Was re-watching "The Witcher" last night with my brother and his wife. I decided to do a digital sketch/painting as I watched. My mind was to confused and weary for other mediums.
My brother had sent me This Link on how to draw a water droplet, and while; with a high-faluting BFA in painting; I knew how to draw one, it reminded me how powerful they were in paintings and inspired me to play with them.
Anyway. I have developed a method for my digital paintings/sketches that helps me to build up shadows and colors and analyze what works and what doesn't. I usually begin with a (mostly) grey underpainting over a black square background in procreate.
At one point the work becomes precious and I don't want to mess with what is there, so I apply another layer for color and begin to experiment.
After I have ruined my piece enough that I hate it beyond reason, I add a layer for highlights. For this layer I sometimes also add complementary colors to make the image pop; which I did not do this time. I also at times add shadows in the form of paint instead of erasing. I also try to just use darker colors for shadows and only add black by erasing.
I think I actually like this version the best, it all looks darker on my computer than my Ipad however.
My final layer is kind of my "play" area, where I add experimental items. For this piece I used "Nature Brushes" by Di. I don't know if I will use this edit for my final piece; but such is the beauty of digital painting that you can go back and change everything.
Sometimes I add a layer underneath others for backgrounds and add an altered photo; erasing part of the photo so my image does not seem see-through. (Forgive the rough quality of the ice cream)
Other times I will place a photo over an image and use the eraser to make the image emerge from the photo.
I used a variant of this painting under both of the above images..
Well those are my methods as of now. Although I have been using photoshop for over 15 years, I am still fairly new to procreate, and utilizing digital painting as a regular, intuitive way of working. Suggestions are appreciated:)
Edit: this looks SOO much darker on my laptop. I am curious how it looks for others?
