Painting in wide range values is hard. Too hard.
Added 2018-07-18 08:46:20 +0000 UTCTitle is the new lesson I learned. Getting stuck at this messy stage, and I can only call it a...a sketch. It should be easier if I just re-draw a more defined sketch and repaint from start. But this method might be good for doing sketches of bigger project including strong light source and complex forms (so at least I can have a better idea to design the light and composition). I'm currently doing another practice, and trying to get more control on the value range. (Will post them soon)
Days ago I posted an earlier version of this painting on twitter, and this is it:
Also last week I mentioned a PS brush pack from Ruan Jia. In case you have no idea what purpose those brushes are for, here's a list showing how I sort most of the brushes I find on the internet:
- Basic brushes, for dealing with small shapes, creating forms, finalization
- Toning brushes, for softening edges and creating very subtle values
- Stamp brushes, for adding textures
Tips: Don't smudge too often, use brushes to add values as best as you can; only use smudge tool when necessary.
P.S. Some of the Stamp brushes could be used as smudge tools but I'm not 100% sure. (Basically I barely use them)
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一開始沒好好規畫灰度的範圍，很大膽地從黑畫到白(這好像叫明暗法)，結果是真的很難畫。雖然說這種劇場感光線很立體很吸睛啦但對目前的我來說太難控制了orz所以這張目前嘛頂多就只能拿來當...當草稿用吧，哪天我終於和灰度熟起來以後搞不好就有能力回來完成它了。
幾天前我有丟張比較早階段的WIP在twitter: (圖已經貼在上面)
話說上週我在某PO裡提到阮佳的筆刷包，假如不曉得怎麼使用這些筆刷，這邊提供一個分類法供各位參考，基本上我會把網路下載到的大多數筆刷包都做這樣的分類：
- 基本筆刷：細化、刻硬邊、堆結構
- 調子筆刷：柔化、推調子(灰度)
- 打印筆刷：上材質
還有其他奇奇怪怪用途的筆刷(毛皮、特效等)就不特別提了。某些打印筆刷可能是拿來當塗抹工具用的...不過我沒法子肯定，但我也幾乎沒在用這類筆刷。
提醒：不用過度使用塗抹工具，因為塗抹工具很容易把一些精細的塊面或灰度變化破壞掉。盡量使用筆刷來推調子和結構，只在必要的時候才使用塗抹工具。
Comments
in any case, i love how the picture looks!
2018-07-20 00:33:06 +0000 UTCHard or not, stuck or not, I do like what you came up with.
K T
2018-07-19 20:18:50 +0000 UTCYap I've tried that before but I didn't get the structure right in simple values. I guess I was doing something wrong. Yesterday I started doing a sketch using construction lines first, and added about just two values on it to find the forms. It'll take me about another 2-3 days to know if it works for me. And thanks for the advice!
2018-07-19 03:24:10 +0000 UTCWhat I notice from pros, esp in environment design, is they’ll block out two or three values really clearly to get that structure down and then they’ll bring in all those extra values. Lots of references on ArtStation XD regardless, I still really enjoy this piece and the loose feel.
Jess Lackey
2018-07-18 16:13:12 +0000 UTC
