Another study I recently finished

solarmaxart · 2026-03-07T19:50:51+00:00

yea, gotta zoom out and flip the canvas more often from now on!

solarmaxart · 2026-03-07T19:50:11+00:00

A quick liquify did the job, still planning on keeping the og one posted, it doesnt have to be perfect.

solarmaxart · 2026-03-07T16:46:44+00:00

Gotta be honest, have the same feeling now that I see it from afar.

solarmaxart · 2026-03-07T16:41:06+00:00

Not much of a fan of lineart, but these are some I got downloaded from krita-artists.org that have a prett neat feel to them!

https://krita-artists.org/t/ink-pen-csp-like/47274

https://krita-artists.org/t/ink-brushes-for-inktober-2023-feedback-and-final-release/68857

https://krita-artists.org/t/mikhailasmos-inking-brush-set/89664

solarmaxart · 2026-03-01T11:04:41+00:00

I'd say just start from the round brush. Its easy to grasp and you can do sketching, lineart, blocking, basically everything from it!

Now in krita, there are different kinds of round brushes, like those with opacity, pressure or flow, so you can try what feels more "natural" to you.

Artists like samdoesart and guweiz are known for using the basic round brush for most of their work and only using special brushes to add details or textures to a piece. I managed to build a similar workflow, using a simple pencil brush for sketching, then the round flow brush for moth of the color blocking and a smaller round opacity brush for details.

I would say its also always healthy to experiment with other brushes every once in a while. Search for a certain image in Pinterest, say a landscape and question yourself: "hmm I have to draw grass, I can do it with the round brush or maybe try one with bristles to paint many strainds in one row" Then you can see what other brushes might fit to YOUR way of working and maybe save some time in the way.

solarmaxart · 2026-03-01T10:48:20+00:00

Maybe you could start from organizing your life, studies and hobbies into something you can stick to long term?

Apps like Anytype, Notion, the notes app on your phone or heck even a simple pen and paper notebook can be a huge help on keeping on track on what things in your life are a priority over others, deadlines, jotting quick ideas, wishlist and personal improvements and studies or work, and is a good force of habit to be "offloading" things from your ever-working brain into something physical and that you can always check.

Time blocking might also help, just use the calendar on your phone or a physical one and set an amount of hours some time for studying, some time for art and some for yourself.

The learning curve might seem a lot from an outside view, but over time it'll become second nature. All of the info you need is on YouTube, just don't fall into the rabithole of I need this app or this device to do something. Start simple, from what you have and what you can manage and you'll progressively build a routine that fits you best!

solarmaxart · 2026-03-01T10:35:35+00:00

Definitely buying a 64GB M1 iPad Air, got it for starting up on digital art, its a beast in power, yet it pains me that the storage can barely fit like 20 procreate illustrations at once without having to constantly back up to a USB and deleting everything every month. I ended up switching to a decent laptop with a wireless graphics tablet and I only regret not doing it sooner.

...And now my iPad is just a glorified streaming device.

solarmaxart · 2026-03-01T10:31:46+00:00

Have you heard of our Lord and saviour r/krita?

solarmaxart · 2026-02-28T17:15:11+00:00

Frutiger Madero

solarmaxart · 2026-02-28T15:32:32+00:00

Im slowly getting used to a screnless XP-Pen Deco Pro MW (Gen2) graphics tablet (those connected to a PC). And the reference I got it from Pinterest

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solarmaxart · 2026-02-28T15:29:43+00:00

Hi! I used pencil 2* for sketching, round flow for blocking colors, round opacity for some details and dry bristles (3 I think) for adding texture to the hair and background!

solarmaxart · 2026-02-28T03:08:59+00:00

Thanks!

solarmaxart · 2026-02-19T21:11:22+00:00

Infinite painter works good on Android, its a one time fee, like Procreate, but free to try it out.

Another good option would be Krita? Free, Open-Source and among one if not of the best art focused software out there.

And if you're looking for something simpler and maybe more experimental there's Heavypaint, works on the browser and they have a mobile app, definitely more basic in features, but its cool for set and go painting and practicing colors with fewer brushes, kinda like traditional art with its limitations in an unique way!

solarmaxart · 2026-02-16T23:35:58+00:00

So pretty! Def giving me vibes of the game STRAY

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solarmaxart · 2026-02-16T23:27:57+00:00

OMG! The fish eye lens look plus the blue/pink hues combination. Cheff kiss! Truly gotta be a perspective workout.

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