JonHop's Sketchbook

[JonHop]

Hello!
I agree that you should take a look on how you handle the edges of your paintings. It looks to me like you mostly use one soft brush? I might be wrong, but thats a sure way to get a picture thats too fuzzy if you know what i mean.
You should try using other brushes as well, like the hard round. Another trick for the contour edges are to use the lasso tool to really make some of them sharp.

Also, i don't know if this is the case, so disregard if it does not apply to you, but if your working fast, you should slow down and really take your time with a painting. It might be a good idea to start with a study where you don't have to guess as much as you have the thing in front of you.

I know i had this problem for the longest time, i rushed through things and i only started getting the results i wanted when i really took my time to render out personal pictures and studies.
Keep working hard!

I think you're right about taking a bit more time, I do tend to rush a bit. As for the soft round, I only really used it to paint with for the yoda pic, but that was because I wanted to use only that brush to get familiar with it. But I get what you're saying about the fuzzy nature of the painting using this brush.

Edges, yes I def need to work on them, which I will be trying to do from now on to improve my painting.

Thank you for the feedback and critique, it was very helpful and appreciated.

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Hey Jon =) Keep on posting your work up!
Have you got some kind of study guide line for what you want to learn? any particular goals such as anatomy, environments, colour, perspective etc. I find if you set little challenges for yourself during the week and concentrate on say colour, then perspective, or anatomy, any order really but just having something in mind when your learning so you can reach a goal.

Some people do it weekly some change daily, it's up to you what's comfortable and works.

I don't really have any guide line a part from do a study every day if possible (and learning the human anatomy, which I have been slacking on lately). I think yours is a good Idea so I can keep focus, I will begin to implement it. Thanks Skwall!!