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Process & Brushes & Thoughts

Added 2019-06-30 09:01:08 +0000 UTC

Bad news, during the past week I got stuck and could not finish the work this month. But before the month ends I still want to share the process and thoughts so far. Instead of typing poorly written English, guessing it's better to directly show images with instructions:
各位...!先上個壞消息，上一回張貼的作品在後續步驟果不其然地卡住了，本來想重畫一張插畫但來不及在月底前完成。總之在本月結束前還是要上來交個作業Orz

So here is the process:
以下是分解成八個步驟的過程(大圖可從附件下載)The painting method is mentioned in the previous post. To understand it visually, here is a GIF process of 20 frames, each frame shows a new layer with 70~90% opacities created above, you can download the gif from attachment or see it on imgur. (Sorry Patreon seems doesn't support gifs!)
至於作畫方式在上一po有提到，為了讓各位更直覺瞭解過程，這邊另外做了個分解成20步的GIF動畫，每一幀都代表新開了不透明度在70~90趴的圖層，可從附件下載或在imgur上瀏覽(Patreon看似不支援GIF不好意思)

You can also download the brushes I used from attachment:
本張作業使用到的筆刷包，可從附件下載

P.S. The additional pack is older and optional brushes which you can find the instructions in this post.
註：附件另外提供舊的筆刷包(選擇性)，使用說明可在之前的文章查看。

Here is the instruction about how I use those brushes:
以下是筆刷使用介紹：

And let's talk about the obstacle which blocked me from finishing this work: The initial sketch is too rough. I probably can go further on rendering his head, but the composition and his body is not well designed. If I carefully make a defined sketch first, it conflicts with the rendering. How to start the work seems much important and I'm still on the trial of finding the way.
至於為啥畫到後面會卡住？簡單來說就是一開始的草稿太草了，其實也是因為一開始是幾乎不抱期望地隨機塗鴉，結果沒想到可以摸出一張畫，但造型和構圖的考量畢竟太少。目前最兩難的步驟大概就是該如何起稿，要嘛畫得太粗略到後面開始後悔，要嘛畫精細點、但一上灰階就發現整個草稿要大改。

Here is a comparision of Dante's portraits during 2018-2019 June:
以下是去年六月至今的蛋丁頭像練習：Now I am facing a tough choice...it seems I am, somehow, still approaching to the goal I'm seeking: the balance between rendering and freedom to design forms. But the improvement is slow and I've been constantly risking losing supporters. I'm not sure if it is smart to give this journey another month. If I stop here, the chance to fullfill the dream of making an illustration artbook will be even smaller. (But instead, I can make more doujins)
可能會有人覺得沒進步啦，但我個人覺得自己有慢慢往想走的方向在前進，只是前進的速度很緩慢，再一直這樣嘗試下去我的支持者可能都會跑光光Orz目前非常困擾究竟該不該再給這條路一個月的時間繼續全心衝刺，還是該換個跑道，往後這條路就慢慢摸索(不過全力衝刺都已經走很慢了，慢下來之後的終點大概會遙不可及)。

My mind is a bit worn out at this point, but whenever I pick up a pen, the dreams about finishing a work that I can be proud of arise. I guess I'll take a small break and continue to go on the trial in July.
個人目前心情大概是心灰意冷but每次拿起筆就又會開始夢想著哪天就能畫出理想的光影，然後就忍不住繼續試下去。接下來在七月，我恐怕會再給這條路一個月...不過在這之前實在很想出門放風一下(順帶一提叭子現在每個月都會上山健走)

Feel free to DM , emial, or comment if you want a refund for May/June support, since there are not much rewards during these months😔 And I can't thank you enough if you choose to stay!
是說本專頁在五至六月並沒有提供足夠的獎勵，若有朋友需要退款，可以私訊、留言或email我噢！