Beowulf step by step

[Dan Milligan]

A few people have asked me to post a step by step to show the method in which I work… I wish I could say I have a formula and predetermined method but I have to admit most of it is done by the “seat of my pants’. More reactive than proactive. I work in Painter 8 with brushes I’ve customized to suit my liking. If I have one word of advice it would be, “let the application work for you” not the other way around. What I mean is try to work in a traditional frame of mind and make Painter or Photoshop or whatever meet YOUR requirements. I hope this is somewhat helpful. I feel a little embarrassed talking about my work this way. Oh well.
http://homepage.mac.com/danmilligan/.Pictures/concept04/workthru02.jpg http://homepage.mac.com/danmilligan/.Pictures/concept04/wulf05.jpg

Dan

[Wednesday]

Great stuff. Its nice to see how you work, thanks a bundle for taking the time to show your process :] . How long did you take on this piece btw?

[bRyaN]

Dan, you are one of my heroes on this site...

And no matter how much you slight yourself and your working process, which i think is stellar, you still produce awesome stuff....

[Valcon Jet]

Wonderful tutorial Dan:) No need to be embarrassed, you're skills speak for themselves, and you have my deepest thanks for posting this! Embarrassed or not, I learned quite a bit. Thanks,

VJ

[Skank]

thanks for posting this dan
you give me hope for my own "seat of my pants" method lol

i love the final piece you submitted for the T-dome, very inspiring!

[mos667]

That looks really great Dan. Always loved your stuff. Just wondering where I can pick up that brush you said you used.

[Diego]

Hey Dan,
Nice step by step....very helpful for me.
It’s great that you can share these with us.
Good luck and keep it up

-Diego

[J.Mac]

Mr. Milligan - This is great work!!! i like when people share there processes, ecspecially when the greats share :D i have a question for you, when you made new layers did you create them on top of the previous one or is the order in this particular step by step varied. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us :p

-Jesse

[heiesuke]

thanx a lot for this, as it will help me better utilize painter 8.

[Dan Milligan]

Glad everyone finds it useful. Thanks for the great compliments.

wednesday- about five hours on and off.

mos667- the brushes i refer to are all digital tools in Painter 8. Most I've costumized to suit my style.

J Mac- I don't have a set way of using layers. I use them when I need a certain feel to the paint. Sometimes that can be just one and on other pieces it can be several. In the end I flatten the image and paint into it.

Thanks again everyone
Dan

[Jaku]

Thanks a ton Dan for show your secrets. :D

[J.Mac]

Mr. Milligan - thanks, i am just not sure on how to use the layers effectively in Painter7. it just comes down to playing around and seeing what works :D

-Jesse

[N D Hill]

This is great! I always love it when artists share their techniques.

[NewAgeSamurai]

welp....thats insane.... nice job man *thumbs up*

[dadamafia]

awesome tutorial. im lovin it.

[oICEMANo]

Wow this is amazing. Thanks for the tut!
(and thanks to Scubasteve for directing me here!)

[jcdlr]

Thanks for the tutorial Dan. It's greatly appreciated for new comers to painter like myself.

I think this thread answers my questions from the other on " Worker " hehe.
Thanks again mate!

Jean Claude De La Ronde,
Freelance Illustrator
Montreal, Quebec

[jt4470]

Wow, looks awesome, I'll have to try it out. Thanks for making this!