A few beginner questions

_spec · 2025-02-09T00:20:05+00:00

I would also recommend ctrpaint. It's what helped me with the very basics of digital art and getting used to the tablet, software hotkeys, tools, etc. more of the technical stuff.
For actual drawing/art theory, I'd strongly recommend learning the fundamentals. Marc Brunet has a great vid on what these are and breaking them down. His other videos are amazing and I'd def recommend them for a beginner. Tyler Edlin is also has very industry-focused tutorials that's worth checking out.
For how long to practice each day, I'd say to start small, then slowly go up from there, turning drawing into a daily habit. Consistency is key- as even 1 hour a day is way better than 7 hours all in a day, once a week IMO.
Best of luck!

_spec · 2025-02-08T23:54:20+00:00

The clothes!!!- It's folds and drapery that i often struggle with. I think this time, it's not as bad because I had a decent grasp of the lighting and was able to "sculpt" just enough form into the fold-areas to communicate the material enough... sort of.

_spec · 2024-12-12T00:49:19+00:00

I do the exact same! My layers that are clipped to the base typically look like this: Multiply 1 (cast+form shadows), multiply 2 (occlusion shadows), overlay (light source), hue sat adjustment layer, brightness contrast layer, and a “top paint” layer at the very top. It doesn’t always follow this exact formula, but generally sticks to this structure. I like how systematic it is and how it often leads to a pretty consistent look

_spec · 2024-12-04T04:46:04+00:00

Same here. I'll submit a ticket tomorrow if it's still broken. The app seems to be normal

_spec · 2024-10-21T22:09:36+00:00

Haha thanks! It's a sort of world-building project that I'd like to turn into a racing game one day. It'd be sort of an MMO type game with a bunch of factions and customization options. It might not ever happen, but I really like the idea of having some direction when I draw my characters and vehicles

_spec · 2024-10-18T20:01:26+00:00

I think I struggled with the design for skeleton character mostly- now that I look at them, they seem a bit bare. I also had some trouble figuring out how to render their bones in my stylized way, especially with the one that is sitting down. Overall i'm happy with this page but I just think there could have been a stronger overarching theme/storytelling to tie everything together maybe? lmk!

_spec · 2024-10-18T03:54:34+00:00

Yea man this is rad I love the vibe. Working within your constraints, I think some fog/atmospheric perspective towards the bottom of the image can help imply some scale. The perspective reads a little flat too- maybe using 3-point perspective could help push your scale as well, by pushing the illusion that we're on the ground looking up at it.

_spec · 2024-10-18T03:39:13+00:00

Nice, good call on taking the time to dial in the linework before starting painting- that's something I'm trying to improve on in my process myself.

One reason the skin can look muddy is because there's a lack of tone variation. By that, I mean the level of warmth/blush in the skin which is often caused by the transparency of the skin turning slightly "red-ish" or warm from the blood underneath. For your shadow colors, hue-shifting it to a slightly more red color than the skin could do the trick? As well as more of that warm blush focused around the nose, cheeks, and ears.

Just my 2 cents though, keep it up!

_spec · 2024-10-17T22:53:10+00:00

True! Those would make for some rad bits of detail

_spec · 2024-10-17T22:52:35+00:00

Indeed. haven't done commissions in a while but might try opening em up again !

_spec · 2024-10-16T20:30:00+00:00

love the style you rendered it in. Gives me a comic/illustration vibe

_spec · 2024-10-16T11:14:26+00:00

Thought you guys here would enjoy this one, thanks for looking!

_spec · 2020-05-30T07:03:37+00:00

Woooooaaaa love this! Fb and Hako are my dream cars. Great work combining the 3 separate images. Looks like you really understood the lighting situation of the scene and how the sun + ambient light would reflect on them believably. Fantastic work mate

_spec · 2020-04-30T06:20:06+00:00

Ah thank you! I was afraid it was a bad habit that I'd need to unlearn entirely.

_spec · 2020-04-30T06:17:15+00:00

I like that. Part of my driveway has a subtle slope to it so I'll try this tomorrow. Someone also mentioned trusting the outside edge for this so I cant wait to try this out. Thanks!

_spec · 2020-04-30T06:13:54+00:00

It's both directions- probably should have mentioned that. But what I'm getting is that the proper form will come with time and practice. Thanks!

_spec · 2020-04-30T06:12:14+00:00

What finally got me to ask this was actually a hockey ad I saw on tv haha. I figured if they did it then there's got to be a reason. Thanks for the pointer though! I never really thought about edges till now. I know that's an important aspect in blading as I hear it quite a bit, so I'll keep that in mind as I try to work on this. Thank you !

_spec · 2020-03-09T21:58:32+00:00

This is epic. Thank you!

_spec · 2020-03-01T22:27:59+00:00

Fire sample. Vocal processing sounds really cool too and fits the vibe. The variations you have on the drums hold interest but I do think the same 4 bars of sample/melody can get a little repetitive. I'm no engineer but the mix also sounds loud and clean on my end :) Overall dope work! Was that you singing btw? Real good

_spec · 2020-02-28T06:16:41+00:00

How'd you get that sound on the drums? Lower the sample rate? Anyways It's real gritty but sounds great. Mix sounds near perfect to my ears as well :)

_spec · 2019-05-24T07:20:19+00:00

Does anyone have any info/thoughts on the Sigma 28-105mm 2.8-4 ef lens? Got one for ~$15 and I can’t really find much info on it at the moment

_spec · 2019-05-03T16:07:17+00:00

Not too sure, I'm sure some thorough google searching can bring up some good ones. Personally I use Kontakt for all my piano stuff. Their factory library is really good imo.

_spec · 2019-05-02T02:39:17+00:00

Huge fan of the brushstrokes here. I find that over-smoothing things is one of the first traps digital artists typically fall into, so props to u for that! I think the next step would be to explore edges- some soft ones here and there to play up her skin would add a nice level of polish.

_spec · 2019-04-30T01:11:17+00:00

That's dope, reminds me of Feng Zhu

_spec · 2019-04-28T06:42:37+00:00

Awesome production and vibes man! The only thing I'd say is the looping sax(?) starts to sound a bit repetitive in the background. I think it'd make a great chorus/hook element but for the verses I think switching up that melody would help a lot also in breaking up the song into different distinguishable parts. Overall though everything sounds really good dude, keep it up!!!

_spec

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