"A Hopeless Dream Chaser"
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
Today’s drawing is the second iteration of the sword strike rough draft I uploaded previously. This time around I added the outlines of the armor, trying to figure out how it would sit on Guts.
Next update on this piece will be the line art.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
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
In order to continue to test out Krita I decided to do a study of Momochi using one of her photos from her digital photobook vol. 77. I was at first using a really scuffed reference photo until I remembered to search for a high quality version.
The oil brush is still not quite there yet but the blender tool is the best I’ve tried so far. I just wish I had the ability of using the sargent brush in Krita. I really miss it.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Still a bit rough but I am getting used to Krita. By this point I still hadn’t used my new edited brushes though. Practicing gives me a good excuse to paint Airi.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
Rough draft of Momochi. I have been tweaking my brush as I have been painting. It still isn’t quite there yet, but it is getting better. One thing I do prefer in Krita is the blender. It softens and merges the colors the best way out of all the art programs I’ve tried.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
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
This will be the background for Airi’s painting. I switched from Fire Alpaca to Krita.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
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
Here is another test with Krita, this time in black and white. I chose Airi as the subject. I found more brushes that emulate what I prefer so I hope it works out better once i add in color.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I’m currently trying to learn how to use Krita. This painting was done with nothing but the default brushes. None of them worked like the one’s in Corel Painter so it felt a bit uncomfortable. Luckily, I recently found brushes that work with my style.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
I wonder how long it has been waiting to be uploaded? I just had a full day of snowing yesterday so I think it’s appropriate to upload a Wintery painting before we enter Spring. It was weird painting with Krita from Corel Painter. But for a free program it’s awesome. After playing around with the settings though it felt a lot better. But I guess for my painting style I’m just too used to Corel.
I’m so glad Airi has been very successful once she went solo. It’s always great when a new song or acting project comes out. There are so many Airi paintings I hope to make.
Hasta la proxima,
-NUBE
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