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Progress notes, and style origins
8 years ago
First of all, thanks again for the faves and watches. They're still trickling in, and I really appreciate it -- even if I'm not dropping thank you notes to every member.
But let's admit it... quite a few of you were probably thinking "hey, he's submitted one image. It's probably not even HIS artwork. Likely as not, he'll just disappear now".
Well, I hope to shortly get at least get that specific concern out of the way. I'm putting the finishing touches on a second image. Tried some new techniques. Got a drawing tablet, which ended up being as much a hindrance as a help, since I'm stubbornly ingrained to paint digitally with a mouse. Still bloody time consuming -- but at least I might keep it under a month this time. *sigh*
I'm still deciding whether to do a "insert" panel with a detail shot. Potentially a big delay, and I'm not even sure if it will work. About 90% done without one, and about 60% done if I go ahead with it. We'll see.
On a separate note, I just wanted to rant/ramble for a moment on the topic of where my art style comes from:
I was never super-elegant with writing utensils. I'm a lefty, and my handwriting is terrible. I can manage a bit more finesse with a mouse. Right handed. Which is weird.
Despite this, I dabbled a bit with traditional arts through school. I was pretty decent at graphite drawings, often with a focus on shading and depth. I also enjoyed playing with linear perspective. Later I had a bit of success with Photoshop, using the digital medium to combine these mediocre skill sets. I might try and dig out some of my high school sketches for shits and giggles.
With my growing appreciation for the ample figure, I was also struck by how much some styles of fat art irked me. Specifically, in cases when it lacks a sense of actual "weight". The way fat ought to pull, and flow, and settle. It needs to have substance, and react to gravity.
In short, I wasn't a fan of the "poof, belly balloon" technique. Luckily there are quite a few artists who apparently feel the same.
So, I began to rely less on outlines for form, and pushed shading for 3D lighting to give a sense of space. I slowly honed my Photoshop painting technique, and tried to eke out a sense of mass and volume. And thus, I have an extremely tedious and haphazard method, that kind of works. Most of the time.
At least I labeled my Photoshop layers this time. That helped.
But let's admit it... quite a few of you were probably thinking "hey, he's submitted one image. It's probably not even HIS artwork. Likely as not, he'll just disappear now".
Well, I hope to shortly get at least get that specific concern out of the way. I'm putting the finishing touches on a second image. Tried some new techniques. Got a drawing tablet, which ended up being as much a hindrance as a help, since I'm stubbornly ingrained to paint digitally with a mouse. Still bloody time consuming -- but at least I might keep it under a month this time. *sigh*
I'm still deciding whether to do a "insert" panel with a detail shot. Potentially a big delay, and I'm not even sure if it will work. About 90% done without one, and about 60% done if I go ahead with it. We'll see.
On a separate note, I just wanted to rant/ramble for a moment on the topic of where my art style comes from:
I was never super-elegant with writing utensils. I'm a lefty, and my handwriting is terrible. I can manage a bit more finesse with a mouse. Right handed. Which is weird.
Despite this, I dabbled a bit with traditional arts through school. I was pretty decent at graphite drawings, often with a focus on shading and depth. I also enjoyed playing with linear perspective. Later I had a bit of success with Photoshop, using the digital medium to combine these mediocre skill sets. I might try and dig out some of my high school sketches for shits and giggles.
With my growing appreciation for the ample figure, I was also struck by how much some styles of fat art irked me. Specifically, in cases when it lacks a sense of actual "weight". The way fat ought to pull, and flow, and settle. It needs to have substance, and react to gravity.
In short, I wasn't a fan of the "poof, belly balloon" technique. Luckily there are quite a few artists who apparently feel the same.
So, I began to rely less on outlines for form, and pushed shading for 3D lighting to give a sense of space. I slowly honed my Photoshop painting technique, and tried to eke out a sense of mass and volume. And thus, I have an extremely tedious and haphazard method, that kind of works. Most of the time.
At least I labeled my Photoshop layers this time. That helped.
