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Tumblr repost: http://abovecloudsart.tumblr.com/post/123314429472
Okay guys, it's gonna be a while before I can post my next picture (since it's kinda big), so I thought it would be a good idea to post some studies I've done just to tide you over. Each of these took around 30 minutes a piece, except for the ones that didn't, haha. :P I did all of them on July 4th (woo, America!).
Depending on how you guys like these, I might continue to post studies here, or I'll stick to posting them to tumblr. I know you guys watch me for fantasy artwork, and I don't want to scare everyone off with my non-fantasy stuff.
These are shown at the original painting size.
Info (starting at the top left, going right and then down):
1) Based on an awesome photo I found on Google. Yes, the colors really were that vivid.
2) Original photo: http://argosxilow.deviantart.com/ar.....Red-2-59402607 I stuck to the photo when I started this one, but then I started playing around with the composition and blah blah blah, so now it's a dragon sitting on a dragon-head rock. Enjoy.
3) It might not look like it, but this one was the HARDEST one to complete. Sure, those dunes look like they would be easy, but that's a trap. Oooh boy is it a trap. This one probably took me around 45 minutes since I had to keep fiddling around with it just to get it to looking okay. Original photo: http://stockproject1.deviantart.com.....7524-211596577
4) I didn't learn my lesson about dunes in the last picture, so I made another dune. Gah, dunes! This one only took ~15 minutes though, because it's much simpler. Original: http://neverfading-stock.deviantart.....rt-04-68413308
5) The colors are so pretty in the photo, and that sand is so niiiice. The vegetation came out looser than I wanted though, but I'm a bit limited with Elements simple brushes. (I can't use a dynamic scatter or anything like that). Original: http://emstock.deviantart.com/art/0.....nery-492610677
6) I call it the "Ridgesnap." Why? I have no clue. Original: http://joanielynn.deviantart.com/art/Israel-44-213313781
For some reason, I can paint fairly quickly when I have a photo ref to go by. But I get myself into trouble when I have to invent everything myself, which is why my art is so dang slow. (Maybe I should stick to pet portraits or something. >____>)
Critique is NOT desired this time! Sorry, but I've seen artists get nitpicked like crazy when it comes to photo studies like this. Are there errors in all of these pictures? Of course, there always are. But I was only trying to capture the general look and feel of the photos as quickly as I could. If I wanted to make a 1:1 copy of them, I would need a lot more time than 30 minutes a piece. |D
Okay guys, it's gonna be a while before I can post my next picture (since it's kinda big), so I thought it would be a good idea to post some studies I've done just to tide you over. Each of these took around 30 minutes a piece, except for the ones that didn't, haha. :P I did all of them on July 4th (woo, America!).
Depending on how you guys like these, I might continue to post studies here, or I'll stick to posting them to tumblr. I know you guys watch me for fantasy artwork, and I don't want to scare everyone off with my non-fantasy stuff.
These are shown at the original painting size.
Info (starting at the top left, going right and then down):
1) Based on an awesome photo I found on Google. Yes, the colors really were that vivid.
2) Original photo: http://argosxilow.deviantart.com/ar.....Red-2-59402607 I stuck to the photo when I started this one, but then I started playing around with the composition and blah blah blah, so now it's a dragon sitting on a dragon-head rock. Enjoy.
3) It might not look like it, but this one was the HARDEST one to complete. Sure, those dunes look like they would be easy, but that's a trap. Oooh boy is it a trap. This one probably took me around 45 minutes since I had to keep fiddling around with it just to get it to looking okay. Original photo: http://stockproject1.deviantart.com.....7524-211596577
4) I didn't learn my lesson about dunes in the last picture, so I made another dune. Gah, dunes! This one only took ~15 minutes though, because it's much simpler. Original: http://neverfading-stock.deviantart.....rt-04-68413308
5) The colors are so pretty in the photo, and that sand is so niiiice. The vegetation came out looser than I wanted though, but I'm a bit limited with Elements simple brushes. (I can't use a dynamic scatter or anything like that). Original: http://emstock.deviantart.com/art/0.....nery-492610677
6) I call it the "Ridgesnap." Why? I have no clue. Original: http://joanielynn.deviantart.com/art/Israel-44-213313781
For some reason, I can paint fairly quickly when I have a photo ref to go by. But I get myself into trouble when I have to invent everything myself, which is why my art is so dang slow. (Maybe I should stick to pet portraits or something. >____>)
Critique is NOT desired this time! Sorry, but I've seen artists get nitpicked like crazy when it comes to photo studies like this. Are there errors in all of these pictures? Of course, there always are. But I was only trying to capture the general look and feel of the photos as quickly as I could. If I wanted to make a 1:1 copy of them, I would need a lot more time than 30 minutes a piece. |D
Category Artwork (Digital) / Scenery
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1351 x 1648px
File Size 724 kB
Ah, thaaaanks. <3 My original landscapes are terribly lacking, so I'm trying to improve upon them. I've got... a lot to learn before I can make this picture I'm planning. D:
Oh yeah, totally. I mean, I just slammed one of Andrew Loomis' books into my head and now I suddenly know Japanese. それ変なの
Oh yeah, totally. I mean, I just slammed one of Andrew Loomis' books into my head and now I suddenly know Japanese. それ変なの
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