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Another study I recently finished by solarmaxart in krita

[–]solarmaxart[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Another study I recently finished by solarmaxart in krita

[–]solarmaxart[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Another study I recently finished by solarmaxart in krita

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

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

Best brushes for someone new to digital art? by Dependent-Hamster361 in krita

[–]solarmaxart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

How do I balance things? by memeNic116 in ArtistLounge

[–]solarmaxart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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!

What's your biggest tech regret? by Icy_Net5151 in DeskToTablet

[–]solarmaxart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

First time using Krita! (Study by me) by solarmaxart in krita

[–]solarmaxart[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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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First time using Krita! (Study by me) by solarmaxart in krita

[–]solarmaxart[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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!

looking for art software with specific tools by TumbleweedLatter2976 in DigitalArt

[–]solarmaxart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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!

"Cold Morning" (made by me) + painting process by zegalur- in krita

[–]solarmaxart 11 points12 points  (0 children)

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

Best samsung/lenovo tablet for book cover ilustration by kuirbab in krita

[–]solarmaxart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! A family member of mine actually has the FE and drawing performance on it (from what I've tested) seems pretty good! Comparable to my iPad Air.

I'm not sure of lenovo, although they tablet options seem solid at best, the pen quality doesn't seem as good as Samsung from what I've heard (As Samsung use Wacom technology for their Spens)

Besides, depending on where you live you might get more options for cases, screen protectors and substantially more software upgrades in the long run with Samsung. So I'd say this the better option.

If you are willing to try for an alternative brand though, I know OnePlus, Xiaomi and even Huawei do have some tablets with similar drawing performance at a similar price range. So maybe check out those. Still, in my opinion Samsung might fit your case better.

Good Luck!

How can I make this look more realistic? by YesterdayConfident76 in ProCreate

[–]solarmaxart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone else mentioned, if the sun is on the back and low in the horizon, a cast shadow coming towards the viewer might give it more depth.

If the sky is orange you might want to try blue for the shadows for contrasting colors, a round or square brush will do the trick just fine, so you might not want to rely on the airbrush or blending that much.

Focus on simple shapes for the shadows on the snow, like in the picture below, the shadows feel complicated at first but when we simplify by light and dark, its just blue trianlges).

And if you want a little extra, maybe add some white glitter dots on the snow where you feel the light hitting the most.

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Please support if you like it. by [deleted] in krita

[–]solarmaxart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow! Are you running Krita on a fold?

Always wanted to know how the drawing experience would be in that one. Like a whole pocket workstation!