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I am recently getting into digital painting. I am new at this and feel very green and out of my comfort zone. Do not let that fool you though, I am open to criticism and want what those of you who might know what they are talking about to lay it on me. I wish to improve and this is a work in progress. As you may understand, it is important to receive critique as you are working on a piece. I will return the favor if you would like. Thank you all for your time!
Flanowa
Under the Flutter Shy Sky
Drink Deep of the World
I am recently getting into digital painting. I am new at this and feel very green and out of my comfort zone. Do not let that fool you though, I am open to criticism and want what those of you who might know what they are talking about to lay it on me. I wish to improve and this is a work in progress. As you may understand, it is important to receive critique as you are working on a piece. I will return the favor if you would like. Thank you all for your time!
Flanowa
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Rabbit / Hare
Size 1280 x 1280px
File Size 134.6 kB
I love the composition and can see this developing into a beautiful digital painting!
My advice to you would be to not be afraid of being more opaque with your colors, and also to avoid starting on a field of white. In real media oil paintings, artists often start with a wash of color to build up from, like for example a nice warm burnt sienna if they wanted their painting to wind up very dark or to include flesh tones. Similarly, in digital painting, I find it helpful to dump a layer of color underneath the sketch layer to help add vibrancy to the entire piece. So find a base to start - in this case, with a more pastel color scheme, perhaps that light teal prevalent in the sky would be a great choice. Next, between your sketch and this flat plane, you can start out by painting in your flat colors for everything else - even if you wish parts of the painting to be white, paint that in using this layer. That way the base tone will shine through to some degree and give the colro more depth than if you have just left it white in the first place. Then, once the flats are in place, the real painting begins, on a layer above the sketch. First take a single shadow color and try to block out an idea of all your shadows/determine your light source, then just keep painting layers and layers of detail on top of that until you feel satisfied with the result! Of course, that's just my general approach. You could also paint on a single layer and blend things around quite a bit more - it all depends on what software you are using and what you are comfortable with! But yes. More color, and more opacity to that color.
Software wise, I find Paint Tool SAI wonderful to work in for a smooth, blended result, though I also know others who prefer to paint in Photoshop or Art Rage. Really you just need to experiment and find which feels best for you!
So I guess with this piece... keep going! I love the colors you selected for the sky, but throw down a colored base, be bolder with them and also get some more of the foreground painted.
Good luck! :) Feel free to ask for additional critique or advice any time.
My advice to you would be to not be afraid of being more opaque with your colors, and also to avoid starting on a field of white. In real media oil paintings, artists often start with a wash of color to build up from, like for example a nice warm burnt sienna if they wanted their painting to wind up very dark or to include flesh tones. Similarly, in digital painting, I find it helpful to dump a layer of color underneath the sketch layer to help add vibrancy to the entire piece. So find a base to start - in this case, with a more pastel color scheme, perhaps that light teal prevalent in the sky would be a great choice. Next, between your sketch and this flat plane, you can start out by painting in your flat colors for everything else - even if you wish parts of the painting to be white, paint that in using this layer. That way the base tone will shine through to some degree and give the colro more depth than if you have just left it white in the first place. Then, once the flats are in place, the real painting begins, on a layer above the sketch. First take a single shadow color and try to block out an idea of all your shadows/determine your light source, then just keep painting layers and layers of detail on top of that until you feel satisfied with the result! Of course, that's just my general approach. You could also paint on a single layer and blend things around quite a bit more - it all depends on what software you are using and what you are comfortable with! But yes. More color, and more opacity to that color.
Software wise, I find Paint Tool SAI wonderful to work in for a smooth, blended result, though I also know others who prefer to paint in Photoshop or Art Rage. Really you just need to experiment and find which feels best for you!
So I guess with this piece... keep going! I love the colors you selected for the sky, but throw down a colored base, be bolder with them and also get some more of the foreground painted.
Good luck! :) Feel free to ask for additional critique or advice any time.
I am posting this in steps in my scraps so if you would like to fallow along I would be more than happy to hear what you have to say! As for your advice here, I will toy with that process in the future. I will also give the flat colors a shot here. My real weakness in digital art is the inking I fear. Also, I come fro ma watercolor background so I am used to avoiding gutsy moves. With a digital medium though, I suppose you really cant' hurt a piece by trying something more gutsy and risky. Really thank you so much for the advice!
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