Sometimes A Piece Misses The Mark (Patreon)

Hey, skittles!  Just wanted to walk y'all through this Storm piece, based on Russell Dauterman's GORGE new design.  I didn't have much of a game plan going in to it - I wanted to be confident and just attack the paper.  Often, that leads to very exciting mark making and organic results.  Sometimes, the painting goes off the rails and I end up with something that I find to be unsuccessful.

Once I started with Storm's skin, the blending of the pigments didn't go my way, and I suddenly became very tentative that I'd be able to render the rest of the lighting the way I wanted to.  I decided to push on, stay confident, and wherever the piece ended up is where the piece ended up.  I think it's good to share when a piece "fails" too!  I learned that I do like having a game plan these days.  I like planning out the colors and lighting and having that as a guide for when I go to paint (color studies are done in Procreate, usually).  I will finish this piece, though.  I'm going to scan it and finish it off in Procreate.  Fix the areas that need fixing and give it a final layer of finesse.  The digital icing is coming!