush and avoid the smudge tool (at least for now). I need to get used to using the basic brush and not relying on the smudge tool for blending. Besides, I have had some feedback regarding some of my paintings looking too "soft" or blended. I'm trying to achieve a more painterly look with brush strokes that look reminiscent of oil painting.
Good luck with your studies. Looks to me like you are on the right path.