06-22-2022, 03:11 AM
Hey welcome back long time no see.
It ok to be at a point where you don't feel good about thing you produce. But art is very much about attitude toward problem. Are you commited to understanding the problem or are you more concern about not being where you want with your art...
Because it about where you put your attention that will help you find the right anwers .What i am saying here is you can't let emotion get in the way of a logical problem since it not an emotional problem(well maybe it is since emotion are getting in the way of logic)(Better said than done)(Specially when you become impatient with where you stand as an artist)you just have to recognize that you have to be grounded in a attitude that is looking outwardly for solution you don't have yet which is what you are seeking by being her on this forum.
I think what you need is a solid sense of structural approach when it come to what brush you use and when to use them to simplify thing.I suggest starting with a soft brush creating the more gradiant part of the drawing than once you have everything blurry but with the right value you don't panic because you know now that your at a stage where you understand it time to clean up what is refer to edge (soft or hard edge) alternate between a soft and a hard brush to get the edge quality you are looking for.What i am saying basically is you solve the value first and than you can focus on the edge with a mix of soft and hard brush.What i typically do is start with a hard brush for outline(on it own layers) than and i block out everything witin that outline with 1 value(on a separate layers under the outline layers)
Once the outline and block out is done.I use a big soft brush to start creating the most important large portion of gradient meaning where value shift the most where there alot of contrast. You need smaller brush where it extremely contrast meaning hard edge or where you get very fast value change meaning small soft brush.
The value doesn't have to be perfect just close enough.But as you progress you start to use smaller brush stroke will help soften this gradiant as you approch the edge cleaning phase.If you need to use a texture brush i advise leaving that step toward the end.
It doesn't matter that much if you can't find tutorial on realism since realism is the most achievable style there is out there.You just have to open your eye. You don't need to go dig up for tutorial you just need good image or to draw people from life(little bit harder if you don't pay for a model to stay still)all you have to do is draw and learn to use the right question that mean you understand but a few thing here plane, value, light direction what brush to use and when since you work from a colored ref you need to understand how turn that into the greyscal version.The subject matter is irrelevant because value is a principle of any artwork.It simply a fundamental aspect of anything in the real word.
I hope i offered you a clear enough structural approch and i probably understand it easier to watch a tutorial if you are a visual learner.But alot of the process is just tweaking nothing magical.
It really boil to not alot
1.brush size
2.brush type
3.brush opacity
3.Using the right combination of 1,2,3 to get 4
4.Right value
5.Placing that value in space
It ok to be at a point where you don't feel good about thing you produce. But art is very much about attitude toward problem. Are you commited to understanding the problem or are you more concern about not being where you want with your art...
Because it about where you put your attention that will help you find the right anwers .What i am saying here is you can't let emotion get in the way of a logical problem since it not an emotional problem(well maybe it is since emotion are getting in the way of logic)(Better said than done)(Specially when you become impatient with where you stand as an artist)you just have to recognize that you have to be grounded in a attitude that is looking outwardly for solution you don't have yet which is what you are seeking by being her on this forum.
I think what you need is a solid sense of structural approach when it come to what brush you use and when to use them to simplify thing.I suggest starting with a soft brush creating the more gradiant part of the drawing than once you have everything blurry but with the right value you don't panic because you know now that your at a stage where you understand it time to clean up what is refer to edge (soft or hard edge) alternate between a soft and a hard brush to get the edge quality you are looking for.What i am saying basically is you solve the value first and than you can focus on the edge with a mix of soft and hard brush.What i typically do is start with a hard brush for outline(on it own layers) than and i block out everything witin that outline with 1 value(on a separate layers under the outline layers)
Once the outline and block out is done.I use a big soft brush to start creating the most important large portion of gradient meaning where value shift the most where there alot of contrast. You need smaller brush where it extremely contrast meaning hard edge or where you get very fast value change meaning small soft brush.
The value doesn't have to be perfect just close enough.But as you progress you start to use smaller brush stroke will help soften this gradiant as you approch the edge cleaning phase.If you need to use a texture brush i advise leaving that step toward the end.
It doesn't matter that much if you can't find tutorial on realism since realism is the most achievable style there is out there.You just have to open your eye. You don't need to go dig up for tutorial you just need good image or to draw people from life(little bit harder if you don't pay for a model to stay still)all you have to do is draw and learn to use the right question that mean you understand but a few thing here plane, value, light direction what brush to use and when since you work from a colored ref you need to understand how turn that into the greyscal version.The subject matter is irrelevant because value is a principle of any artwork.It simply a fundamental aspect of anything in the real word.
I hope i offered you a clear enough structural approch and i probably understand it easier to watch a tutorial if you are a visual learner.But alot of the process is just tweaking nothing magical.
It really boil to not alot
1.brush size
2.brush type
3.brush opacity
3.Using the right combination of 1,2,3 to get 4
4.Right value
5.Placing that value in space
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The journey of an artist truly begin when he can learn from everyone error.
Teamwork make your dream work.
Asking help is the key to growth.