So I randomly found a video on YouTube by Wesley Gardner where he talks about a way of doing master studies which he learnt at art school, which was rather than copying a painting itself, you take the painting and paint in a sphere, trying to make it look as natural as possible. It sounded like a really fun exercise, so I gave it a go!
I took a random painting from one of my favourite artists, and this was the result.
Result? okay, I guess? I’m still not very good at spheres to begin with, but this was definitely a really fun exercise, and I’ll be doing more. It also might be interesting to try different 3D shapes other than spheres.
First I was like “no way you painted this in 25 minutes” and then I read again and realized what it was actually about x3.
I believe it is a really good exercise! I used to do similar things when I tried to learn different manga artist styles. I drew my characters in existing comic panels and tried to make it look like they belong there, it really helped understanding what defines different artist’s styles, and improve my own.
@anemone1231 You need to give credit to the original artist (even if they are dead and their work is out of copyright) then provide a link to where you downloaded the image from.
This is required in accordance with the Code of Conduct: FAQ - Krita Artists
8. Post Only Your Own Stuff
You may not post anything that belongs to someone else without permission. The exception is reference images, in which case every attempt should be made to credit the artist or photographer by name.In all cases a link to the image owner’s website must be included.
