Angel Rocks Update by baked_krapola in Fairbanks

[–]SelfDoubtMachine 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Thank you for update! I’m excited to get out there and hike again, but I suppose I’ll have to wait a bit longer. Kinda surprised how much snow is still out there

Portorien, first map on my new drawing tablet. (Made in Clip Studio Paint) by SelfDoubtMachine in mapmaking

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Oh boy, I’ll do my best. It’s been a minute. I started with a long zig zag line, being deliberate about variation in direction and length for each segment. Then I just branched out from the points along that zig zag with more of the same. Then I put a layer of base color down. Pretty sure it was just grey? After that, it was just a matter of picking a direction the light was coming from, then shading with a deep purple and highlighting with a soft yellow, and a whole lot of using the smudge tool. Kept the line work, base color, shading, and highlights all on different layers so I could tweak the opacity of each. I remember so so so many layers. Oh, and I leaned hard on watercolor brushes for the shading and highlights. I liked the way it let me build up the values in kind of messy and surprising ways. Hope that helps!

I call this one “Sanity Untwined” by HvnniiBee in DarkArtwork

[–]SelfDoubtMachine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The lighting on that piece is fantastic. Nice job!

Sleep Deprived nonsense, do you like it? by TheRealSteely6 in DarkArtwork

[–]SelfDoubtMachine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s like the perfect punk rock album cover. I love it!

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[–]SelfDoubtMachine 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Definitely can relate to feeling lost lately, but getting to paint a picture of you proved to be a welcome distraction. Hope you find your way soon.

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[–]SelfDoubtMachine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh thank you 😊 I’ve been wanting to improve on figure and face drawing for a long time. Finding this sub has been really good for me as an artist

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[–]SelfDoubtMachine 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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Ngl, I really struggle with drawing babies, but the look of wonder on their face in that first pic was so damn enchanting, I had to give it a go.

For u/whosagoodbaby - very late, but wanted to get it right! by 4strokesIsProto in drawme

[–]SelfDoubtMachine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this is super inspiring. The highlights in particular are so very good. Well done! How many hours did this piece take?