# Curly, 10-24

**URL:** <https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018>\
**Category:** Finished Artworks\
**Tags:** featured, painting, portrait\
**Created:** [October 11, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018 "2024-10-11T14:12:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Celes](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/celes/32/135126_2.png) [@Celes](https://krita-artists.org/u/Celes)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/1 "2024-10-11T14:12:00Z")

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Newish portrait, private commission.

Nothing noteworthy about this one - pretty standard impressionism flavored color palette and no experimenting with new brushes - except that I _really_ like to paint curly and natural hair. I could do that every day for the rest of my life. 😄

 ![curlyhair 10-2024](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/e/4/e4f6cb690b12317389c9bb87279f636e2cf8097b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![CrazyCatBird](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/crazycatbird/32/26371_2.png) [@CrazyCatBird](https://krita-artists.org/u/CrazyCatBird)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/2 "2024-10-11T16:57:59Z")

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Wow! Amazing work!

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**Author:** ![Celes](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/celes/32/135126_2.png) [@Celes](https://krita-artists.org/u/Celes)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/3 "2024-10-12T00:16:50Z")

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Thanks!

Krita has made my workflow so much more comfortable it became far easier to hit the quality sweet spot. I still can’t believe the techniques I can do with it without breaking a sweat. 🥹

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**Author:** ![kacart](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/kacart/32/231582_2.png) [@kacart](https://krita-artists.org/u/kacart)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/4 "2024-10-12T01:22:46Z")

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Wonderful!

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**Author:** ![MangooSalade](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/mangoosalade/32/93003_2.png) [@MangooSalade](https://krita-artists.org/u/MangooSalade)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/5 "2024-10-12T04:28:10Z")

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This looks great! I particularly like the way the front lock of hair stands out in front, and makes the whole lot look more 3D.

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**Author:** ![kacart](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/kacart/32/231582_2.png) [@kacart](https://krita-artists.org/u/kacart)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 10:07am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/6 "2024-10-12T10:07:27Z")

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Yep! That’s the trick! 🙂  
Mike Sibley calls this sort of thing ‘status stalks’ (when drawing grass, branches, hair, etc)

“Having defined the main stalks (I call them “status” stalks - they’re food for the brain)”

Mentioned on this tutorial on negative drawing - [DRAWING GRASS (Negative Drawing techniques)at MIKE SIBLEY FINE ART](https://sibleyfineart.com/tutorial--draw-grass.htm)

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**Author:** ![Celes](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/celes/32/135126_2.png) [@Celes](https://krita-artists.org/u/Celes)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/7 "2024-10-13T12:28:26Z")

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> [@kacart](#):
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> Yep! That’s the trick! 🙂  
> Mike Sibley calls this sort of thing ‘status stalks’ (when drawing grass, branches, hair, etc)
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> “Having defined the main stalks (I call them “status” stalks - they’re food for the brain)”
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> Mentioned on this tutorial on negative drawing - [DRAWING GRASS (Negative Drawing techniques)at MIKE SIBLEY FINE ART](https://sibleyfineart.com/tutorial--draw-grass.htm)

So _that’s_ what it’s called!

I have no academic training and most I know comes from staring intensely at things and giving them silly names like “protagonist (hair) locks”. Knowing terminology is very useful to research techniques and phenomena.

I’m also allergic to tutorials. I really like the ones that only exist to explain a concept, but most are akin to a cake recipe showing how to recreate exactly one specific image - while I’m more interested on the _why_ a technique is being employed. I don’t have the patience to sit through a video that can be explained in half a dozen paragraphs and a couple of images, so that page hits the sweet spot of usefulness for me. Thanks for sharing!

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**Author:** ![pjv](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/pjv/32/108600_2.png) [@pjv](https://krita-artists.org/u/pjv)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/8 "2024-10-13T12:34:01Z")

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Wow!! Amazing work! Really beautiful.

Thanks @kacart for the link shared.

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**Author:** ![Krif](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@Krif](https://krita-artists.org/u/Krif)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/9 "2024-10-15T03:15:00Z")

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thats an amanzing painting! i love testing new brushes too but staying with the regulars is really does bring a lot of satisfaction! care to share your favorites?

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**Author:** ![Celes](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/celes/32/135126_2.png) [@Celes](https://krita-artists.org/u/Celes)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/10 "2024-10-15T12:46:31Z")

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Tricky question because I’m constantly trying out new things. 😅

I’m not attached to any tool or approach, and while the general way I work remains the same it’s very likely my most used brushes will have shifted by next month when I come across something more comfortable. I have more like brushes I use to fulfill roles instead of specific fav brushes that make or break an artwork.

So, for this one I’ve used a lot “b) Airbrush Soft” contained in freehand selections, a couple of details made with a rake brush from the Bugs Craftsman modified for opacity, one or two from Memileo’s impasto brushes to blend and create interesting edges. I also use the round Basic Flow brushes, but not nearly as much as I did in the past, it’s usually when I need to tone down some muddiness and I’m struggling to get good results with the airbrush.

My most used brushes for the underlying sketch phase are very different. I used a few home-made pencil-like brushes here but I’m already replacing them with SK2 pencil brushes. I’ve been also using more of an airbrush-like pencil from this set instead of the regular airbrush because of the texture. My sketches are loose and use colors ASAP because I’m not a lines person, I’m a forms person.

This is not an accurate representation of the amount of impasto I use normally (I was experimenting), but it gives you an idea of how I approach things. My brain works better when I use a loose brush for the lines and something with grittiness for the initial color - impasto or charcoal or pencil like.

![impasto_fish__WIP_600](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/d/e/debcdb611d12600e662fbf8ec33f514109d6fddd.gif)

I don’t strictly delimit regions, just clean up what needs to be sharper later. Color blending is bounced light for free. 😄

Sometimes I’ll do intermediate steps with helper colorful sketches and sharp light planning for something I find trickier like folded fabrics.

 ![fabric_folding](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/8/6/863b82c267e4c447e94283ccb6be0f6766b9185a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![sooz](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/sooz/32/93244_2.png) [@sooz](https://krita-artists.org/u/sooz)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/11 "2024-11-14T18:15:04Z")

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Congratulations! Your artwork has been inducted into the featured artwork gallery row.

May I have your permission to post this artwork on Krita’s social accounts and on [Krita.org](http://Krita.org)? If yes, I will credit your K-A user name (or a different name that you specify). If no, no problem.

Please type @sooz in your reply so I get pinged.

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**Author:** ![okuma\_10](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/okuma_10/32/5651_2.png) [@okuma\_10](https://krita-artists.org/u/okuma_10)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/12 "2024-11-15T07:58:11Z")

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Man I so love your style. It’s real joy to watch. It has that really nice sweet spot between digital and traditional that I like.

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**Author:** ![Celes](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/celes/32/135126_2.png) [@Celes](https://krita-artists.org/u/Celes)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/13 "2024-11-15T15:14:42Z")

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@sooz Thanks! Sure, but can it only be Mastodon and [krita.org](http://krita.org)? I don’t agree with the terms of the other services.

You can credit it to [Camila Brun (@camilabrun@mastodon.art) - Mastodon.ART](https://mastodon.art/@camilabrun)

> [@okuma\_10](#):
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> Man I so love your style. It’s real joy to watch. It has that really nice sweet spot between digital and traditional that I like.

That’s great to hear! I _do_ actively try to avoid the clinical look digital can have while keeping the perks of the medium.

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**Author:** ![MikeWazowski](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/mikewazowski/32/4960_2.png) [@MikeWazowski](https://krita-artists.org/u/MikeWazowski)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/14 "2024-11-15T21:36:13Z")

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very very amazing work!!!

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**Author:** ![okuma\_10](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/okuma_10/32/5651_2.png) [@okuma\_10](https://krita-artists.org/u/okuma_10)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/15 "2024-11-16T07:13:39Z")

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@Celes , I saw in your Mastadon page that you are using some key-remapper software for Linux? Are you happy with it. I want to move to Linux, have a distro installed and setup but I’m using reWASD for hotkey remapping , but they don’t have Linux support.

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**Author:** ![Celes](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/celes/32/135126_2.png) [@Celes](https://krita-artists.org/u/Celes)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/16 "2024-11-16T13:21:08Z")

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> [@MikeWazowski](#):
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> very very amazing work!!!

Thank you! 😄

> [@okuma\_10](#):
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> @Celes , I saw in your Mastadon page that you are using some key-remapper software for Linux? Are you happy with it. I want to move to Linux, have a distro installed and setup but I’m using reWASD for hotkey remapping , but they don’t have Linux support.

I’m using [Input Remapper](https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper).

Got the suggestion here at KA and it turned out to be a gem. You can remap multiple clicks and long clicks, and it’s very stable, I’ve been using it for months and didn’t have it crash on me or randomly deactivate yet, a feat even the very stable tablet driver itself didn’t achieve.

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**Author:** ![sooz](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/sooz/32/93244_2.png) [@sooz](https://krita-artists.org/u/sooz)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/17 "2024-11-17T21:30:58Z")

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Hi @Celes - Thanks for permission to post on Mastodon and [krita.org](http://krita.org) and thank you for being specific. We don’t want to post artwork anywhere the artist objects to.

[Mastodon.art](https://mastodon.art/deck/@krita_artists/113500417298383305)

It will appear on the Krita website when the next K-A monthly update is posted there.

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**Author:** ![rafillus](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/rafillus/32/124850_2.png) [@rafillus](https://krita-artists.org/u/rafillus)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/18 "2024-11-18T06:13:03Z")

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this is really beautiful ! Even though you think it is nothing special.

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**Author:** ![BrokenInteligence](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/brokeninteligence/32/90175_2.png) [@BrokenInteligence](https://krita-artists.org/u/BrokenInteligence)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/19 "2024-11-18T13:10:37Z")

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Incredible!

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**Author:** ![N0vembur](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/n0vembur/32/128636_2.png) [@N0vembur](https://krita-artists.org/u/N0vembur)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/curly-10-24/104018/20 "2025-01-03T21:49:27Z")

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this looks soo pretty!! theres so much detail especially in the hair which makes sense since you did state you like to paint curly hair 💫