Guild Of Arts

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I read a lot of brush tutorials in the past and made my own, but when I used them I could barely tell the difference between them and the basic ones.  Maybe I'm just not configuring the shape/texture/angle/spread settings right. 

 

I don't use any of the novelty brushes, the ones that look like stars or leaves or grass.  I used to (just like everyone else) but then I realised that it looked really terrible and stopped, just like using dodge/burn/smudge to shade something instead of doing it properly.  I just gravitate between a handful of round and chalk texture brushes of different sizes/density settings depending on if I'm outlining, colouring or painting. 

 

Here's a current WIP using one chalk brush.  I change the size, opacity and a few other settings depending on what section on working on but it's the same brush.

 

I like painting but it's just so time consuming.  It makes for stunning finished pieces but a lot of the time when I want to go from idea in head to acceptable realised representation, a coloured lineart sketch is the quickest and most effective way to get it done.

 

 

I watched some Youtube demo vids of Krita and the program layout reminds me a lot of Paint Tool Sai.  If it has the same inking settings that make same very smooth looking lineart I might give it a whirl.  I like Sai a lot for lineart but I don't think the interface works very well with my old tablet. 

[ChickenPlague he/him]

This is my first attempt at a low poly landscape in blender. It's an Ashmount and some trees.

damnation! I just found out I forgot to save the scene. It seems I won't be adding a mistwraith to it anytime soon.

[Kestrel she/her]

yeah, it seems to be a lot like sai. your style is probably perfect for it, actually!

 

rip me, i finished the linework, onto coloring. preview, though.

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I think I prefer thick outlines over thin ones, actually.  Thin outlines require a lot of precision and perfect linework to look good, but thick ones can be done with quick, gestural strokes.  And colouring requires a lot more precision  as well.  Maybe I'm just really lazy but I find colouring under thin lineart and having to go back to erase things that stick out of the lines to be incredibly tedious.  And sometimes my hands get shaky and thin lineart really makes it obvious.  Thank the Iridescent Tones for CTRL+Z.

 

Anyways, current WIP:

 

How it looks like zoomed into to 100%.  It looks like a messy pile of line vomit.

 

Here is what it looks like zoomed to 12%.  IT'S LIKE CHULLING MAGIC.

 

Sometimes it feels very satisfying seeing the big picture after working on small sections at a time.  It's like when you look for ages, then blink and you finally see Waldo/Wally even though you looked at that corner of the page a few minutes ago and saw nothing.

[Kestrel she/her]

Open photoshop > new layer under lines > fill with color > select line layer > magic wand > select where you don't want color > go to paint layer > select menu > expand > 1 px > erase

Boom, fixed.

You also can't do thin lines in photoshop, period. You need a new program of you want to do anything lineart related.

Edited February 9, 2016 by LarkoftheRiver

[Curious Anamaximder he/him]

Here's some art I did a while back.

It's of Luthadel.

[ChullRider he/him]

I think I'll post some art of mine.

 

Waxillium

Edited February 10, 2016 by ChullRider

[CarolaDavar she/her]

I am getting an Artist Alley Table at LTUE to sell my art, I am SOOOOO Happy! It makes me feel like a pro

[Sunbird she/her]

I am getting an Artist Alley Table at LTUE to sell my art, I am SOOOOO Happy! It makes me feel like a pro

 

What times and days will you be there? I'm going too and would love to see your stuff!

[CarolaDavar she/her]

What times and days will you be there? I'm going too and would love to see your stuff!

I will be there from 11:00 to 1:00, I think. On friday. other than that, i will be going to panels

[Sunbird she/her]

I will be there from 11:00 to 1:00, I think. On friday. other than that, i will be going to panels

 

Dang. I won't be able to get out of work by 1 on Friday. Is your art posted in the gallery here?

[ChickenPlague he/him]

Hey did any of you notice that those inked portraits of Shallan, Kaladin, Dalinar, Jasnash, Adolin and Navani disappeared? Any idea why?

[CarolaDavar she/her]

Dang. I won't be able to get out of work by 1 on Friday. Is your art posted in the gallery here?

Most of it is.

[Sunbird she/her]

I found your Stormlight ponies and they are SO CUTE. And I love your comics with Adolin. <3

[CarolaDavar she/her]

I found your Stormlight ponies and they are SO CUTE. And I love your comics with Adolin. <3

Yay, thanks. I am at my LTUE table selling art at the moment, i'll be here until 1, for anyone who's here.

[Sunbird she/her]

Ok, so I drew Obliteration and scanned him into my computer, all excited to upload him to the gallery... only to find that there's not a category for Reckoners art, and the "General Art" category will not let me upload to it. Halp!

[Kestrel she/her]

I have a lot of commissions to do today so I might start a stream, anyone interested?

[CarolaDavar she/her]

I would be, Lark!!

[Sunbird she/her]

I guess I'll just post this here for now...

 

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[CarolaDavar she/her]

I guess I'll just post this here for now...

 

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Oh...WOw. man, now i feel inadequate

[Sunbird she/her]

Oh...WOw. man, now i feel inadequate

 

Thank you, but don't feel inadequate! We're just good at different types of art. You are much better at digital art than I am.

 

Update: I drew another one. This is addicting!

 

Edited February 22, 2016 by Sunbird

[CarolaDavar she/her]

Wow... nice!!!!

Oh. Look at this!

[Sunbird she/her]

That's awesome! I love Adolin's armor. I seriously suck at drawing clothes... That's why I stick to portraits. XD

[CarolaDavar she/her]

That's awesome! I love Adolin's armor. I seriously suck at drawing clothes... That's why I stick to portraits. XD

Thanks. It is the first time I have ever drawn armor. Thouth, I will have you know that that took about one hour(one sitting) to do the armor alone

[Sunbird she/her]

Thanks. It is the first time I have ever drawn armor. Thouth, I will have you know that that took about one hour(one sitting) to do the armor alone

 

Storms! Intricate detail like that is really time-consuming, am I right?

 

I started working on a drawing of Mizzy yesterday. Got all the contours down and have started adding color to her skin. I'm kind of having to experiment with my colored pencils to get the shading right, since I've never drawn someone with darker skin before. But I'm super happy about how her expression turned out. Since she's so bubbly in the books I tried to give her a wide-eyed, smiling expression, and I think I succeeded.