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Illustration #116 + rewards, doodle, brushes (Patreon)

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2024-03-16 16:47:36
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2024-03
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I hope you're all doing well! As I mentioned previously, this illustration would be pushed back a bit because of the extra time I spent practicing sketching last month, I hope that's been alright! :) I also hope you like this one that I chose to paint, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. And the process, even with some small problems, also felt pretty smooth!

Here are the download links for the rewards for this illustration so you can check out the process if you want:
WIP images
Short time lapse video
Long time lapse video
PSD files  

The reason I chose to finish this specific sketch was because it lent itself well to testing the transition from the new sketching method to painting the full illustration without having too many other complex challenges for me that would affect my impression of the process. A good base line so to speak. The process did turn out about as well as I had hoped, avoiding a lot of the problems that have occurred in the past from having line art in the sketches that I would later paint over. Turns out if the end result doesn't have line art, it was an advantage for the sketch to also not have it. Who would have thought? :)

Speaking of line art, I have also wanted to try to do some drawings where line art is used a bit more intentionally, so I've included a drawing here that I did yesterday. A cute woman showing you her new tattoo. 👀
I have some hypotheses about line art, and also about less complex art, that have been living in my brain for the past couple of weeks. They're not fully formed opinions yet though, so I kinda wanna do more experiments and think about it some more before I feel like it's a good idea to share my specific thoughts about it. I'm just mentioning it now to indicate which direction my work might take over the next few illustrations. I hope I'll arrive at some smart conclusions, lol.

I also haven't forgotten the small tutorial about the Hard Light blending mode that I mentioned wanting to do by the way. It's still a work in progress. :)

Oh and I added a couple of Paintstorm brushes in the attachments I've enjoyed using lately. Probably very similar to past ones, but maybe you'll like them anyway.

Looking forward to making more art!

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Red

yeeeessssssss Demon AND elf love!? Heck yeah!! Fantastic work!

dave

banger

Ciarán M

Wow, this pinup is freaking incredible, not too surprising given how great the sketch was, you had a terrific foundation to work from 😸 I'll be interested to hear more about your conclusions after you've done more painting experiments and hear your continued thoughts on line art 😸 The new "doodle" is just wonderful! The colours are so vibrant, with the warm tones of her blonde hair, skin and the red parts of the outfit, contrasting with the greys, whites and snowy background. The pose is a tonne of fun too, I like how she leans her head, with her hair sweeping to the side, with her scarf billowing and curling around her, along with the snow, adding some motion to the piece. Her blue eyes are so striking and I like the extra blushing on her nose and cheeks, makes sense with how cold it must be... not that that's stopped her fun reveal 😉 Her ample, vibrant and warm breasts and stomach are framed so perfectly by the cool grey outfit and I love the shine and textures of her skin. All of the textures in fact are so nice. I just love the painterly feeling. Her hair is especially nice to me, with the striking contrast between light and shadow. Similarly, I love the scarf around her neck/chest and the touches of red tinting the shadows are really nice. But I should stop myself and focus on the main painting 😅 I know I've said something like this before but... my comment shouldn't be as obscenely long as usual since I have seen the sketch and commented on that. So I've already talked about the general lighting, the scene and the poses. Logically, I should just be able to focus on what's new... Logically, hopefully 😅😹 So unsurprisingly, the level of detail here is just amazing! I especially adore all of the purple plants, which do have a nice variety of colour and tones. The strange flower bulbs in the background are very cool with their juicy textures and blending of pink and blue tones. I really enjoy the bed of flowers that the characters are kneeling in, with a mix of pink and white ones in there too. I also like the clear contrast in tone, with one side of the flower bed in warm sunlight, while the other is under the shadows of the characters. The detail throughout the scene is gorgeous, with all of the various rocks with their own contrasting blue tones, as well as the swirling green water, with blends between light and dark. The two demons look fantastic with all of their new details. I love the colours of their skin, bold and rich red, with the brighter tones of a fiery, orange hue, while having subtle purple tones in the shadows. Suffice to say, they look incredibly vibrant and I adore the painterly textures of their skin too Focussing on the woman, simply because there is more of her here 😹 I really like what you've done with her facial features, she's more angular, even having forehead ridges that sweep down from her horns. It makes her look very distinct and uniquely demon-esque, a strong contrast to the softer features of the elf. It also means that her features have this strong sense of definition to them, sharply defined plane changes, as well as more painterly textures, all things that I adore 😻😻😻 Her body looks gorgeous and I so love the purple tones mixed into her shadows. Something I've found that I really enjoy is actually her calf, the plane changes there, the definition of the muscles, the pale purple tones, that whole area is just really appealing to me and very nicely painted 💜 And I like the teasing that comes with her pose, seeing the hint of her breast and just the shadows across her midsection/pelvis, makes her extra sensual, especially that light that cuts across the underside of her breast. And to praise it again, her expression is gorgeous and I just love the rendering of her face. I would definitely approve of seeing you paint this character again or even another like her. Maybe Luke could pay her a visit, or the nerdy elf... or both! 😹 (Also I enjoy that one strand of hair that meanders up and over one of her horns, such a nice detail) The elf lady has definitely received a lot of attention since the sketch, receiving some beautiful lingerie 🤍🤍🤍 The white was an excellent choice, contrasting with the dark/warm tones of the characters and surrounding shadows. The textures of the material are gorgeous too, very painterly with a lovely shine. I also like the mix of subtle blue/pink tones within them, making them vibrant and not simply a plain white. Speaking of which, her hair is so full of detail, so many strands rendered out and I really like how it's being tinted red by being near the demon. Her skin tones are so striking too, particularly across the breasts, with her main tone being tinted a warm orange, blending down into a purple shadow, even with hints of red mixed in in places. I really enjoy her right thigh too, mostly that dark, cool purple shadow, blending smoothly into a warm orange, with hints of pink bouncing up onto the undersides of the thigh. The design of her outfit is super sexy too. Thigh-highs that squish are always an excellent choice. I have a particularly fondness for long gloves and I definitely enjoy the midsection part. The way it frames her stomach is lovely and it is simply super hot how it parts around her naughty bits. I especially like that we can't actually see her lady parts fully, they're angled downwards, both exposed and hidden at the same time for a perfect tease. All while the white material frames and contrasts with them, further drawing our eye to that area 🥰 The added detail on her choker is terrific too and I especially like the blue, jewelled love heart. The glow and shine of the blue looks lovely and so striking against her skin. Likewise, her shining blue eyes are very attention-grabbing and contrast extra well with the blushing red tint of her nose. Also... I adore her nipples with those huge areolas 😻😻😻 And what a surprise, this comment is huge... 😅 Well, you did a fantastic job here. The sketch was already glorious and the additional detail here just takes it to a whole new level. As for your experiments and sketching, all I know is, if this is what they produce then you're on to a winner! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Townes

Awesome painting Calm! After you've finished your sketch and you've laid in the flat colors, how do you go about painting in the lights/darks for the hard light layer? Do you ever set the Hard Light layer to Normal just to see what's going on, or do you leave it on the whole time? Your color temperature is amazing.

budgames

I love her smile. So shinny

NthDgree

The lipstick mark on the shoulder is a nice touch. Sexy.

Sleepnir

Gorgeously messy, colorful, and vibrant as always! Though boy she got some wide shoulders and long neck going on. FF14 elves in a nutshell

calm
>>132530509

Thank you, Ciarán! You're very generous with your compliments as always. 😄 It is tempting to draw the demon girl again sometime, for sure! I like how she turned out looking a bit intimidating but friendly at the same time. It'd be fun to try to capture that again in a different setting.

calm
>>132565308

Recently I've been doing the sketches in a way where I jump back and forth a bit between painting the unlit colors and the lighting throughout the process. I start out with the unlit colors to block in the large shapes. (I could call them flat colors, but I feel like that implies they need to be flat areas of solid colors, which they don't need to be). Then, when I start adding the lighting, I often first fill the Hard Light layer with 50% grey and then start painting and blending darker colors onto the layer to create shadows. The color I choose is based on what color temperature I imagine the shadows will have in the scene, which depends on the ambient light in the environment I'm painting. For character illustrations without an environment I'll typically default to warm shadows, so I'll usually pick a dark red and go from there. Alternatively, like you'll see in some of the sketching videos I shared last month, you can fill the whole Hard Light layer with that darker shadow color, essentially putting the whole scene in shadow, and then painting in the light with a lighter color, usually close to 50% grey. As I go along I also paint in bounce light and stuff like that with different types of colors based on what the local colors and materials are like in the area. Generally speaking when I'm working on the lighting layers I reserve the colors with values lighter than the equivalent of 50% grey for specular highlights and glossy reflections, but they can also be used to intentionally over-expose areas for example. Edit: I should also mention that I set my color picker to pick colors only from the current layer when I work on the Hard Light layers. That helps me blend colors on there much more easily. And yes, I do sometimes switch the Hard Light layers to Normal to see what's going on. It can sometimes give a better sense of where something is off if I'm having issues. But it's not a step that's super important.

Townes
>>132565308

Oh wow, I had no idea you could change your color picker like that. Thanks so much!

calm
>>132565308

It's very handy! It's unfortunate that not all painting apps have that option (I wasn't able to find it in Procreate for example), but Paintstorm, Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint and Krita all have it. Those are all the ones I've checked, you might find it in other ones too.

jokermon

This is so damn good and I am so happy my patronage helps you make more of it.

calm
>>133575922

I'm glad you like it! And I'm happy to be able to make more of it.😄

TURBO NERD

Always appreciate the PSS brushes! I finally picked it up after our DMs, and I've been making the switch from Clip Studio. -- Aside from just appreciating the fantastic artwork, your longer time-lapses have been super helpful when it comes to learning the software, too. :) Cheers!

calm
>>137204792

Glad to hear it's been helpful! It's maybe funny that I've been making the opposite switch recently, from Paintstorm to CSP lol. Still just testing it though, to see if I can feel as comfortable in it as I have felt in Paintstorm. I might end up escaping back to Paintstorm eventually, we'll see. :)