A couple people have said that your watercolors are better than your digital but it all looks about on equal ground to me, its just a different medium/style. The watercolors are bitchin and the digital are bitchin in a more cartoon type of way.
i don't understand how to use watercolors.
is it just build up a base, then layer it on thin?
because...yeah everytime i do it, i end up making a giant mess
and making holes in my cardstock because they get all wet from all the water i use... and wrinkly, the paper always wrinkles >_<
i think i need special watercolor paper.
i don't understand how to use watercolors.
is it just build up a base, then layer it on thin?
because...yeah everytime i do it, i end up making a giant mess
and making holes in my cardstock because they get all wet from all the water i use... and wrinkly, the paper always wrinkles >_<
i think i need special watercolor paper.
same here. Everything I do ends up being different shades of nasty brown. I think it's magic.
And that last piece is pretty cool Zerg
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i don't understand how to use watercolors.
is it just build up a base, then layer it on thin?
because...yeah everytime i do it, i end up making a giant mess
and making holes in my cardstock because they get all wet from all the water i use... and wrinkly, the paper always wrinkles >_<
i think i need special watercolor paper.
yeah get some thick watercolor paper. cheap stuff will buckle quickly. you can get a huge ass sheet for like 4 bucks. you can get a block thats decent for like 12-15ish. those are cool because its 20 sheets, and they're all fused at the edges making a solid block of paper. there's a sliver at the top, and when you're done with the top sheet you cut the seal away, and have a fresh piece.
use less water maybe?
let the paint dry before using other colors, and this will avoid bleeding the colors and getting them muddy.
i use a hair dryer for quick drying. only takes a few seconds.
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been working on shading as it has been my weakness.....
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i don't understand how to use watercolors.
is it just build up a base, then layer it on thin?
because...yeah everytime i do it, i end up making a giant mess
and making holes in my cardstock because they get all wet from all the water i use... and wrinkly, the paper always wrinkles >_<
i think i need special watercolor paper.
same here. Everything I do ends up being different shades of nasty brown. I think it's magic.
And that last piece is pretty cool Zerg
Tape down the edges of your paper before you start, and only remove it after it's dry.
As for technique, youtube has a few watercolour videos, check em out.
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too big? to be fair i was just trying to "ink" and "paint" and referenced an image from Iron and the Maiden comic. so i was practicing drawing, inking and painting, in PS. i think i may have actually slimmed the arm down from the original drawing.
Painting looks good. A little sloppy around the edges though. (really only on the left shoulder) Also, I'm not sure if the light is rendered correctly on the left shoulder. It seems to be coming from a different light source.
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too big? to be fair i was just trying to "ink" and "paint" and referenced an image from Iron and the Maiden comic. so i was practicing drawing, inking and painting, in PS. i think i may have actually slimmed the arm down from the original drawing.
nah, it suits the style, although i admit i don't really get what's supposed to be happening in the pic - seems like a part of something larger.
too big? to be fair i was just trying to "ink" and "paint" and referenced an image from Iron and the Maiden comic. so i was practicing drawing, inking and painting, in PS. i think i may have actually slimmed the arm down from the original drawing.
nah, it suits the style, although i admit i don't really get what's supposed to be happening in the pic - seems like a part of something larger.
yeah he was punching a guy, but even that page was done sloppy. i just moved once i get my scanner up i'll scan the ref i used.
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How do you get such smooth lines on a tablet? Granted, I do have a bit of a problem drawing smooth lines on normal paper, but I see so many people with nice, nearly perfect lines and have to wonder how they do it. Is there some really easy trick that no one has told me about? Does everyone know this secret but me!?
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How do you get such smooth lines on a tablet? Granted, I do have a bit of a problem drawing smooth lines on normal paper, but I see so many people with nice, nearly perfect lines and have to wonder how they do it. Is there some really easy trick that no one has told me about? Does everyone know this secret but me!?
Well, sometimes it helps if you put a piece of paper between your pen and the tablet for resistance, and you'll have a smoother motion if you try to move more of your arm.
That ink+watercolor with the blood....gets to me. In a good way. Dynamic as freaking everything, Digital work is good too, of course. ^.^ One question, though: do you ever draw anything besides faces/busts? Not as a critique, I was just wondering if you had any crazy-arse pics of a leg on a unicycle covered in eggplants, or whatever. Becasue if anyone can pull that off, you can.
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yeah i was working CMYK, so when you view it in RGB it looks like ASS. its totally washed out. anyone know how to fix it so it looks like it does on my screen?
I like how you add small backgrounds to your artwork...like the bear with the circle behind it, and on the piece where you were practicing shading, the picture of the man with 3 chins has the square background.
I think it adds alot more to the piece and draws your eye to it, it's a cool technique I might try it sometime.
Great stuff by the way, I love the first watercolor with the blood.
Try using a larger brush for the digital stuff. You could've thrown all that color down in less than 5 minutes. I can see lots of tiny little lines - try using a large round brush, or even one that varies size by tablet pressure.
Also, your colors do need to be muted down a bit. Trunks are rarely that color brown - a lot of tree trunks are actually more grey then they are brown. The grass is what gets to me the most, I think - it's so bright, especially as it fades into the distance. It's like an aquamarine color. It's teal. I'd try desaturating it a bit and adding a bit of yellow/brown.
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Finished this digitally.
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man you update alot, your making me feel bad. out of curiousity, what's the usual dpi of your images before u shrink em down for teh interwebs. I ask this because your digital stuff always look a bit rough and unfinished, and while you could call it stylistic, i would still like to see you push your work further (if its feathers, make it looks like actual feathers, if its hair then make it blah blah blah etc)
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i agree and am open to all suggestions..i seem to really suck at digital no matter what i do. i feel like i'm not improving, which is frustrating. i usually work 11x14 @ 300 dpi any pointers?
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the gears one got printed in hardcore gamer:)
is it just build up a base, then layer it on thin?
because...yeah everytime i do it, i end up making a giant mess
and making holes in my cardstock because they get all wet from all the water i use... and wrinkly, the paper always wrinkles >_<
i think i need special watercolor paper.
same here. Everything I do ends up being different shades of nasty brown. I think it's magic.
And that last piece is pretty cool Zerg
yeah get some thick watercolor paper. cheap stuff will buckle quickly. you can get a huge ass sheet for like 4 bucks. you can get a block thats decent for like 12-15ish. those are cool because its 20 sheets, and they're all fused at the edges making a solid block of paper. there's a sliver at the top, and when you're done with the top sheet you cut the seal away, and have a fresh piece.
use less water maybe?
let the paint dry before using other colors, and this will avoid bleeding the colors and getting them muddy.
i use a hair dryer for quick drying. only takes a few seconds.
Tape down the edges of your paper before you start, and only remove it after it's dry.
As for technique, youtube has a few watercolour videos, check em out.
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nah, it suits the style, although i admit i don't really get what's supposed to be happening in the pic - seems like a part of something larger.
yeah he was punching a guy, but even that page was done sloppy. i just moved once i get my scanner up i'll scan the ref i used.
BECAUSE IT HOLDS THE POWER OF THE IMMORTALS?
No silly, it's the taste you can see!
YOU...WILL....DIE....
Well, sometimes it helps if you put a piece of paper between your pen and the tablet for resistance, and you'll have a smoother motion if you try to move more of your arm.
But the easy trick?
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your water color painting are very seksi
but your 2nd digital pear bears a strong resemblance to a bellpepper.
man i suck at digital stuff, but i guess i just gotta keep at it...this is like 40 min in.
also, add a swing
and a hot chick on said swing
KUMA the karate bear. watercolor.
(this is a watercolor of my fiance's bear.
I think it adds alot more to the piece and draws your eye to it, it's a cool technique I might try it sometime.
Great stuff by the way, I love the first watercolor with the blood.
Also, your colors do need to be muted down a bit. Trunks are rarely that color brown - a lot of tree trunks are actually more grey then they are brown. The grass is what gets to me the most, I think - it's so bright, especially as it fades into the distance. It's like an aquamarine color. It's teal. I'd try desaturating it a bit and adding a bit of yellow/brown.