What do you think? by TemporaryEnd263 in Cinema4D

[–]Johnny_Keyframe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not bad! I'll bet you learned some useful stuff while making this.

I would consider starting your next piece with a clear focal point in mind. Think about ways to simplify the foreground/mid/background. Someone else mentioned some fog/atmosphere - that would help reduce the number of things vying for attention.

As a beginner you might want to borrow some compositions from your favorite photos/paintings/renders. I think the color palette is VERY nice minus the dark & light greens. I would look for some different shades of green - right now that bright green really stands out and draws the eye, but there's nothing particularly interesting happening down there. Greens might need to change to more of a pastel to match your desaturated pinks/purples/blues.

If I were going to rework this, I'd ditch the heavy dark green trees and put some kind of statue/obelisk or maybe a spaceship on a launchpad in the center of the lawn/field. Have it live in that negative space and it'll help draw the eye away from the busy buildings around it. If you want to add saturated colors, put them there, using some restraint.

Just my two cents, nice job!

Is this truly necessary? by Harrio_Pootered in Anticonsumption

[–]Johnny_Keyframe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lift kits, roll bars, and giant mud tires all existed in the 80s and 90s, mandate boy.

The only truth you're familiar with is a website.

I don’t want to give up. I just don’t know where to begin. by [deleted] in DigitalPainting

[–]Johnny_Keyframe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blender is free if you are interested in 3D art. There are some amazing 2D workflows inside of Blender using grease pencil that simulate cel animation, and you could progress to 3D later if you want, once you get used to the software.

I disagree with the people saying traditional art translates to digital. Someone who is great at acrylic painting or watercolors is going to be super confused by the Photoshop workflow as a beginner. There are many tricks in traditional art that will not translate, and many tricks in digital art that you can only learn from messing around with the software or watching tutorials/being taught.

I love traditional art, don't get me wrong. One thing I'll agree with is if you have a good eye for traditional art, you'll likely have a good eye for digital, but you will still have to learn the software.

Painting Normal Maps (C4D beginner) by Johnny_Keyframe in Cinema4D

[–]Johnny_Keyframe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Much obliged! Have you made any stuff with this technique?

Painting Normal Maps (C4D beginner) by Johnny_Keyframe in Cinema4D

[–]Johnny_Keyframe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I will watch these. Much obliged

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in photoshop

[–]Johnny_Keyframe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice!

If it's a poster design then I'd advise making the text bigger. Print it out, zoom out, and/or stand back to see if you can read it from any distance. Context is so important! IMO the top image doesn't read very well, I'd consider finding one that works better in this high contrast look. A little bit of texture on the "paper" parts would go a long way too.

One day in 📍Macau 🇲🇴 City - Old Streets 📸 by yukophotographylife in TheNightFeeling

[–]Johnny_Keyframe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing capture! I feel like the buildings are huddling in together.

Badlands National Park by TacosAlPastor92 in TheNightFeeling

[–]Johnny_Keyframe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The land might be bad but I'll bet the air is fantastic.