So for the past many years of my life I have been drawing in flash. So this past summer I've decided that I was tired of that and wanted to learn how to paint properly in photoshop (I only knew image manipulation). So anyways after a little under a month of learning and making some quick black and white paintings (which sucked and will not be posted here), I decided to make my first color painting. I decided I didn't want to do anything original yet, so I decided to draw something directly from a reference just to see how well I could shade in color. So the below image is what I came up with
i never knew u could draw thats actualy pretty dope painting u got there
That is the happiest Baneling I have ever seen. I think it looks pretty cool.
that mouth, that smile, those lips. They remind me of something but i can't remember what it was AHHHH Wfsdf
either way, this looks really nice. Make the background black and the green stuff glow, that'd look way cooler!
He's totally smiling in the reference (http://images.wikia.com/starcraft/images/b/be/Baneling_SC2_DevRend3.jpg) too!
well a little
i don't think it would hurt to use a little linework here and there. it doesn't have to be a dominant part of the piece, but it's good to use line in places where you need more definition. what i usually do is start wiht linework, paint underneath it, transparency lock the line layer and color the lines, merge those layers later, and paint over the places where i don't want line anymore at all. what you get in the end is a healthy combination of both line and color.
other than that there's some nice detail but i feel like it's a little flat. could use some darker darks and lighter lights. maybe a highlight here and there.
Quote from: rtili don't think it would hurt to use a little linework here and there. it doesn't have to be a dominant part of the piece, but it's good to use line in places where you need more definition. what i usually do is start wiht linework, paint underneath it, transparency lock the line layer and color the lines, merge those layers later, and paint over the places where i don't want line anymore at all. what you get in the end is a healthy combination of both line and color.
other than that there's some nice detail but i feel like it's a little flat. could use some darker darks and lighter lights. maybe a highlight here and there.
Yeah I totally agree with the flat part, I'll try to push colors some more on my next one. I'll try experimenting with small amounts of linework, but one of reasons why I decided not to do it was because the previous tests I had done with linework looked really messy.
The way I did this was basically make a super messy (aka fast) version of the baneling using basically one color per section, then went back in and added 1-2 colors to each and cleaned up the lines and then went through it fully to make it look nice.
Anyways I'll see what I can do
Well, here's another pic
(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebackalleys.com%2Fdump%2Ffiles%2F1830%2F1318tH_forest1.jpg&hash=d6fc70bd474e99b512e39b58402245648fe1b70a)
(I decided to sort of skimp out of the background of the image since this took forever and I was ready to move on (for now at least). I may come back to it another time).
Anyways, I still don't think it's great or anything, but I think I may have fixed a few issues I had with the baneling picture. It still looks a little flat in some places, trees are hard to make look good, for me at least.
Also here is two little things that I did. I gave myself 20 minutes for each and said no zooming allowed (something I did too much of with the baneling). The waterfall looks okay, but I'm not a fan of the volcanoes, but I'm posting it anyways
(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebackalleys.com%2Fdump%2Ffiles%2F1830%2F310hA4_waterfall_Thumbnail.jpg&hash=9ae7ed09b3290e29be108dc004191613f6119b57)(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebackalleys.com%2Fdump%2Ffiles%2F1830%2F2913Lo_twinVolcanoes_Thumbnail.jpg&hash=2477c11a720ce4c2ebfd63630211b07ad6c53e06)
yep
These are really soft feeling and I like them
these are cool. the one with the trees could use some depth. stuff closer to us should be more saturated, stuff further in the background have more 'atmosphere' covering it, typically a blue hue that washes out the color more and more. if you look at pictures of horizons with layers of mountains , you can see it.
Quote from: rtilthese are cool. the one with the trees could use some depth. stuff closer to us should be more saturated, stuff further in the background have more 'atmosphere' covering it, typically a blue hue that washes out the color more and more. if you look at pictures of horizons with layers of mountains , you can see it.
I totally see what you are saying here. I'll probably go back to this one and add more stuff eventually, but I'm going to do something new first
After spending a bunch of hours on projects I ultimately scrapped, I decided I would just draw one thing (with no background). So I drew this weird plant. Then ended up adding a quick background so it looked less lonely
cipher so kawaii sugoi
i recognize the brush you used on the purple leaves coming out of the trees. it looks cool, but for some people familiar with photoshop they may recognize it and it takes a little bit away from the piece. but i do like the piece as a whole. i think the horizon could be a little further down. i think the silhouette of the island would have more impact that way
Quote from: rtili recognize the brush you used on the purple leaves coming out of the trees. it looks cool, but for some people familiar with photoshop they may recognize it and it takes a little bit away from the piece. but i do like the piece as a whole. i think the horizon could be a little further down. i think the silhouette of the island would have more impact that way
yeah I originally wanted to make actual leaves on the trees, but no matter what I did it just looked flat, so I just started scrolling through my brushes and picked something that looked cool.
thanks
doodle I made during a skype call with a bunch of people since I wasn't actually talking anyways
(https://thebackalleys.com/dump/files/1830/997Wd0_fish.jpg)
5 mins or so, but I like it
I think aquatic creatures are interesting or at least I think that what it is.
it's a shootie (in larval form)
(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebackalleys.com%2Fdump%2Ffiles%2F1830%2F871N9g_tradingHub.jpg&hash=bee97e0ff1d17148583a7488bdab660d633c1d2a)
Didn't plan on posting this, but will anyways. It's okay I guess, perspective is kind of weird
(https://thebackalleys.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebackalleys.com%2Fdump%2Ffiles%2F1830%2F1728Sk_templeOfElements.jpg&hash=0cf1919895eee5d1e19a4190b5592e3589197dab)
Flat as fuck, as usual. The top half looks good, not to crazy about the bottom half. Conceptually a cool idea but I can do better
yeh
I like the first one better. The tree thing it is standing on looks a little chipped up.
Second one is alright but as you get to the ground it just looks a little flat. The platform kinda looks like you should be looking downward but the house wants you to look upward.
really liking the idea behind the last two. instead of worrying about detail in painting, consider your light source first. dont be afraid of making your shadows and highlights a little bit more dramatic- i think that will help you achieve the depth youre looking for without sacrificing the color and style youve already started developing.
:')
Quote from: zhicago on October 11, 2011 01:57 AM
really liking the idea behind the last two. instead of worrying about detail in painting, consider your light source first. dont be afraid of making your shadows and highlights a little bit more dramatic- i think that will help you achieve the depth your'e looking for without sacrificing the color and style you've already started developing.
:')
Hah thanks for the tip. Yeah I know that 'pushing' your lights and darks is a pretty commonly given tip in some shape or form, but it's a lot harder to execute than I thought
the building is flat while the foundation is not that's why the second picture looks like it was drawn by a 4th grader
the other one is ok but the angles are fucked up
you're not utterly fucking hopeless though so yeah just keep that pencil firmly plugged up your rectum while you shake your ass in the face of a piece of paper you fucking prick tyvm
wait that came across as being far more negative than intended oh well
Quote from: Sinitron on October 12, 2011 04:02 AM
the building is flat while the foundation is not that's why the second picture looks like it was drawn by a 4th grader
the other one is ok but the angles are fucked up
you're not utterly fucking hopeless though so yeah just keep that pencil firmly plugged up your rectum while you shake your ass in the face of a piece of paper you fucking prick tyvm
wait that came across as being far more negative than intended oh well
I'll take your words to heart sin, as I always do
what kind of fucking gay is this thread about?
(translation: what kind of fucking gay is this thread about? i'm gay as hell)