I’ve done a bit more work on this since I posted it. I’ll post the updated version if/when I get it done, but I do think it will take some time.
When I eventually got around to starting I didn’t have enough time to do an accurate drawing, so I started with a very rough under-painting (about 50 minutes). I made a load of corrections to the drawing as I painted, but there’s still a lot of inaccuracy I’d like to improve. It took six hours to reach this stage.
There’s a lot more I can say about this, but I’ll leave it for an update.
@Mythmaker May I have your permission to post it on Krita-Artist’s Mastodon account? If yes, I will credit you with your K-A name unless you give me a different name. If you don’t want it posted there, that’s ok.
I love the painty style of this. I know that might sound a bit daft - but it’s something I would like to learn to do. I think I blend my stuff too much so everything is really smooth and you can’t see the strokes anymore. I like the fact that you can still see the textures and strokes on this.
What brush(es) did you use?
I confess I do struggle with the publicity because I know almost everything I post is rushed and feels like I’m not representing myself as well as I’d like.
I will give permission for you to post it though, thanks.
It doesn’t sound daft. I find I usually enjoy painterly art over smoother styles - perhaps because the texture helps us connect with the human behind the image. I also find more impressionistic images feel more alive somehow - there’s a sense of energy. Also allows space for the viewer to become more involved - because their brain has to work to fill in the gaps.
The underpainting was done with very simple brushes such as the Basic-1 (quickbrush engine). Then I spent about an hour going through a load of my own brushes trying to decide what to use for the main painting.
I ended up using one of the early lightness brushes I made a couple of years ago. It was one of many attempts to achieve something reminiscent of a Van Gough brush stroke. It’s actually a pixel-engine brush, so it’s doesn’t blend. It also moves as you paint - so it’s pretty much impossible to be neat and precise. I’d never painted anything with it before, but I tested it on the yellow wheel and liked how it looked. I also made a tilt variation while painting so I could had more control over stroke expression.
