The unfortunate few of you who have been subject to my complains about my own art, will know that I wanted my digital paintings to be more, well, 'painty.'
Something that's harder for me to do than you might expect, mainly because I keep feeling like I'm not working to my full potential. Even with this one I had to stop myself from working on the eyes too much, they're already almost too real to be 'painty' and when I look at them at the full resolution I keep wanting to 'improve' them.
But I managed to resist (this far at least) and I kinda really like this one. It almost seems to be an incidental companion piece to "The Dark Hours of the Night."
(Though if you pronounce this piece's name out loud you might think I was hinting at another meaning.)
"And the rains came down, and the stars fell from the sky. Oh how dark the night. It always seems those castles and dreams fade with the morning light." This picture makes me think of that song by one of my favorite bands; it's called "Castles and Dreams". Take a listen to it sometime.
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"It matters not what the facade is adorned with, but the treasures within that truly captivate us."
This is absolutely lovely. The angle is very nice and the lighting is perfect. I think it looks very much like a traditional painting. Wonderful job on the sheet as well.
Though trying to paint in a different 'style' is good practice, it's also good to just let your own style take over. Personally, I would love to be able to paint very realistically, with as much detail as your put into your art. Of course, this is all just my opinion. I just wanted to let you know that I find your detail and realism beautiful, and I hope that, someday, I will be able to create art as well as you do.
I really don't know what I would call 'my style,' I much prefer to not settle down into one particular style, because I'd get bored with myself.
If I try to see a connection between all my work it would probably be emotional, vibrant and detailed. Maybe that's what I should call my style?
Hmm... the truth is, photorealism isn't difficult. At all. I realise that sounds like I'm being patronising, but it's the truth. The trick is to work big, add every detail you can find and paint what you see rather than what you expect. So trust me, if that's what you want to be able to do, just practise practise practise and practise some more. It'll take time, but less than you think
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Kazran: Aren't you going to tell me it's dangerous?
Doctor: Dangerous?! Come on, we're boys! And you know what boys say in the face of danger.
I understand what you mean. It is pretty boring sticking to one style all the time, and it keeps you from really growing as an artist.
I think that those words describe your style very well. It's such an in-depth style, I could just take twenty minutes to observe all of the details you put into your art.
Thank you for the tips and the encouragement. It's just quite frustrating when you have this lovely image in your head and it comes out awful on paper. But, I guess pretty much everyone goes through that stage as they're learning.
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"It matters not what the facade is adorned with,
but the treasures within that truly captivate us."
-Erik, Requiem Mask
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"Friends call me Tony, which backwards is 'Why not?'"
~NCIS
"I'm on a horse."
~Old Spice
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"It matters not what the facade is adorned with,
but the treasures within that truly captivate us."
-Erik, Requiem Mask
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“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
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Kazran: Aren't you going to tell me it's dangerous?
Doctor: Dangerous?! Come on, we're boys! And you know what boys say in the face of danger.
Kazran: What?
Doctor: Mummy!
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“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Though trying to paint in a different 'style' is good practice, it's also good to just let your own style take over. Personally, I would love to be able to paint very realistically, with as much detail as your put into your art. Of course, this is all just my opinion. I just wanted to let you know that I find your detail and realism beautiful, and I hope that, someday, I will be able to create art as well as you do.
Keep up the great work!
If I try to see a connection between all my work it would probably be emotional, vibrant and detailed. Maybe that's what I should call my style?
Hmm... the truth is, photorealism isn't difficult. At all. I realise that sounds like I'm being patronising, but it's the truth. The trick is to work big, add every detail you can find and paint what you see rather than what you expect. So trust me, if that's what you want to be able to do, just practise practise practise and practise some more. It'll take time, but less than you think
--
Kazran: Aren't you going to tell me it's dangerous?
Doctor: Dangerous?! Come on, we're boys! And you know what boys say in the face of danger.
Kazran: What?
Doctor: Mummy!
I think that those words describe your style very well. It's such an in-depth style, I could just take twenty minutes to observe all of the details you put into your art.
Thank you for the tips and the encouragement. It's just quite frustrating when you have this lovely image in your head and it comes out awful on paper.