
Whoops-- forgot to post this guy a little while back! This girl's a pricolici character (... undead werewolf monster, aw yeah) that my buddy Pach owns, and I wanted to draw a bust thing of her with some theoretical skull etching that had been discussed that day.
This also doubles as a soon to be commission type example, so it needs to be up here.
I love glowy stuff a bit too much sometimes.
This also doubles as a soon to be commission type example, so it needs to be up here.
I love glowy stuff a bit too much sometimes.
Category All / Fantasy
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 766 x 694px
File Size 249.2 kB
Oh, sure thing! I'm always happy to share tips.
I have a couple of particular Photoshop brushes that I really like for the wispy texture ( http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=fir.....brush#/d2xmolh <-- this is my favorite for a good 'stroke' to incorporate), but for the general glowing effect itself, I paint in a screen (setting) layer on top of the rest of the work, mixing soft hazy blurred brushes and some 'stroke' marks. In this case I was using a pretty intense cyan blue for her eyes? I just brushed and erased and brushed and fiddled until it looked like that. Dumping a color dodge (be tentative with those, though, they can blow out your lights really fast) or overlay on top of it all can help bump up the intensity, too.
I have a couple of particular Photoshop brushes that I really like for the wispy texture ( http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=fir.....brush#/d2xmolh <-- this is my favorite for a good 'stroke' to incorporate), but for the general glowing effect itself, I paint in a screen (setting) layer on top of the rest of the work, mixing soft hazy blurred brushes and some 'stroke' marks. In this case I was using a pretty intense cyan blue for her eyes? I just brushed and erased and brushed and fiddled until it looked like that. Dumping a color dodge (be tentative with those, though, they can blow out your lights really fast) or overlay on top of it all can help bump up the intensity, too.
thanks for the brush link! I'll take all this into consideration, thanks so much for the tips! i flashed a +watch in your direction as well. :P
I always ask this of artists I admire, do you happen to use skype? ^^; I always like to have odd little discussions with artists, if they're available. ^///^
I always ask this of artists I admire, do you happen to use skype? ^^; I always like to have odd little discussions with artists, if they're available. ^///^
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