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Post by Rabbit ♠ on Aug 17, 2016 13:16:01 GMT -5
Okay, so I did add a background. I think it turned out pretty well. Before today, I never used the Noise feature for art. But with that, some blurs, and the opacity feature on layers, I think it turned out well. Considering how my backgrounds are usually, well, lame, this went well.
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Post by Zoey on Aug 17, 2016 14:09:58 GMT -5
Okay, so I did add a background. I think it turned out pretty well. Before today, I never used the Noise feature for art. But with that, some blurs, and the opacity feature on layers, I think it turned out well. Considering how my backgrounds are usually, well, lame, this went well. Looks great! Hope Ralazza does well! ^.^ Yeah, I like the Noise feature as well, because it sort of simulates the rough edges of brush paintings. I've been using it as a brush setting for my digital watercolor stuff. Simple backgrounds are best for pictures where the main focus point is the pet/human/whatever! Detracts from people staring at the background rather than the actual focal point of the picture. XD I used to not do backgrounds as well, but even a simple splash of color with a few patterns makes a whole world of difference compared to a plain white background. x.X Love the changing colors of her tail! Seems like you took an extra-long time doing all the leaves.
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Post by Rabbit ♠ on Aug 17, 2016 14:17:11 GMT -5
Okay, so I did add a background. I think it turned out pretty well. Before today, I never used the Noise feature for art. But with that, some blurs, and the opacity feature on layers, I think it turned out well. Considering how my backgrounds are usually, well, lame, this went well. Looks great! Hope Ralazza does well! ^.^ Yeah, I like the Noise feature as well, because it sort of simulates the rough edges of brush paintings. I've been using it as a brush setting for my digital watercolor stuff. Simple backgrounds are best for pictures where the main focus point is the pet/human/whatever! Detracts from people staring at the background rather than the actual focal point of the picture. XD I used to not do backgrounds as well, but even a simple splash of color with a few patterns makes a whole world of difference compared to a plain white background. x.X Love the changing colors of her tail! Seems like you took an extra-long time doing all the leaves. Thank you. ^^* Yeah, a background can be a great addition, but I just didn't know what I wanted, how I would get it, or if it would turn out well. And I did spend a lot of time on the leaves.
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Post by June Scarlet on Aug 17, 2016 18:19:24 GMT -5
Rabbit ♠ A background? I think it's depends on what you want from this picture, actually. If you want to use it on her petlookup, then I'd actually go with no background, and maybe even making the background transparent, as you can do with png and gif images. But if you're going for the Art Gallery or Beauty Contest, it might be nice to put in the extra effort. But as you can probably tell from my own artwork, I'm not so much into putting in backgrounds. In my comics, that's actually partly purposeful, having more whitespace and less detail keeps the filesize down, I find, especially with traditionally drawn comics. What can also be fun is having a background that's one color, but isn't white. So like a warm tan background might go well with yours. And yeah, I know I'm too late for input, but I'll go ahead and throw in my two Neopoints.
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Post by Twillie on Sept 14, 2016 14:50:43 GMT -5
Does anyone have good advice on finding colors for skin? Reference pictures aren't too great because picking just one color off of a face leaves your drawing looking too orange or gray, and just guessing a color off the wheel garners similar results XP Any skin colors I've used before have mostly just been luck XD
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Post by June Scarlet on Sept 14, 2016 14:54:21 GMT -5
Does anyone have good advice on finding colors for skin? Reference pictures aren't too great because picking just one color off of a face leaves your drawing looking too orange or gray, and just guessing a color off the wheel garners similar results XP Any skin colors I've used before have mostly just been luck XD I go to the orange/brown part of the color wheel and play around in there, some sort of pale orange/brown seems to work.
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Post by Zoey on Sept 14, 2016 18:02:22 GMT -5
In regards to Twillie's question, this is the general range of what I use. When I shade darker skin tones, I actually delve more into the red tones and pick a more gray/cool-toned orangey-red color: And when I want to add highlights, I go into more of the yellow tones: But it really depends on if the overall lighting is warm or cool. For instance, if the lighting is like, bright sunny sunshine, I'll end up just using a tanner color for shades and a bright yellow for highlights. If the lighting is shadowy/cool/blue-toned, I'll use bluish shades for the shadows and cool whites for highlights. Paint-wise, I mix a little bit of tan yellow, little bit of pinkish red, and a lot of an off-white color for peachy skin tones. Also, wanted to rouse some discussion here because I wasn't aware that this was like, a big thing in the art world until now--how do you guys feel about digital vs. traditional art? What are your experiences with both? Obviously, I'm sure all of us here would agree that digital art is considered art, since we all dabble in it and we take our time and effort to create it, but there are some artists out there who apparently say that digital art is kind of "cheating," since we can undo our art as many times as we want, have every color in the visible spectrum at the click of a button, and the end result are perfectly smooth gradients. And hence, they believe that creating digital art is "easier" than traditional art, because there is more room for error and everything is neatly separated into layers. I think there's also a general conception that if you want to improve technical skill, traditional art is the way to go. From personal experience, I think my longest art projects have probably been digital, when I'm working on a massive laptop background. I find that being able to blow things up 300% have taught me things about detail and shading that I never would have learned in traditional art otherwise, and being able to flip and rotate the canvas any way I want with the press of a button has helped me with proportions. Being able to select any color I want digitally has also allowed me to focus on selecting hues that compliment each other rather than being focused on "argh, how do I make skin colors with the limited paint range I have?" But on the other hand, traditional art does have that feel of "there is only one original and it cannot be identically replicated ever," and if I want to practice figure drawing, anatomy, or still life, then traditional art is the fastest and least frustrating way to do it (for me personally). I think at the moment I am in a traditional art mood, which probably stemmed from barely touching any art tools aside from my tablet in the past five years. But both traditional and digital art have taught me different things, and I adore them both. So what're your opinions? Do you find yourself preferring traditional or digital art? SORRY FOR LONG BLOCK OF TEXT. D: I just thought it was something interesting because I never knew that the legitimacy of digital art was so heavily contested... perhaps it stems from how Photoshop was created with the intention of photo-editing, and probably not illustrating things from scratch? IDK.
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Post by Ginz ❤ on Sept 14, 2016 18:05:21 GMT -5
Does anyone have good advice on finding colors for skin? Reference pictures aren't too great because picking just one color off of a face leaves your drawing looking too orange or gray, and just guessing a color off the wheel garners similar results XP Any skin colors I've used before have mostly just been luck XD Skin comes in such a wide variety of colors and shades that it's hard to give advice on it... but actually, I think reference pictures can be really good, especially if you're going for a specific skin tone, rather than a generic "something that looks like skin" (though they work for both!) The trick is NOT to use the eyedropper, and instead try to match the overall shade yourself. You can start out by picking a color and swatching it next to your reference. It doesn't matter if it's way off at first, because having something to compare it with makes it easier to figure out how you need to adjust it to get the result you want. You can keep making little adjustments and keep swatching your colors until you get one you're happy with! Alternatively, if you have your skin color on a separate layer, playing with the hue/saturation can be really helpful to get a color you like and help you fix anything that's looking a bit too orange or gray. Good luck!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2016 19:17:15 GMT -5
Several things regarding skin! I don't claim to be an expert or anything, but some stuff I've noticed: Skin varies a lot by person, and I strongly recommend drawing numerous skin tones across the spectrum, with various light sources. It'll help you understand the undertones and patterns in how skin can be shaded. To demonstrate, I've thrown together pictures of random musicians! I'm going to eyeball the various tones. Very scientific! XD Tones I see in this one: yellows, browns, peaches, and pinks. Tones in this one: pinks, grays, purples, and blues. And a bit of yellow here and there, especially near the eyes and beard. Tones in this one: brown, gray, green, and a slightly redder brown around the nose. Tones in this one: brown, peachy pink, brown in the shadows, and so on. Makeup can throw a wrench in this sometimes. As will unnatural lighting. That said, it's super helpful to look at your references and note where the colors saturate, where they desaturate, where they're more red, more blue, more yellow--and all this varies not only by lighting or individual skin color, but the part of the face, too. I hope that wasn't too vague! <___> Personally, I kinda-sorta exaggerate these undertones and highlights to make things pop more. I like to eyeball (and sometimes eyedrop) multiple tones in a single face and then try to bring them together. As an example, here's a (flawed) pic I did of my friend. Said friend's skin doesn't quite look like that, but they also don't have eyes that big, or deer ears, or a wreath around their neck, so that makes it okay. 8D The point is that skin, like loads of other things, is not actually a single color, but a bunch working together. And this post is crazy long, so I'll talk about trad art in another one. ^^;;
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Post by Rabbit ♠ on Sept 28, 2016 10:46:35 GMT -5
Public Service Announcement to all artists: Please remember to check the layer before you start doing something.
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Post by Ginz ❤ on Sept 30, 2016 23:52:10 GMT -5
Hey guys, is anyone doing Inktober? I want to participate, but I'm thinking of doing it every other day instead of every day. I tried last year, but I only did like 3 days, so I'm hoping to do much better this time! XD
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Post by izzywizard on Oct 1, 2016 3:16:14 GMT -5
Hey guys, is anyone doing Inktober? I want to participate, but I'm thinking of doing it every other day instead of every day. I tried last year, but I only did like 3 days, so I'm hoping to do much better this time! XD ! Yeah, me and "doing something for a month" challenges are difficult. Hope you do well this year!
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Post by Zoey on Oct 1, 2016 13:12:19 GMT -5
Hey guys, is anyone doing Inktober? I want to participate, but I'm thinking of doing it every other day instead of every day. I tried last year, but I only did like 3 days, so I'm hoping to do much better this time! XD I didn't know this was a thing but I'm thinking about doing the 5k version. I've been wanting to do inks of Marvel superheroes for a while!
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Post by Ginz ❤ on Oct 1, 2016 14:04:24 GMT -5
Hey guys, is anyone doing Inktober? I want to participate, but I'm thinking of doing it every other day instead of every day. I tried last year, but I only did like 3 days, so I'm hoping to do much better this time! XD I didn't know this was a thing but I'm thinking about doing the 5k version. I've been wanting to do inks of Marvel superheroes for a while! Ooh, I didn't even know about the 5k version, I just looked it up, haha. XD Anyway, that sounds good! =D Good luck with it! Inks of Marvel superheroes would be awesome! =D
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Post by Zoey on Oct 1, 2016 15:05:59 GMT -5
I didn't know this was a thing but I'm thinking about doing the 5k version. I've been wanting to do inks of Marvel superheroes for a while! Ooh, I didn't even know about the 5k version, I just looked it up, haha. XD Anyway, that sounds good! =D Good luck with it! Inks of Marvel superheroes would be awesome! =D IT'S HAPPENING. Inktober 2016 week 1 (for me), prompt: Fast.
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