We’re finally at fall, so to commemorate this is the first fall painting this year.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Fall Leaf 2026
Beach waves and sparkles background
I’ve been slacking a bit… Kinda hard to concentrate with everything that is going on…
This will be the background to a future piece that I hope to finish soon. I’ll upload the line art for it next week. As for this background I wanted to work with the shallow part of the beach which will include the way things look underwater. It was definitely a bit tough to get the idea, but I think I have it mostly there. Perhaps I’ll change things in the upcoming days but in the end the subject will be the focus so who knows how that will change things, or not.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Puddle Background
I have some other paintings that are not ready yet so I decided to do a study for today’s painting. This time a puddle after a rain storm. I struggled a bit with this one. There are translucent areas but there are also areas that have reflections. On top of that there are a lot of pebbles and other organic branches and leaves. It wasn’t quite working at the beginning but as I kept adding details it all came together.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Ground Rain Drops Background
I’ve worked with some reflective ground surfaces before, but this time I wanted to do one where you could see the ripples and the reflections. It would be cool to try and paint in the reflection of someone instead of the actual character, well except the shoes.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Thunderstorm
This time around I wanted to play with lighting after deciding to paint a thunderstorm. Looking through Pinterest I found a good gif reference that I could use to learn from.
As I was painting, the colors didn’t really pop out the way I wanted. When I finished I decided to play around with the levels that revealed what I was aiming for. Going for darker colors and more saturation on the blues was what was missing.
Next time I will hopefully be able to do it without having to edit the levels.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Clouded Grassland Background
It’s strange going back to Corel Painter. One of the things that Corel Painter just can’t do as well as Krita is the blender. But being able to work with only one brush is amazing.
This background will be for a future piece. I wonder if any of you know what scene I’m depicting. I’m currently re-reading the series so I can have a better experience with the newer chapters.
I’m still not too conviced with the clouds so I might retouch them at a later date. Currently I’m working on the subjects, there are a couple of them so it’s taking a while for the rough drafts.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Sprite Lightning background
This year I learned about lightning sprites and found them to be quite pretty and surreal. It also reminds me a lot about Evangelion. Don’t know what I will do with this, perhaps nothing but practice. We’ll see.
Today I was working with the pen and tablet settings and things seem to be working much better now. I should have installed the XP drivers a while ago. Playing with the pressure and opacity seems to be more responsive in the way I have been craving. I’ll have to try out more scenes and subjects. It’s taking me a while but Krita is pretty good. I just have to approach things a bit differently.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Beach with Waves Background
This will be the background for a RE:do of a past painting that I did years ago.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Grass Under the Tree Background
This background will be for a RE:do of an old painting I was unsatisfied with. Background still needs some work but the main idea is now there.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Sunset Beach Background Krita
I guess I had lost the brush that I remembered trying out weeks ago. This one isn’t lagging like the other smeary brush. I ended up editing the brush a bit and removed the texture it was using. I’ll be modifying it as I use it throughout the year. Next test is when I paint the main subject.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Flowering Trees Background
This will be the background for Airi’s painting. I switched from Fire Alpaca to Krita.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Krita Test 3
Another test using Krita, this time with color again. There’s this blending brush that I downloaded that works really well. Just a shame I can’t do it all with just one brush. But I guess if I just add the brushes I use to my favorites it shouldn’t take that much longer than with Corel Painter. The current smeary brushes don’t quite act like I want though, plus it stutters when I paint in the usual large canvas of 9,000px.
Some brushes act like I would expect and others either don’t or lag at the size I need it. Luckily I can make my own brushes so it will take some time to adjust to my style.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
