two girls and one ... bouquet

nelson_press

hmmm ... seems like the saturation and colors are both shot to hell ...
how do you get better at doing digital painting work. all i can think of doing is studying stuff like this :S

nelson_press

Shawry

nelson_press wrote: »

how do you get better at doing digital painting work.

Practice. practice. practice. and top that off with a bit more practice.

clinington

Practice makes perfect! Just got to keep at it

linwail

A good tip I heard was to pick an artist you like (or a few) and study their work. Look at how they use colors and brush strokes. Now you don't want to copy their work, you want to learn from it. I also found that watching speed paints and other videos on youtube helped me see the process of painting. And of course practice every day. Even a quick sketch in 10 minutes can help you become a better artist. Don't be afraid to try and replicate photographs, it can help you get used to the feeling of painting.

nelson_press

hmmm how much time and energy do you spend on a single piece before deciding to move onto the next piece?
it just seems like i can get critiqued and revise for an indefinite amount of time.

Broadway

In between photo studies I think it's good to just study anatomy in general; that way you should have an easier time knowing how to place the stuff from the photos. Check this stuff out, I think you'll find it useful:

http://www.alexhays.com/loomis/Loomis%20Figure%20Draw.pdf
http://www.alexhays.com/loomis/Andrew%20Loomis%20-%20Drawing%20the%20Head%20and%20Hands.pdf

I've also found this YouTube channel pretty helpful for anatomy studies (some of it is based on the above books):
https://www.youtube.com/user/ProkoTV

If you've got the forms down and are just having trouble with lighting, I've been enjoying the approach this book takes:

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/How-Render-fundamentals-shadow-reflectivity/dp/1933492961/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437807642&sr=8-1&keywords=how+to+render"]How to Render: the fundamentals of light, shadow and reflectivity: Scott Robertson, Thomas Bertling: 9781933492964: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]

That book has a "sort of" prerequisite that covers perspective techniques used for rendering:

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/How-Draw-sketching-environments-imagination/dp/1933492732/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1437807642&sr=8-2&keywords=how+to+render"]How to Draw: drawing and sketching objects and environments from your imagination: Scott Robertson, Thomas Bertling: 9781933492735: Amazon.com: Books[/ame]