Handpainted textures looking muddy
When you zoom in to my handpainted textures, you can see clear brush strokes and the whole painting starts to look very muddy.
Problems I am having are just general art skills. My hands are not steady enough to draw confident lines. I still want to preserve the handpainted texture look but it just comes out looking amateurish when the paint strokes are super obvious.
The time I take on each texture is around 1 hour and but if I refine the edges it could take me up to 3.
Are there any ways of solving this other than spending time to refine every single edge?
Also, can I get some general painted texture advice?
Thank you
Problems I am having are just general art skills. My hands are not steady enough to draw confident lines. I still want to preserve the handpainted texture look but it just comes out looking amateurish when the paint strokes are super obvious.
The time I take on each texture is around 1 hour and but if I refine the edges it could take me up to 3.
Are there any ways of solving this other than spending time to refine every single edge?
Also, can I get some general painted texture advice?
Thank you
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Also splash in off hues subtly to add more body to your textures. Like your grass is all green. NEeds blues, reds, etc. in a SUBTLE application.
Practice using less brush strokes until you gain the confidence. If you need to create one big brush stroke and come back in with a smaller brush and erase to clean it up.... go for it... or just undo a billion times until you get the one brush stroke you like. Eventually you'll undo less frequently.
These are nice textures, I can tell what they're supposed to be. Just keep practicing!