Digital Disastors

[Lightmode108]

Im 17 and four months ago i made a goal to draw at least three hours a day. So far im staying consistent but the thing is when you dont have eyes pointing out just how retarded some of your artwork ends up being, its hard to keep from getting lazy. In this fifth month though im going to focus primarily on digital becase frankly, i have copious amounts of noobness. So yea hope you enjoy i plan on updating with at least two paintings a day. Crits and comments greatly appreciated.

[stormrider85]

good to see you want to push yourself, remember when you start digital painting the soft bursh in photoshop is not your friend, it makes everything look blotchy and muddy, its better to learn to used the basic hard round brush with pressure sensitivity on opacity.

try it!

[Chermilla]

Hi there,

Nice start so far. I agree with stormrider85 on the PhotoShop soft brush comment. It's best to stear clear especially when creating the 'outlines' for your work, perhaps stick to the softer brushes when shading in shadows and highlights. Also sometimes your colours are looking way to 'harsh'. Are you mainly using the colours provided in the pallette? Try using those and then tweaking the colours by adjusting the sliders so that you get a much wider colour palette going on. Try to stay away from 100% opacity too and use softer and lighter colours that have some translucency to them. :)

C

[Lightmode108]

yea i did others other paintings today but this was the only one worth posting.

i tried both using less gaudy colors as well as strickly hardbrush with only modifications to opacity and i think i like ti alot better


like you guys said it does make the object look less muddy thanks for the important tip really aprreaciate =D

[Lightmode108]

just posting for the day

updating cow and trying an environ ment cause isuck at them


pretty happy about the boxer i can really feel how hard brush molds the shape of what you are drawing. idk crits would be snazzy

[Diarum]

on that overly buff boxer the gloves don't look right, thumbs are pointing out?

[Diarum]

a jr nice lol I'm a senior. Thanks for the crit I will say its hard to get the muscles right in 60 secs lol. 3 hours a day is a crazy amount of time but really its not, just seems like it. I try and do the most I can weather(wrong spelling I know) it 7 hours on this day or 10 minutes on that day. Hope to see some more from your stuff is good, if you wanted to you could probably pick up a freelance job if you wanted to lol :D. Any who Happy Trails

[jackpot_anjr90]

Hey man, you've got a good start! My suggestion would be to do a lot of anatomy studies to help you understand the figure better. Do CRAZY AMOUNTS of it too. You'll definitely see progression in your work in no time if you do this :)

[Lightmode108]

todays work

update of the boxer just coloring in,

haha painting of my friend albert hahah that was fun
and some body paintings shoulda spent more time on that.... yea ill be doing more of those studies

[ModestMouse]

thanks for stopping by, nice use of colors, nice anatomy, keep up the good work, keep drawing, never stop drawing : D

[Lightmode108]

yup just getting some anatomy done and then some

[Chermilla]

Good to see you drawing some anatomy, keep doing this as much as possible! You can finds tons of nice references either online or at the libary - also Amazon have some great books available that aren't too expensive if you want to buy some!

I'm liking the Octopus under the ocean painting you've done. It would be nice to see you 'layer' this up even more. The lighting looks good on it so far. It's good that you're using the harder brushes more now but some of these paintings still look rather, 'fuzzy'.

I guess the only way I can describe it is that they look like my paintings before I've added a load more layers on top to build up detail in the image. This is what you need to start doing now. I would take one of your paintings that you have enjoyed working on and put some proper time into getting it looking a nice as possible. :)

The more layers you add, the more feeling and depth to the piece you will create. To create nice details try zooming in on certain areas of the drawing and using smaller and finer tipped brushes. Then when you zoom back out you will see what a difference it makes!

Good luck and keep drawing.

C

[Lightmode108]

did a didgital and some anatomys.

yea chermilla your tips are like honey to my ears.on the digital painting i tried to take my time and be more precice and it turned out better than i thought it would. thanks a bunch

[Lightmode108]

yea getting time in yo.

anyone know what in the world flow does because i dont know wat it does.

And also how do you change the name of your thread?

[Lightmode108]

todays post just getting some gesture/anatomy work and a dragon thingy =D

[Lightmode108]

just getting mo time in yo

[Diarum]

Your stuff is sweet lol, only thing I would say is work on your faces, because they aren't as good as your bodies. also it would be nice to see people that don't look like they hit the gym for like 5 hours a day lol. Try more slender people :D

[Diarum]

my friends don't really do fun things its more like we bring the fun to us. So really we could have a good time just talking for like 5 hours and it would be fun every second of that time. or we go out and look for stuff around where we live that we haven't seen because, hidden places lol

[Lightmode108]

today

working on female faces and messing around in photoshop

btw the guy is kinda half archer/ ninja half space dude causei was too lazy to draw too different bodies lol I NEED TO EXPAND MY ARMOR ARSENAL thats what i want to work on next =D

[Lightmode108]

i meant to post this last night but i fell asleep

working on using reference and color picking

[Lightmode108]

just getting some paintings in you

[Lightmode108]

paintings that ive been doing recently.
beaches+ friends came before drawing i must say but im getting back on schedule =D anyone else have a good break?

[FourTonMantis]

Those environment paintings are great! Definitely work more from reference. It may be best for you to concentrate on traditional work before really moving into digital, especially when it comes to anatomy.

[Lightmode108]

two environments

[Lightmode108]

todays yea had more stuff = too lazy to post it =D enjoy

[Lightmode108]

eh somg work ive been doing


yesterday was my 6 month mark of drawing instensly. ive been staying pretty consistent and im deff going to go for the year mark. =D cant find my camera to upload my other sketches =P

[Diarum]

Hey dude,thought I would stop by, your environment are pretty awesome. I just started doing still life with digital, not sure how they are coming though(I think they are ok) Grats on the 6 month mark real dedication going on. So yea I think that is about all I really have to say other then keep it up

[clifFroth]

Nice work so far. Your faces still need more work, it is obvious you are more comfortable with the body. Earlier someone suggested taking a piece and really polishing it and I agree with that. Photoshop has a great feature where you can open up a second window to mirror the working one so when zoomed in you can still have a small version so you can see the results from far away. Sort of like the navigator but better because you can paint on the second version as well.

Your enviros are coming along nicely.

[Lightmode108]

recento

yea just gettting more work in

haha i did the communism one just for kicks going to show that one to my history teacher =D

going to get some face studies in today ill upload later


thanks for the critiques i really appreaciate it

[Pigeonkill]

A lot of digital work here. My few suggestions is to do some quick studies from life as well and to tighten up your brush strokes on areas you want to viewers to focus on. Right now the painting have almost equal edges and strokes, but it might be just style. Keep going!

[ModestMouse]

hahahaha perfect expression on the lion

[Lightmode108]

some facial studies


gahhh i need to doo soooo many more of these

and actually critique them and stop doing noobsor mistakes


my sketchbook is soooo lame its like im talking to myself ahha

[Lightmode108]

yea just putting more time into my work so it looks better

i dont see why i rush so much i dont gain when i make crap =D

[Lightmode108]

some faces

im seeing the correlation between time spent and quality
who would have thought right =D

[Lightmode108]

more reference sketches

im enjoying these alot anyone have any tips for getting "likeness" of the person you drawing so that it actually looks like them.

[Lightmode108]

yea update i hate studying for ap history =(

[Diarum]

Hey dude, Lookin good in here. I like a lot of your imagination stuff. lol is that Jesus? The head thing on the first post pic #1 looks sweet like a guy in a banana mixed in a pokemon or something lol. You SB isn't lame lol have you seen mine? now thats lame lol I should link you my old SB, now that was lame. Get people to come to my sb and post is a bitch (lol) because its nothing but studies and lol like the first 3 pages is like EVERYTHING that I did lmao. All of your guys still look like they work out 24/7 lol and they are all bare chested (for the most part.) Your faces could use work. I feel like a hypocrite telling people stuff like that because I have to work on that stuff too >.< lol.

[Lightmode108]

updates some studies and some of the stuff i enjoy drawing

finished my ap test no more studying although i have my english final =(

[Lightmode108]

updato

[Lightmode108]

self portrait and jesus =D i think im a little too yellow though i need to work on color picking better

[Lightmode108]

one is my sister and one is a celebrity who i will not name because it doesnt look like her at all =( maybe once i get better youll start being able to recognize

[Lightmode108]

yea some portraits of my friends and an orc.... trying to take more time on them each is like about two hours and i can really see how much that time makes it look alot better

[zou]

do lines , lines, lines

[Lightmode108]

mores more stufff

[DSmith]

Hello!
Looking good here,I can see the improvement!I really like the digital enviros,the anatomy could use some more work,I suggest doing some Bridgman studies,he is the Man!
My favourite is the city with the river at night,you've captured the lights realy well.
I have one tip to get people's likenesses:observe and measure.First you'll have to measure with pencil or whatever,but then your eye will get used to measuring distances(I am still no good at this while doing portraits,but I am quite accurate with measuring real life objects with my eye...I guess it comes with practice).
So nice job,I'll be watching you,keep it up!

P.S.:I am a noob,so don't take these tips too seriously!:P

[Lightmode108]

two i did recently =D admiral akbar and i used dave rapozas pic as reference on the second one

[Lightmode108]

a friend for more practice on faces. and i did another alien without reference to see if i learned anything from my last one. its really about knowing where the light works nnn stuff.

[Lightmode108]

yea more stuff hope you like =D

[Lightmode108]

today

[DSmith]

Hey there!
These last ones are looking great!
However,I think I see a problem:You should use bigger brushes,that way the rendering will look cleaner.(I think that should help,try it)
Keep going,I'll check you next week!

[BluezAce]

I really love your creativity and imagination!!! That's something I'm lacking I think >,<

Not to say that your studies are not good or something like that, but I think that I've read a CA's "expert" said that doing traditional study will improve our study better than digital. I don't sure why, but maybe you can check about this on "Back to Basic" thread on CA (just search it... :))

Well... afterall, keep drawing! :D

[bubumo]

I love your style and your fantasy!!! nice jobs!!!

[Lightmode108]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKTUmM7xnas&feature=player_embedded


i made a movie with a bunch of my work for youtube hope peoplez like it


and my last digital ninja chick

[FourTonMantis]

Getting better by the post!

[Lightmode108]

some stuff ive been doing



thanks for the support everyone =D

[Lightmode108]

Moarrrrrrrrrrrr

[Jatari]

wow your work is really showing a lot of progress! If you haven't done so I suggest downloading the Loomis PDF file (if you google you will find it) This will help you gain a better understanding of the human figure. I am particularly excited when I see your Admiral Ackbar portrait!

Keep going and don't stop, don't forget to work traditionally too...even if they are 15 minute sketches because those skills will transfer over to the digital realm.

[Lightmode108]

updatooooooo

[T-manxx1]

Hey lightmodel. i'm pretty sure you know how i am. Sooo... there to many praiseful comments on here. Soooo... Your artwork sucks. Keep working at it and mabye you'll get good. Aight well have a good one. LATE :anime: hehehe :) <----- anime guy :O

[DSmith]

@T-manxx1:That was a bit harsh,wasn't it?You've got no artwork to show to us whatsoever,create a sketchbook and show us what you've got...It's good to be honest but I think you went a bit over the top there.

@Lightmode108:I personally don't think your artwork sucks,you're showing a lot of improvement,I'm sure you'll be kicking ass in a year or two!So keep it up,draw,draw,draw!

Cheers!

[Lightmode108]

more stuff the soldier guy is from this class im taking at the pasadena art center for high schoolers called saturday high. im not entirely sure but were just designing like watever we want... so i stuck with the genre i like the most- science fiction. i need to get better ideas i feel like im doing the same crap over and over.

[Forrest_I]

Sup Lightmode, I'm jealous of your digital art and your character designs. I always suck at armor designs and faces, you're much better at faces. But, I'm not gonna go on about how much better you are, I'm just gonna say this. You're showing improvement, and I'm sure if you keep it up, you'll be a good artist some day :)

[Lightmode108]

here are some sketches for my class doing a science fiction type thingy and i was expirenementing on different designs =D

[Eddieee]

Hey miles, the character variations are legit :D I like the anatomy in that last guy, especially his bionic arm. The sketches are nice and detailed without getting obsessive like that Matrix guy ;)

[Ivan Turcin]

you are already doing a lots of stuff from imagination, which is good. But, I would also suggest you to do more studies of human figure and anatomy. Good exercise is copying what others did - preferably someone who's work you admire. Keep it going, so far so good.

[DSmith]

Hey there!
Really nice updates,the rendering is getting better!One crit:It seems like you render human flesh with more or less the same color,you only change it to a lighter or darker shade.Don't do that!
Skin tutorial (http://navate.deviantart.com/art/SKIN-a-tutorial-Part-1-144294636)-Check this out,it'll help!

Cheers!

[Lidiev]

Good stuff, man but you need to work on your anatomy a little. Trying working with posemaniacs if you haven't already and if you want to get into a more depth anatomy, try Riven Phoenix The structure of Man series, You definitely learn a lot there.

[Lightmode108]

here are some environments. as you can see im really noobish and the techniques that establish distance and depth, for example the futuristic ones . i really want to get better at those because those were the kind of art that were thought provoking and beautiful when i was younger.

thanks for the comments and critiques everyone i really appreciate the support =DD

[DSmith]

Those last enviros are quite good!
I really like the renedring of the rocks on the left side of the first picture.The perspective feels a bit wonky at some places,but that can be worked out pretty quickly.When you want to achieve depth,look for these stuff:
-Have a foreground,a middle ground and the background
-Keep the composition interestion,try to lead the eye of the viewer with shapes,contrast,sharp/blurry transitions,etc.
-A good way of achieving depth is to have a certain rythm,like dark-light-dark-light and so on.(Like dark foreground,bright,detailed middle ground,and a dark background,then some light skies)
-put the "camera" to some unusual angles,that's a nice way of making stuff interesting

Here's some useful links:
Cool Speedpainting Brushes (http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/?qh=&section=&q=speedpainting#/d12rnjv)
Speedpaint tut (http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/tutorials/?qh=&section=&q=speedpaint#/d11jo31)
Even more cool brushes for SP (http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&q=building+brushes#/d11shqn)

Well,I hope I could help a bit,what I wrote down is just what I've read,no personal experience yet,but I think these advices can be useful for you(for me as well).
Keep up the good work!

[Lightmode108]

my first commission =DDD finished it today anyone know what a decent price i should ask for it i spent like ten hours on it.

some studies and fighter jet crap also

[Diarum]

which one is the commision? the dino?

[DSmith]

Good updates,the rendering got much better!
Keep it up!

[Lightmode108]

not much but i have some other wips...

yea working on environments and applying all that information as to what creates depth and just a good looking scene in general.

[Forrest_I]

Some of those environments are looking really good, keep it up :)

[Eddieee]

Damn dude those enviros are looking ace! The lighting and mood is very nice and you got that foreground, middleground, background thing going on now :)

[Lightmode108]

environment, skin study, and one for fun/ facial study(disgust) haha

[Lightmode108]

GIGANTOR UPDATE

yea i havent been posting but ive been drawing a bunch

AND STAYING INTENSEEEEEEEEEEEEE crits greatly welcomed hope you like my stuff.

[DSmith]

Hello!
Nice updates,you are improving fast!My favourite from your last post is the little animal from Ice Age(I forgot his name)!One thing:please don't post so big images,my full HD screen is too small to view some of them.Not a big problem,but it would be better if I could see the image as a whole.
Keep it up!

[Lightmode108]

recent work thanks for the support DS Smith

[Lightmode108]

two paintings i did today .. reaylly trying to push realism and stuff getting down skin colors (self portrait)

[Eddieee]

Whaddup Miles, I'm liking the tech elements with your creatures and stuff. The self p is nice too, you're using less white which is good.
Keep getting INTENSE.

[Lightmode108]

yuppppppppppppp thanks for the support eddie =D

[Lightmode108]

big update


been drawing crap loads but i keep putting off updating.
anyways.... hope you enjoy would really love some comments/ critiques

[malyddz]

i like your rendering :) wait for new

[Lightmode108]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDyNZu0HlyY


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgzE20KIU7o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffw_9VZXyRA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyYPA3X_YKY

started making some yotube videos of my painting


thanks for watching

[ThomasM]

nice improvement in here. One crit that will be really useful for you is to always use a much LARGER brush than you think is appropriate. Using the largest brush possible gives a sense of urgency and vibrancy that you can't achieve with smaller brushes. It also lays down larger even areas of colour which gives your forms more solidity.

Keep on working away and its good to see you are back to traditionals again, doing solely digital is something to be avoided.

merry christmas!

[DSmith]

Hey dude!
Sup?
Really like all the updates,your rendering is getting a lot better!
ThomasM has a good point there,using little brushes can be a beginner's trap,larger brushes pay of in the end,you should definitely use them for laying down the large stuff,and then you can do the details with smaller brushes,but always use the biggest size you can work with in the given situation!
Also I love that orange-ish landscape with the lake and mountains,really moody!
Keep it up!

[Lightmode108]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdzpFyCd2gI

heres another video and a painting i did.

[PaperChaser]

Hot dam looking through your SB all I can see is improvement! Great job keep up the fucking good work!