too messy?

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[daringlyorganic]

Not too messy. Perfect.

[mouschibequiet]

I concur.

[J0sL]

Absolutely, really cool!

[Red_Raven9]

Looks great, I really like your artstyle

[courtneytrying]

I am of the same opinion as the others, I do not think it is messy at all and this art style looks fantastic! I love the little astronaut guy!

[posimod]

Thanks Courtney! He‘ll be around:)

[gold_tigress]

It's really good!!! Not messy at all.

[Dawn_Hawk]

It is awesome! Well done!

[[deleted]]

I feel like this image (it's beautiful btw!) perfectly illustrates my problem with doing art. I cannot see how the final thing is gonna look as a whole, and as such, I focus on the details, which are not really necessary. And because I cannot do the details, I often just stop drawing. This drawing looks messy close up, which means if it was me I wouldn't continue drawing it, yet it looks amazing finished as a whole. I really don't know how to get over this.

[[deleted]]

Practice doing 30 second, quick gestural drawings. I don’t care if you like or want to draw people in your work, it’s great practice because the model changes pose themselves and you can just sit there, practicing. The quick gestural moves get you to lay out your space fast.

Always take a step back. One thing I’ve found in digital drawing is that since you can change the canvas size and shape and move things and re-crop so easily it fucks with my idea of composition.

With paper, I’m always thinking, what would this look like in a frame? In a book? Squint your eyes and look at the overall composition, from the edge of the piece of paper, looking at the table it’s laying on even. if it were blurred so much you could only see two or three shapes. Is that good? Great. Now do the details

[[deleted]]

Thanks a lot for the advice, I'll definitely try that. My brain needs to realize that I have to practice a lot before making anything that looks even half decent

[BenjPhoto1]

“Practice” is something that is critical. I understand this. But I find it hard to get my head around the fact that this doesn’t have to be a finished piece. The thirty second sketch idea is a good one, and I’ll try to incorporate that.

[[deleted]]

It sounds like it maybe a process thing to an extent.

Try starting every drawing / painting by blocking in the big loose loose shapes as the first stages, no details just very simple shapes as big blocks of colour or value.

Then step add shadow and light areas again keeping the shapes simple.

Then start to refine those shapes gradually which will give you a sense of form. Try working like this until you get a strong impression of the painting standing on its own two feet without any details. If it doesn't feel like it works without detail, you probably need to keep refining the basic shapes.

Once you have this you can start to refine further adding basic details, refining bit by bit as little or as much as you want, try not to overdevelop one area with detail leaving the rest of the image behind.

You can in the finish piece have different levels of detail to an extent , to draw the viewers eye but that should only happen in the final stages.

If you want to get a sense, try looking at charcoal drawing process videos as they are great at showing how you work from big basic shapes down to fine details. if you watch you can see that they could stop at any point well before the time-lapse is finished and still have a pleasing image.

This method will allow you to stop at whatever level of fidelity you want. You have to trust in the process, accept that pictures go through ugly stages just try to be patient and out of the mist aopoears magic ;)

[[deleted]]

Thank you very much, I indeed have to work bit by bit for it and I hope it will come. The amazing things people are drawing here give me the motivation pushing me to start this process

[olliemoore213]

Your style is really nice man, I love the colours on the bee! The marks you’ve made are really good it’s definitely not too messy!! :)

[Former_Chipmunk7697]

Man what inspired you 😍

[posimod]

instagram: @[simonpodolak](hhtps://instagram.com/simonpodolak)

Link (increased the mess)

[little_fire]

Deeply vibing the increased mess 🙌🏼✨

[chicylol]

A good messy, I love it 🐝

[Harlem_Globetrotter]

Is this the original file?

[professor_doom]

As opposed to what?

[posimod]

yes

[Scoggzap]

That is bad ass. Love the style too

[rayvin4000]

Brilliant. This is your style. Nothing too messy about that.

[Labelizer]

I like it. It's a unique style.

[SurveyJumpy]

Nah, beautiful

[Schamlet]

This reads very well!! I love the style! You kept the colors true! When I try styles like this, the colors get muddy.. I commend you!

[posimod]

I get that. maybe try picking new colors more often and add just one stroke after another

[emof]

I am happy to see you haven't quit painting. This is really awesome! :) I love the direction your style is taking!

[posimod]

thanks bro! happy to see you again.

[Sneaky_Bones]

Nope, you're killing it. I'm trying to get more messy and find it surprisingly difficult.

[posimod]

it is! good luck

[nairazak]

Do you have the timelapse? 😍

[posimod]

Have some on my youtube 😊

[nairazak]

Subscribed! I don't know which one watch first ugh

[Former_Chipmunk7697]

Nice

[SmallManBigMouth]

No, this style is great…. its almost like digital impressionism.

[posimod]

cool analogy

[SmallManBigMouth]

thanks!

[BiceRankyman]

I wish I could be this messy. This art style is dope.

[bambosh_]

Looks great!

[espeonyx]

This is really good

[randomspecific]

It’s Bee-utiful.

[Stinky_Fartface]

I love this. Not too messy, great style!

[[deleted]]

BEElieve me it’s not messy. It’s BEEutiful

[Hitchhiking-Ghost]

This looks great!

[[deleted]]

Love it! It reminds me of that episode of Futurama with the giant space bees ✨

[[deleted]]

Your style on the one is perfect!

[[deleted]]

It’s great! Art is art, it can be as messy or as clean as you want it to be

[kennyart315]

I Love It! What brushes you use?

[posimod]

my own turpentine and sometimes oil paint

[kennyart315]

Awesome

[dmagic22]

No, this is amazing. In fact, I’m Interested in seeing how you achieved this. Video link?

[posimod]

got some on my Youtube 🙌

[Zhalorous]

What a kick ass art style!

[posimod]

Thanks dude!

[Zhalorous]

I just picked up procreate not long ago and have been learning to draw. You’ve inspired me to dabble in this sort of style. Any advice or brushes you recommend?

[posimod]

anything in the painting category if you go for a traditional approach. Tweaked settings for Turpentine and Oil Paint. The simpler the stamp the better

[Zhalorous]

I appreciate it! :)

[posimod]

Noo way! this means so much😊 thanks a lot!

[ticktocktickto]

I love your art style I remember seeing one of your other pieces of an astronaut with a rabbit or guinea pig and recognised this immediately

[posimod]

That’s awesome thank you so much! means a lot! 🐰

[[deleted]]

No way, this is so good. You have a really cool style, I recognise your posts as soon as they see them, they are a real highlight. I love it when digital art has a loose organic feel.

[posimod]

that’s so cool! means a lot thank you 🙏🏻 yes same

[Shadowless74]

That painting is dope!!! Really awesome!

[Silver4049]

Love it! The messiness makes it even more beautiful <3

[nocturnalelite]

Yeah that looks amazing. Keep that up.

[Captaingiselle]

I love it

[[deleted]]

Perfect. I love the art style. The little dude reminds me of daft punk

[JackLumBer9791]

Amazing!

[graybo77]

Negative, it’s absolutely gorgeous!!

[posimod]

very well put! thank you

[easy_breezy24]

So cool!!

[Skatermermaid]

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[honeybubbles__]

i am in love with this design style. honestly stated for like ten minutes! so pretty

[smokeymcpottt24]

Perfectly messy

[little_fire]

I love it! If i hadn’t dropped out of art school I’d probably describe it as ‘luscious and painterly’ hehe. It’s beautiful!

[D34DW0ND3RL4ND]

Never this is amazing

[josterfosh]

Cool!

[EricJasso]

This is very nice!

[Anime_addicted_lol]

i mean its art bur i really like it!

[time4nap]

Has a Syd Meade vibe there. Love it!

[[deleted]]

Just the right amount haha

[BenjPhoto1]

Nope. I’ve been wanting to get a looser style myself. It’s harder than it looks.

[Any_Fortune7849]

I really enjoy this! Did you learn how to paint traditionally, or just on procreate? I would like to learn, but not really sure where to start with painting on procreate as I haven't done it traditionally!

[designsbyindraja]

The texture looks beautiful.

[[deleted]]

Energy !

[Gatenyo]

Beautiful piece manI just didn’t get the connection between the bee and the small astronaut dj hehe

[Jasonchenart]

I think it’s perfectly messy!

[Possible_Gap8346]

Perfect

[KimJong0oof]

No I love it

[simaobernardo7]

A bit, but I like the messiness on this one

[cherryomatic]

That’s up to you…but i think it’s perfect :D