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There seems to be a common wish going around FA. People want to improve their artwork. Whether they are just starting out, have been an on and off again artist or even regularly work but don't see the improvement they want. Many of these people work every week (some even every day) and see little to no improvement over the course of even a year. That's mainly because most people practice on their own with no instruction or guidance. That's where I come in.
What is the lesson plan?
The basic structure is to meet once a week for an hour (we can increase frequency if you prefer) so I can give a lecture and demonstration of a certain artistic concept and / or take a look at what you are currently working on and give you advice on how to improve it. Paintovers and critiques will take priority of the lesson time as I feel a lesson is far more valuable when you can see how certain concepts can be applied to your work. I am focusing in on individual lessons for $20 a lesson, but if you want to bring in some friends with you, I can knock the price down to $10 per person.
Are group lessons less valuable?
Not at all. Just because you are paying less does not mean the value goes down. Group lessons can be incredibly useful as a way to see what others are working on, learning from the critique on their work and building a network of artist friends who can help keep you both motivated and improving on your own time.
What do you need?
You need skype, preferably a microphone, to understand English and have some way of letting me see your artwork. I am a digital painter but I am also very experienced with traditional mediums as well. As long as you can show me your work, I can give you direct feedback.
How do you know I'm good enough?
I could list off people I have studied under but at the end of it all my own work is the best indicator. You can take a look at my portfolio and judge for yourself https://matthewmcentire.artstation.com/ You can also check my testimonials: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7393168/
Interested? Have questions?
Note me or leave a comment. I'm a professional freelance artist at the moment, meaning I work from home and have a fast response time.
What is the lesson plan?
The basic structure is to meet once a week for an hour (we can increase frequency if you prefer) so I can give a lecture and demonstration of a certain artistic concept and / or take a look at what you are currently working on and give you advice on how to improve it. Paintovers and critiques will take priority of the lesson time as I feel a lesson is far more valuable when you can see how certain concepts can be applied to your work. I am focusing in on individual lessons for $20 a lesson, but if you want to bring in some friends with you, I can knock the price down to $10 per person.
Are group lessons less valuable?
Not at all. Just because you are paying less does not mean the value goes down. Group lessons can be incredibly useful as a way to see what others are working on, learning from the critique on their work and building a network of artist friends who can help keep you both motivated and improving on your own time.
What do you need?
You need skype, preferably a microphone, to understand English and have some way of letting me see your artwork. I am a digital painter but I am also very experienced with traditional mediums as well. As long as you can show me your work, I can give you direct feedback.
How do you know I'm good enough?
I could list off people I have studied under but at the end of it all my own work is the best indicator. You can take a look at my portfolio and judge for yourself https://matthewmcentire.artstation.com/ You can also check my testimonials: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7393168/
Interested? Have questions?
Note me or leave a comment. I'm a professional freelance artist at the moment, meaning I work from home and have a fast response time.
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Pretty much what you want. I can do lectures, demonstrations, paintovers etc. I'd personally recommend you working on a picture of your own and having me critique it and do some paintover work for it. That way you can immediately apply what we go over and you can see where concepts apply to your work. But, like I said, we can pretty much do what you choose to.
A lesson is an hour long. I can teach composition, value patterns, color theory, drawing, painting, photoshop techniques, working with a clear goal in mind and plenty more. It pretty much just depends on what you want to know and what stands out the most in your current work.
Group lessons are basically where you and a friend sign up for a lesson at the same time (reduced price, though) and for an hour I go over both of your work. It's slightly less personalized but you can still learn plenty from critique on the other person's work. I don't group people up anymore, you and your friend will need to go in on it together. I used to pair random people together but I had to stop. It became far too unreliable from somebody just randomly not showing up which put one person behind and it was just a huge mess.
Group lessons are basically where you and a friend sign up for a lesson at the same time (reduced price, though) and for an hour I go over both of your work. It's slightly less personalized but you can still learn plenty from critique on the other person's work. I don't group people up anymore, you and your friend will need to go in on it together. I used to pair random people together but I had to stop. It became far too unreliable from somebody just randomly not showing up which put one person behind and it was just a huge mess.
Man I'm very certain I could use this, I've been working diligently for about a year now and feel like I'm in a loop where improvement has stagnated so this might be what I'm looking for!
Although I have to be honest, I'm not the best learner as things don't stick to me as well as most people so I hope that won't be an issue. For me its a matter of repetition in order for it to stick. Other than that I'm eager to learn and become better at my craft and looking through your gallery I'd love to be able to be that skilled. Will this be up for a little while?
Although I have to be honest, I'm not the best learner as things don't stick to me as well as most people so I hope that won't be an issue. For me its a matter of repetition in order for it to stick. Other than that I'm eager to learn and become better at my craft and looking through your gallery I'd love to be able to be that skilled. Will this be up for a little while?
I should be able to help with that fairly easily. Just let me know when you want to set up a lesson. In the mean time, something that is pretty helpful for giving you practice with figure drawing is this website http://artists.pixelovely.com/pract.....igure-drawing/
Thats very helpful thank you!
Yeah my end goal is to make a webcomic that I've been writing for nearly 4 years now and I'll take any help I can get, I'll probably message you in a few days to set up a few lessons, just gotta work with my work schedule. I'm actually excited to get some much needed help ^.=.^
Yeah my end goal is to make a webcomic that I've been writing for nearly 4 years now and I'll take any help I can get, I'll probably message you in a few days to set up a few lessons, just gotta work with my work schedule. I'm actually excited to get some much needed help ^.=.^
I'll be keeping an eye on this...
I'd like to think i'm good at art, but there is always room for improvement..
i know there are techniques out there that i'm missing out on, my biggest problem is that people who draw digital art professionally have drawing tablets, and that's something I simply don't have nor have the money to buy as i work full time to pay for debts such as Student Loan and other types of debt.. (and I'm talking a digital tablet, i've had a non digital one before, and i just couldn't use it like some can because i'm more used to seeing where i'm drawing, rather than eye balling it on a monitor)
this is what makes me feel like I just don't think its the right time for me to do this.. I know how to draw, both traditional and digital, but I just don't have the right tool for the right job to take my skills to the next level...
I'd like to think i'm good at art, but there is always room for improvement..
i know there are techniques out there that i'm missing out on, my biggest problem is that people who draw digital art professionally have drawing tablets, and that's something I simply don't have nor have the money to buy as i work full time to pay for debts such as Student Loan and other types of debt.. (and I'm talking a digital tablet, i've had a non digital one before, and i just couldn't use it like some can because i'm more used to seeing where i'm drawing, rather than eye balling it on a monitor)
this is what makes me feel like I just don't think its the right time for me to do this.. I know how to draw, both traditional and digital, but I just don't have the right tool for the right job to take my skills to the next level...
Yeah, a drawing tablet is necessary for digital art but the lessons are good for paint overs as well to see where you need improvement and explaining good fundamentals. Most of the artists I have learned from, Dan Dos Santos and Donato Giancola being the major ones, are all traditional painters. But lessons don't necessarily have to be in the same medium that you use as long as you have a good grasp of the mechanics of it. Learning a medium is the most basic aspect to art, then you can start worrying about things like better portraying form, value, contrast, composition, etc.
Either way, whenever you feel you are ready then I'll almost definitely still be open.
Either way, whenever you feel you are ready then I'll almost definitely still be open.
Hey, I would love some lessons when I get some money all I need is how to do animal, people and anime.
you can see what I want to learn here, http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7412393/
and then finally, I can make my Icon for FA ^-^
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ty for doing this for people!
you can see what I want to learn here, http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7412393/
and then finally, I can make my Icon for FA ^-^
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ty for doing this for people!
There is always room for improvement even from professionals, including myself, Kerem Beyit, Jonas Dero, and many others. I might be interested.
But with my schedule being so tight at this time with TokyoPop projects and such, wouldn't be able to take lessons, although I am self learning and always experimenting with new ways of doing the same thing more efficiently
But my questions are:
What do you think the best way to get inspiration to expanding your spectrum of the things you do draw?
And
What do you find the best way to get focused on the projects you need to do?
But with my schedule being so tight at this time with TokyoPop projects and such, wouldn't be able to take lessons, although I am self learning and always experimenting with new ways of doing the same thing more efficiently
But my questions are:
What do you think the best way to get inspiration to expanding your spectrum of the things you do draw?
And
What do you find the best way to get focused on the projects you need to do?
No problem, I don't really have any plans of stopping the offer so you can always get back to me if your schedule opens up a bit.
As for inspiration I pretty much just look around ArtStation a lot. I can look at things like Warhammer illustrations all day but I think one of the best ways to help expand yourself is to look at work that is different from what you typically do. Like looking at concept art or 3d sculpts that people do. It's always interesting since their jobs make them focus on different aspects which can be really useful for spotting new things you either want to improve at or incorporate into your own work. A lot of the time those people will put up time lapses or tutorials up on Gumroad which can be great to watch for some ideas.
For focusing on projects, deadlines are all the motivation I really need. I don't work for 12 hours straight simply to meet them, though. I think not forcing yourself to work when you aren't feeling it is the best way to ensure that you do get quality work in. Granted you probably don't have that luxury if you are working in-house. Just an advantage of working freelance I guess.
As for inspiration I pretty much just look around ArtStation a lot. I can look at things like Warhammer illustrations all day but I think one of the best ways to help expand yourself is to look at work that is different from what you typically do. Like looking at concept art or 3d sculpts that people do. It's always interesting since their jobs make them focus on different aspects which can be really useful for spotting new things you either want to improve at or incorporate into your own work. A lot of the time those people will put up time lapses or tutorials up on Gumroad which can be great to watch for some ideas.
For focusing on projects, deadlines are all the motivation I really need. I don't work for 12 hours straight simply to meet them, though. I think not forcing yourself to work when you aren't feeling it is the best way to ensure that you do get quality work in. Granted you probably don't have that luxury if you are working in-house. Just an advantage of working freelance I guess.
I actually never saw the comic. Dog Days was alright but it felt too much like a gimmick. Dead Men struck that perfect chord with me of a dark and gritty story that hinted at so much more story beyond what they gave us. They did it in a way that didn't feel cheap, though. Not to mention Kane and Lynch are both great characters.
Aye, the partners in this frigaile alliance really would've made Michlle Mann proud. But since they have a comic, which I read and really loved it, if you loved the first game, check it out. Here is a page from it just to give a taster. http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/180.....19-noscale.jpg
I'm with you on that. I've learned from a pretty large variety of people and it's always really fun to get somebody else's perspective on both art in general and on your own work specifically. As for when lessons are, I'm doing it essentially whenever is best for you. I'm freelance so I'm basically always home and able to do these lessons, save Wednesdays 4:30-7:30pm EST (that's when I get lessons of my own lol). If you want to set up a lesson then feel free to note me a day and time that works best for you (timezone included) and we'll be all set!
I have a few questions about this. I've actually considered this; cause I like your style, it's good.. but it's not necessarily my style. I was wondering what were the types of things you could teach me, like anatomy, shading, lighting , muscle structure, sketching skeletons, ect.? I looked through your gallery and the portraits didn't seem too appealing to me. I'm picky, because I usually exclusively draw females, or feminine themes mixed with a neutral-dark back setting; so in that regards I am interested. But there are certain things I need to absolutely know like position based anatomy, covering some perception issues, things like how to draw certain sex scenes, or even how to draw sexual parts.
Can you teach me about fluent female and male anatomy; given they're similar cause that's a little more my style?
Would you be able to teach me shading techniques or even how to do digital art without a tablet?
Can you teach me how to make a proper skeletal structure everytime and how it helps me perceive the anatomy better?
Are you able to teach me about fluent lighting techniques and muscle shading?
Could you teach me to line my art better?
These are just a few of the issues I was concerned with, and felt like I should address before I consider a tutor.
Can you teach me about fluent female and male anatomy; given they're similar cause that's a little more my style?
Would you be able to teach me shading techniques or even how to do digital art without a tablet?
Can you teach me how to make a proper skeletal structure everytime and how it helps me perceive the anatomy better?
Are you able to teach me about fluent lighting techniques and muscle shading?
Could you teach me to line my art better?
These are just a few of the issues I was concerned with, and felt like I should address before I consider a tutor.
Hey, thanks for showing interest in this. Male and female anatomy is really so similar that you don't really need to study them separately for it to be correct. Yes there are things like women tending to have wider hip bones and things like that, but mostly it's about exemplifying traits we see as feminine, especially in the face. I can paint women and can help you learn to as well, I just don't have many women in my work because they are a pain in the ass to paint. One stray line in a woman's face and she suddenly looks 50. As far as digital art without a tablet goes, you could put values in but I think it would be pretty tedious. If you do want to use Photoshop at some point in your work then I'd recommend finishing a drawing in pencil or charcoal, whatever medium you want really, in black and white then colorize it digitally.
Anatomy is something you mainly get better at simply from drawing from reference. I can teach you how to be more mindful about it or what to pay attention to but really anatomy is not as difficult as it seems to be. You just need to make sure that you are getting the right references for it and are making sure that you are practicing from something that you know is correct. As for lighting, I can teach that as well. Learning how light works is also more easily learned through having reliable reference to work from as well. I can critique your lighting but can also tell you how to learn lighting for yourself. And as for lining, I'm not an inker but I can teach that too. I majored in drawing in art school and concentrated in inking for AP art in highschool so I understand it pretty well.
Anyway, I can pretty much help you with all of that. A lot of things like anatomy and lighting can be critiqued but are ultimately going to be learned through a lot of consistent application in your own work, which I can teach you as well. As for style, don't put any importance on style. You'll always hear artists say that they never tried to develop a style, it just happened. That's because style is just how an artist naturally portrays what they see. If you focus on improving and accurately portraying life then you'll develop your own look.
Anatomy is something you mainly get better at simply from drawing from reference. I can teach you how to be more mindful about it or what to pay attention to but really anatomy is not as difficult as it seems to be. You just need to make sure that you are getting the right references for it and are making sure that you are practicing from something that you know is correct. As for lighting, I can teach that as well. Learning how light works is also more easily learned through having reliable reference to work from as well. I can critique your lighting but can also tell you how to learn lighting for yourself. And as for lining, I'm not an inker but I can teach that too. I majored in drawing in art school and concentrated in inking for AP art in highschool so I understand it pretty well.
Anyway, I can pretty much help you with all of that. A lot of things like anatomy and lighting can be critiqued but are ultimately going to be learned through a lot of consistent application in your own work, which I can teach you as well. As for style, don't put any importance on style. You'll always hear artists say that they never tried to develop a style, it just happened. That's because style is just how an artist naturally portrays what they see. If you focus on improving and accurately portraying life then you'll develop your own look.
I'm a little interested in a private lesson. Do you have an references to female paintings or drawing?
Also, everything I do is with pencil and pen which makes it difficult sometimes, but photo-shopping sounds interesting.
Also, believe it or not, traditional art is waaay too tedious.
What does your group lesson have to offer?
Also, everything I do is with pencil and pen which makes it difficult sometimes, but photo-shopping sounds interesting.
Also, believe it or not, traditional art is waaay too tedious.
What does your group lesson have to offer?
The most recent one I have is this couples portrait for my friend and his gf: http://orig11.deviantart.net/690b/f.....re-d9s9bne.jpg
I honestly don't think it's worth it to try working digitally without a drawing tablet. I think colorizing would be doable but if you're talking about lining your work with the mouse then you're just going to be making things way too hard for yourself.
Group lessons are only when you and your friend(s) go in on it together. I tried grouping up people before but there wound up being too many no-shows to make it worth it for anybody involved. But basically a group lesson is a cheaper alternative where you are able to get your critique in on top of learning from the other person's critique. It's a really good way to expose yourself to new concepts that might not come up with your current work but are good to know anyway. Or if the group would prefer a lecture then we can also do that.
I honestly don't think it's worth it to try working digitally without a drawing tablet. I think colorizing would be doable but if you're talking about lining your work with the mouse then you're just going to be making things way too hard for yourself.
Group lessons are only when you and your friend(s) go in on it together. I tried grouping up people before but there wound up being too many no-shows to make it worth it for anybody involved. But basically a group lesson is a cheaper alternative where you are able to get your critique in on top of learning from the other person's critique. It's a really good way to expose yourself to new concepts that might not come up with your current work but are good to know anyway. Or if the group would prefer a lecture then we can also do that.
Hey man,
I'm definitely interested in taking lessons at this point. I have been learning self-taught for just over a month now through traditional art. However, in the last few days I've felt like I've made a couple of major breakthroughs in my understanding of pose and construction (which I will post in my scraps most likely tomorrow, as it is quite late here). This led me to the conclusion that I should start getting lessons (especially since I have found it difficult to find folks who are willing to critique, even on the some of the critique pages here), and start working on digital work, as I think there are some benefits to it vs. traditional that I should make the transition. That being said, I still feel my work is quite novice and rudimentary, and I think getting professional lessons would help me improve far more quickly than my self-taught methodology.
One major item of notice, however. I am currently deployed on a rotation to Korea with 1st BDE 1st CAV (http://www.armytimes.com/story/mili.....2016/76563588/), and I will be out here till October or November. The issue is that likely creates a major time difference between the two of us. If we can work out the time difference, I should be able to work most week ends (and if not because I am in the field, I'll certainly give advance notice of this).
The skype is too easy, I've already got that in order to communicate with folks back home, and I can use other comms or streaming methods if needed as well.
Please let me know if the time difference is workable, and I'll post up the latest study I've done as soon as I can tomorrow, just so to show precisely where I am skill wise.
V/R,
Mag.
I'm definitely interested in taking lessons at this point. I have been learning self-taught for just over a month now through traditional art. However, in the last few days I've felt like I've made a couple of major breakthroughs in my understanding of pose and construction (which I will post in my scraps most likely tomorrow, as it is quite late here). This led me to the conclusion that I should start getting lessons (especially since I have found it difficult to find folks who are willing to critique, even on the some of the critique pages here), and start working on digital work, as I think there are some benefits to it vs. traditional that I should make the transition. That being said, I still feel my work is quite novice and rudimentary, and I think getting professional lessons would help me improve far more quickly than my self-taught methodology.
One major item of notice, however. I am currently deployed on a rotation to Korea with 1st BDE 1st CAV (http://www.armytimes.com/story/mili.....2016/76563588/), and I will be out here till October or November. The issue is that likely creates a major time difference between the two of us. If we can work out the time difference, I should be able to work most week ends (and if not because I am in the field, I'll certainly give advance notice of this).
The skype is too easy, I've already got that in order to communicate with folks back home, and I can use other comms or streaming methods if needed as well.
Please let me know if the time difference is workable, and I'll post up the latest study I've done as soon as I can tomorrow, just so to show precisely where I am skill wise.
V/R,
Mag.
Alright,
I'll make that my project for the week then, I'll try to find something within the realm of interest/style that I'm seeking, and put it up (since I currently have not completed a full drawing that would show full composition, perhaps other than the DFW layover sketch I did).
I should note that I have not done any work with shading, I've largely just attempted to recreate shading I've observed. Nevertheless, if that is what needed to really gauge where I am at, I'll make a point to learn some basic shading this week, and create a full composition picture.
V/R,
Mag.
I'll make that my project for the week then, I'll try to find something within the realm of interest/style that I'm seeking, and put it up (since I currently have not completed a full drawing that would show full composition, perhaps other than the DFW layover sketch I did).
I should note that I have not done any work with shading, I've largely just attempted to recreate shading I've observed. Nevertheless, if that is what needed to really gauge where I am at, I'll make a point to learn some basic shading this week, and create a full composition picture.
V/R,
Mag.
Well,
I suppose I achieved what I stated I would do early, partially because there's not much else to do on post (and it's hard to get pass to get out), and partially because I was quite excited to apply the gesture to everything else I'd learnt over the week. Below linked is a a full drawing with detail character and a simple background, which should hopefully demonstrate the level of knowledge I have with contrast and and composition. I was somewhat surprised by the result to be honest, since I've only just started less than 30 days ago.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/19426403/
Please let me know if there are any other materials that you'd need to gauge the level I'm at, and I'd be ready to discuss times we can meet on Skype or other means.
V/R,
Mag.
I suppose I achieved what I stated I would do early, partially because there's not much else to do on post (and it's hard to get pass to get out), and partially because I was quite excited to apply the gesture to everything else I'd learnt over the week. Below linked is a a full drawing with detail character and a simple background, which should hopefully demonstrate the level of knowledge I have with contrast and and composition. I was somewhat surprised by the result to be honest, since I've only just started less than 30 days ago.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/19426403/
Please let me know if there are any other materials that you'd need to gauge the level I'm at, and I'd be ready to discuss times we can meet on Skype or other means.
V/R,
Mag.
Reminds me a lot of Mechwarrior. I always loved those designs. I think that this is a good place to start so we have a base to start with and some of your actual work to critique / paint over. I'm available pretty much any day, the only thing that matters for me is the time difference. The latest I could go is probably starting one at 1AM EST, any earlier than that would be good for me as well. Go ahead and send me a note with a time / day that would work for you as well as your Skype name and we can get this set up! =D
Hey there I'm interested in this a lot actually!
What I want to know is if you could help me:
-Draw multiple characters in a scene (like sexual themes)
-Learn how to do painterly styles akin to that of
purplekecleon ( and even stuff like :icondarkgem )
* I see in your examples that you primarily do 'realistic' and 'gritty' colors and I prefer brighter colors and scenes (Like PKs stuff) Is that alright if your criticisms and paintovers are more geared toward that style?
-Backgrounds. EVERYTHING BACKGROUND. Ive neglected them for faar too long.
I'm already more or less an established artist with basics learned but I want to take it to the next level.
Also do we pay you per lesson or do we have to commit to several payments?
Thanks for reading and offering this! :D
What I want to know is if you could help me:
-Draw multiple characters in a scene (like sexual themes)
-Learn how to do painterly styles akin to that of
purplekecleon ( and even stuff like :icondarkgem ) * I see in your examples that you primarily do 'realistic' and 'gritty' colors and I prefer brighter colors and scenes (Like PKs stuff) Is that alright if your criticisms and paintovers are more geared toward that style?
-Backgrounds. EVERYTHING BACKGROUND. Ive neglected them for faar too long.
I'm already more or less an established artist with basics learned but I want to take it to the next level.
Also do we pay you per lesson or do we have to commit to several payments?
Thanks for reading and offering this! :D
Hey, thanks a lot for your interest! =D Multiple characters are fine, painterly styles are easy enough to learn as well. Maybe I'm a bit biased there, though, because my work has always naturally had a bit of a painterly feel to it. I can definitely help you figure it out, though, it's just a matter of knowing what the work flow is like and applying that to your own work. I can definitely critique bright and colorful work and do paintovers of it too. I really love bright and colorful work. Like you pointed out it's not what I usually do, but I definitely don't mind it at all. In fact this is one of my favorite paintings that I had as my desktop background for a few months lol http://i.imgur.com/ULmQn3s.jpg For backgrounds, we can definitely cover that. Backgrounds are where you start getting into a lot of the complexity in paintings and you really get to start focusing in on composition which adds both a good challenge and some great opportunities.
As for payment, that's usually done per lesson but you can also pay for several in advance if you want (I definitely won't complain lol)
Anyway, if you want to set up a lesson then you can feel free to note me a good day / time (timezone included) for you and we can set it up then! Let me know if you have any more questions.
As for payment, that's usually done per lesson but you can also pay for several in advance if you want (I definitely won't complain lol)
Anyway, if you want to set up a lesson then you can feel free to note me a good day / time (timezone included) for you and we can set it up then! Let me know if you have any more questions.
I am interested as I have been trying to master "painting digitally" but I don't have much work that is in that style. Further, all of my art that is posted is erotic in some manner or another. I am curious if you feel that sort of portfolio is appropriate or if I should work on some clean painty works before talking about paying for a lesson.
Adult / erotic work is fine for me to critique. I don't have any examples myself because that's not really what I'm specifically interested in making, but I can critique it just fine. You also don't necessarily need to have something that is more painterly. If you want to set up a lesson then feel free to note me which day(s) and time (including timezone) works for you and if you have anything specific that you want to cover. Let me know if you have any other questions, too!
I want to get some lessons from you. My schedule varies but generally I am off work around 5, and done with ranch duties around 6. When I draw from references, I believe what I draw turns out good, but I struggle with the basics, when I try and draw things i come up with, it looks like a different artist drew it, not very good imo.
I do not want to be dependent on references, I would like to know how to draw things from imagination, but I reckon that comes in time.
I do not want to be dependent on references, I would like to know how to draw things from imagination, but I reckon that comes in time.
There's nothing wrong with drawing from references, in fact the better your artwork becomes you will probably be using more and more references. It's how the very best artists in the world do it and always have done it. Obviously you don't want to become dependent on it, though. You are right that drawing from your imagination comes with time because the only way to draw from imagination well is to have drawn the same thing over and over again until you no longer need the reference (though having the reference will almost always make your work better).
We can definitely cover the basics and I can also go over how to make your references work for you rather than confining yourself to your references. Go ahead and send me a note with a day and time that will work for you.
We can definitely cover the basics and I can also go over how to make your references work for you rather than confining yourself to your references. Go ahead and send me a note with a day and time that will work for you.
I'm guessing you mean what the lessons consist of? They are pretty much dependent on what you want. I can do paintovers and critiques of your work, lectures and demonstrations on different aspects of art, I've had a few people ask to just watch me paint with a bit of commentary so they can figure out a work flow that might work for them etc. It just depends on what you want to get out of them.
Hey, I wanted to say thank you for the lesson, I actually learned a lot. I just wanted to tell anyone thinking about this, if you want to learn to draw, get a lesson! You won't be disappointed!
When I'm done with the picture I'll hit you up for another session.
When I'm done with the picture I'll hit you up for another session.
Thank you man. So much is going on with me personally I haven't had a time to collect myself in weeks. I feel like I need to be in a right state before I create the poses... Because I feel like I don't just want to draw animal people or humans but also the spirit behind them. So I want to be in that right mind, then I want to capture it on film... Really you've given me a ton of good ideas and you have me enthused about getting into digital. Your instruction was good and beneficial.
I've just started drawing after a decade of not doing so. As a teen, I never really got beyond the rudimentary stage because of life things that happened between then and now. However, my partner recently got me a tablet about 2 - 3 weeks ago and I've been practicing shapes, figures, and hands. Though I've noticed that I have a slight natural affinity to digital painting? It feel easier for me to feel out shapes.
However, I've been using Fire Alpaca the lite version of MediBang. The tools have been incredibly easy for me to just pick up and go with. I did buy a fancy copy of current latest version of Corel (I used to work with it back in my mouse days when it was still called Jasc's) and it was so difficult to work with that I actually stopped drawing for a few days after trying to paint my sona. I kinda got what I meant to do, but it was very difficult process. The brush settings and how it functions is so completely different to Fire Alpaca. Slightly discouraging.
Here's some of my finished doodles and few of my most recent exercises: http://imgur.com/a/rboV1
It's only been nearly 3 weeks and I know I'm incredibly new, do you think I would benefit or do you think I should do a lot more practice since I only have bare minimum skills?
However, I've been using Fire Alpaca the lite version of MediBang. The tools have been incredibly easy for me to just pick up and go with. I did buy a fancy copy of current latest version of Corel (I used to work with it back in my mouse days when it was still called Jasc's) and it was so difficult to work with that I actually stopped drawing for a few days after trying to paint my sona. I kinda got what I meant to do, but it was very difficult process. The brush settings and how it functions is so completely different to Fire Alpaca. Slightly discouraging.
Here's some of my finished doodles and few of my most recent exercises: http://imgur.com/a/rboV1
It's only been nearly 3 weeks and I know I'm incredibly new, do you think I would benefit or do you think I should do a lot more practice since I only have bare minimum skills?
I've definitely done lessons for people who are just starting to learn or getting back into things. I think having some direction while you are learning is useful in making sure you are headed in the right direction and are improving in a way that can lead you into learning more aspects of art since most elements of art build off of each other. Of course practice is great, but having a bit of direction can help you improve much faster than just working on your own. As far as those programs go, I honestly don't have experience with any painting program other than Photoshop. That's not really an issue, though, since that only changes some program functionality. It doesn't change any core concepts and usually programs will have some alternative to a Photoshop technique anyway.
If you want to set up a lesson then feel free to send me a note with the date / time (including timezone) that works for you. Also let me know if you have any other questions!
If you want to set up a lesson then feel free to send me a note with the date / time (including timezone) that works for you. Also let me know if you have any other questions!
I'm interested i defiantly need help don't know how to properly use sai and Photoshop I have had a cintiq companion for about a year now and haven't gotten to far i'm really struggling with anatomy and i need guide lines and stuff also i struggle with properly using sai and photoshop like theres thing i dont know how to use properly use luminosity layer like and drawing fluids.
i'm broke but i might for now is i possible to get a freebie or sample? ^.=.^'
i'm broke but i might for now is i possible to get a freebie or sample? ^.=.^'
Hey, glad you're interested. Getting started with Photoshop can be pretty intimidating at first but you don't really need to learn much of it to be able to use it for digital painting. You would probably get more comfortable with it if you just stuck to trying to learn just one program, though. I'd recommend sticking to just Photoshop, it's what essentially every professional artist uses and it's got the most versatility of the programs. As for helping with anatomy, just use references for everything. You'll start becoming more familiar with anatomy and proportions etc.
Unfortunately I can't do free lessons since I'm pretty busy and if I'm giving a lesson, that means that I'm not painting. So I need to charge for my time to make up for taking the time off from working.
Unfortunately I can't do free lessons since I'm pretty busy and if I'm giving a lesson, that means that I'm not painting. So I need to charge for my time to make up for taking the time off from working.
Hey, great to hear you're interested. Learning how to work digitally can be really difficult at first, I know I struggled with it for quite a while. The fact that it is so versatile actually works against it initially. There are so many ways to do things that it can be really hard to figure out how you want to work. Anyway, we can definitely go over getting used to working digitally, as for group lessons we can definitely do that but I require people to get the other people themselves as it was too difficult in the past to try to match people to one time slot (even worse when one didn't show up). But anyway, we can worry about that later. If you want to set up a lesson then feel free to note me a day / time that works for you (including timezone) and we'll get that going! Let me know if you have any questions.
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