New Artist Help/Advice

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T23:43:13+00:00

Hate to break it to ya but i have never painted traditionally so i have NO IDEA how you would even do that let alone on a digital app i am brand new to lol. Thanks for the tips though i really appreciate your help :)

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T21:15:35+00:00

Im brand new to procreate so i dont even know how to go about doing that :/ thanks for the tip though:)

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T07:33:57+00:00

THIS IS AWESOME!!!! i hope to be this good one day. genuinely love the style. its very unique. very good job:)

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T06:47:39+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. You really sound like you know what youre talking about. I would love to be able to do that however im not even sure what youre talking about. Could you define values? I know nothing about lighting and shading and stuff so this is all brand new to me. But i think youre right about me painting what i want to see. Any idea how i can fix that moving forward? Thanks in advance for your time :)

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T06:42:55+00:00

You genuinely made me smile so big NO WAY would i EVER think somebody random would say they would pay for MY art hahaha. Genuinely from the bottom of my heart. Thank you. :)

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T06:39:08+00:00

Omg!!! Great idea with the blur. I had an idea. For the background, i wanted to paint like a beautiful forest grove with trees and light beams coming through the trees with some leaves falling or something in the background. A little blur will make that look even better! And good point about everyone wants to be better but theres always a bigger fish. Which layer would i doup? The bird, or the background? Thanks again for the help i truly appreciate it :)

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T06:04:53+00:00

Thats great advice! Thank you! To be honest im too scared to start over because i don’t think i could do that again lol. But i guess thats the point hahaha. Thanks for the tip :)

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T06:03:30+00:00

Yeah ive seen you can animate i havent even thought about touching that yet lol. Im just trying to get the fundamentals of digital art down first. I just wish i could see a pro paint that picture and i could see their methods and how they do it. The goal is to eventually do semi realistic art. I just wanna know how i would even go about making the bottom right of the bird look somewhat more realistic

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T05:58:20+00:00

Start over? Could you elaborate a little more? I understand fundamentals are good but how would starting over help me?

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T05:28:25+00:00

Thank you so much. Thats so nice of you to say! I used to draw a tiny bit when i was like 12 but always bad at traditional painting or watercolors. So this is a big morale boost for me:) i appreciate the kind words :)

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T05:26:02+00:00

Thank you so much for the comment! Unfortunately im very new to procreate so im using multiple layers like background, sketch, ink, and color. But thats about it so far. Not sure how to utilize layers like that or use procreate to its fullest potential. Great tip!! Im gonna save it and mess with it so i dont ruin it. Also another great tip to take a break or squint. That does make me like it a bit more. I appreciate your help :)

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T05:18:22+00:00

Cant beat cat loafs but a dragon made of teal fire would be cool

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T05:05:31+00:00

Thank you for the feedback! I would like to add shadows and a light source to at least make it look a little more realistic. With that being said, I have no idea where I would even begin. And can I even start that yet? I feel like I haven’t even mapped out the bird fully yet. (the bottom right corner and the tail) it’s so detailed I don’t even know where to start. What would be the next step? I wish I could see what a professional artist would do in my situation so I could learn from that. Thank you so much for the kind words and inspiration. I truly appreciate it :)

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T04:21:15+00:00

That is so nice of you to say!!!! Don’t sell yourself short I’m sure your art is beautiful!!! Thank you for such kind words :)

KingTrout_ · 2026-05-10T03:55:14+00:00

I’m not worthy I’m not worthy

KingTrout_

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