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I've actually been a little more productive since deciding I'll just practice values with black and white for now. this study was something a little more ambitious I was doing than anything previously and I liked the way it's been turning out. I dunno if I'll finish it but I'll definitely do a lot more of these.
 

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i thought i had posted this earlier but apparently not

just me messing around with values on faces of different colors for fun
 

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Ugh, these make me want to brush up on my digital art so bad. Neat stuff, Wehrmacht. What tools are you using (besides Painter)? Any specific tablet?
 

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I really enjoy the variety of brushes in Painter and the interesting effects you can get with them, but for painting I much prefer using Photoshop because I understand the program better. I think having a good knowledge of photoshop is pretty good regardless of what program you choose to use (sai, painter, firealpaca, what have you), it's a really important program to get familiar with. As for the tablet I just use a Wacom Bamboo, which is like a beginner tablet without that many bells or whistles, but for practice/learning and general art it works pretty well. The tools don't matter nearly as much as your personal kill. You really don't need anything too much better unless you are a professional in which case you'd probably invest into an Intuos or something. I'm interested in getting my hands on a Monoprice since it's cheap and I've heard good things but it's a relatively luxury to me at this point since I don't really need it.
 

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i put a bit more effort into fine-tuning the edges on this one and i learned that i don't know how to use multiply properly because i'm retarded
 

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Ooo Creepy~ Reminds me of the character from Spirited Away.

I really enjoy the variety of brushes in Painter and the interesting effects you can get with them, but for painting I much prefer using Photoshop because I understand the program better. I think having a good knowledge of photoshop is pretty good regardless of what program you choose to use (sai, painter, firealpaca, what have you), it's a really important program to get familiar with. As for the tablet I just use a Wacom Bamboo, which is like a beginner tablet without that many bells or whistles, but for practice/learning and general art it works pretty well. The tools don't matter nearly as much as your personal kill. You really don't need anything too much better unless you are a professional in which case you'd probably invest into an Intuos or something. I'm interested in getting my hands on a Monoprice since it's cheap and I've heard good things but it's a relatively luxury to me at this point since I don't really need it.

I have the Intuos 4, unfortunately I'm not fluent in it. Just trying to get an idea of what everyone's using. I'll have to post some of my things, but I can not do clean lines to save my ass. :<
 

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doing clean lines is very very hard, i'm still training to do it myself. you have to use your whole arm and also try to be as loose as possible, but even then making the right line is hard for me a lot of the time. i just have to put more time into it :p
 

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posting this solely because i like how the dragon at the top ended up

skulls op
 

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I really like both dragons. Especially the one beneath the top. It looks realistic and top of the line for a sketch. I also like the skull on the far right top corner. Including the person on the right with horns sticking out. It'd be great to see these finished. C:
 

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you are constantly improving it's iNSANE

that first dragon's head we see to the upper middle is the most standout to me. i dig da shape.
 

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My attempt at taking notes on what I've learned about eyes, though i'm honestly not qualified to teach anyone much lol
 

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From the looks of it, I'd say those are some good pair of eye balls you've drawn. I think hands and feet are the most diffcult for myself to draw. I haven't experimented enough with eyes, but, I like how described what you were doing. :3
 

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in during i don't know how to blend properly

It feels nice to be painting again though
 

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The ear is somewhat off. It looks too far up the head and too small.

Other than that though it's pretty nice
 

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Bisharp reminds me a little of Casshern and Mega Man. It looks extremely good and unique with the black, white and grey. [Finally, I can see your photo.] I'm curious what you used to make both Bisharp and the Man with the messed up ear. [His ear doesn't look that bad. Somewhat off is all.]
 
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