02-23-2019, 02:25 AM
(02-22-2019, 11:20 PM)Fedodika Wrote: try at least doing the scribbly lair and then on top do a clean line layer, kinda like that commission thing ;)
Lol, that would take forever
I'm so bad at clean lines. I'm just now/recently staring to make conserving brush strokes a goal and a habit because I realize it's so important. The lines in the above commission have so far taken me 30 hours, not counting colors, just lines. Studying like that would be too painful... Unless it's a good pain... Maybe it is worth it to devote hours to a study, like forcing myself to get cleaner? No, that's what professional work is for, right?Gah. I'll make clean lineart a close second in my studies, but I don't think it would be as effective for me as using clean lines on client work and getting better there. I meant to do the scribble layer separate, but I did it on the same one, and the opacity messed up, so I was done with that reference, lol. But I do agree. I was going to do the scribbly one to follow the shapes of the muscles and forms, and then a separate layer for like a detailed ink thing. Thanks for your feedback!
Sketchbook (updated daily) https://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8600.html
discord: Beau#4149
1. Use the biggest brush possible for a given passage.
2. Paint large shapes first, followed by small shapes.
3. Save your tonal and chromatic accents until the last.
4. Try to soften any edge that doesn’t need to be sharp.
5. Take time to get the center of interest right.
Or, the briefer version: (B.L.A.S.T.)
Big brushes.
Large to small.
Accents last.
Soften edges.
Take your time.
(James Gurney)
discord: Beau#4149
1. Use the biggest brush possible for a given passage.
2. Paint large shapes first, followed by small shapes.
3. Save your tonal and chromatic accents until the last.
4. Try to soften any edge that doesn’t need to be sharp.
5. Take time to get the center of interest right.
Or, the briefer version: (B.L.A.S.T.)
Big brushes.
Large to small.
Accents last.
Soften edges.
Take your time.
(James Gurney)