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Re: How you learned to paint?
I'm a self taught digital painter and let me tell you that jumping in head first is a bit daunting. Start small and work your way up! :) I would learn to paint simple objects first. Try practicing an apple a day or something of the like. Just do a google image search and do one a day. Try to find pictures with different… -
Re: How you learned to paint?
My route was painting textures for models --> drawing --> painting (academic). Looking back, I can tell u the most important stuff is learning form - which u alreay have. Values are second, which u already also have. So, really, there's nothing stopping u except self doubt here :) I figure someone competent as u can easily… -
Re: How you learned to paint?
Word, I think the biggest thing that helped me with digital painting was having a decent foundation in painting with real paints long before I ever knew what Photoshop was. That's not to say that painting tutorials are worthless, just stick to the ones that aren't Photoshop trickery like Vig said, and more that stick with… -
Re: How you learned to paint?
There's no better way to learn than using real paint. Get some acrylic or gouache, which dry quickly, and it will force you to lay down your strokes without fussing over them. Greg Manchess uses confident, painterly brush strokes but has an excellent eye for value. He has a tutorial DVD for sale at Massive Black that is… -
Re: How you learned to paint?
Watch tutorials and the best ref is go out and study the env. Our brain unlocks things of how we see and paint, so no worry of failing. The more you paint the more your brain will understand shape and color. At the first I was the same as you asking this question, no artists are born to paint a badass paint, everyone has… -
Re: How you learned to paint?
If you ever figure it out, let me know. I think the learning path is a little different for everyone. I think digital painting can learn a lot from traditional painting. I would avoid 95% of the "photoshop painting tutorials" online most are "how to make a candy i-mac buttonz". In fact I would skip photoshop all together… -
Re: How you learned to paint?
no offense, but I daresay that's a load of shit. Yes, I think the 10000 hours of time is a good rule/estimate, but it's not simply doing. you need to analyze what you are doing actively, pay attention to how you're doing it, look for ways to improve or get clearer to what you're shooting for. It's the same reason I get…
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