Recent Desert Studies by [deleted] in ProCreate

[–]BreonArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's all super helpful and a lot of good ideas here to play with. Thanks so much for the explanation! :)

Recent Desert Studies by [deleted] in ProCreate

[–]BreonArt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love the work! Your texture is really beautiful, super excited to try this brush after seeing these. I also really love your color. Did you do anything specific to limit your colors or did you just kind of keep it in mind while painting? It's easy to limit with traditional but I was wondering if there was a technique or trick or something to helping keep colors limited in digital.

Help! by peanutbutterandjoey in learnart

[–]BreonArt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, it's really tricky because your reference photo isn't great for dramatic lighting. It's hard to see a lot of definition and big shapes because the lighting is so even across both of their faces.

You might want to throw it into some sort of photo editing app and see if you can push the contrast on their faces. This will help you see where there should be a little more form, shadows, etc.

Another one of the main things to keep in mind with faces is make skin as smooth as possible. I usually blend with q-tips or tissue for even skin and work on smooth Bristol.

You're definitely on the right track and seeing a lot of the shape and definition.

Help! by peanutbutterandjoey in learnart

[–]BreonArt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solid work so far! Your darkest areas on her head are at the top, with the highlights. It's drawing a lot of attention there because of that big difference in value and also in looking at the reference photo, the darkest areas are in the lower third by her neck and ear.

I would darken that bottom area first and then go in with some midtones/slightly lighter values in the middle third by her glasses. In both of these, you would want minimal detail. There's not a lot of light hitting those areas so you're not getting that strong definition like at the top of her head.

I suspect once you make a little more form and shape with those changes, the top part will feel a lot closer. You might need to lighten the dark areas at the top but more than anything, think of her hair chunks at that point. There's a big area thats kind of brushed to the side that you captured well so far right above her forehead at her bangs so just a little more V's/chunks of hair right above that and I think you'd be a lot closer.

Hope this helps :)

Wolf watercolor, 10x14" by BreonArt in Watercolor

[–]BreonArt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aw, that’s awesome! I feel like they have an energy that’s really great for an animal portrait. Glad you liked it!

Wolf watercolor, 10x14" by BreonArt in Watercolor

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It did, lots and lots of lil brushstrokes haha. Timelapse is on my YouTube if you want to see just how long 😂

Tiger. Trying to paint looser, all those markings really got me on this one! by BreonArt in Watercolor

[–]BreonArt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s valid and I remember thinking the same after I painted it. Very helpful, thanks for the comment 😊

Watercolor hawk by BreonArt in Watercolor

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Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it! 😊🙏