Tree painting sketchThis is pretty straight forward. Practicing a sketch style of painting in photoshop. I've been influenced by artists in California that work in the entertainment industry and teach at different instititions. Robh Ruppel (see his link to the right) just astounds me with his digital plen air paintings.
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Hi Dave, thanks for commenting on my blog.
I think this picture does a very good job of capturing the depth of the scene. The colors of the tree and the hills seem very real.
So anyway, I have a question about techniques. What sort of brushes are you using for this? It looks like it was sketched mostly at high opacity with hard brushes, pressure linked to pen size, am I right? Did you end up switching brushes or brush sizes a lot? Any good links/tutorials/book recommendations for accomplishing this look that you'd like to share? It's something I like to try myself, but I've never managed to figure out how people get it to work!
Great. Thanks for the comment. I'm so excited that I get to answer some questions.
Brushes. I'm using Photoshop 7 here at home. Mostly the default setting brushes. But I just discovered that there are more brushes that you can append to that list by going to the drop down on the brushes palettes. I've been trying as many as I can and varying the size and opacity. Altough in this sketch I did more full opacity for some reason. I don't think my pressure sensitivity on my pen tool is running correct right now. To tell you the truth I set it once in my system preferences and forgot about it. But this is a good reminder to check that out.
Links/tutorials/books.
I don't have very many how to books. But I am a fan of the "Art of" books from various movies. The folks that work in the movie industry are just amazing. I learn alot by just examining their work. One book that was eye opening is called "The Skillful Huntsman". Go to www.designstudiopress.com. Also check out www.thegnomonworkshop.com. They have some interesting DVD tutorials. I have been meaning to pick up some of them sometime.
Finally, I'm still not happy with my results. I'm getting close but have many days that I feel like I'm just a chump. I think it's just a matter of doing it so much that there is confidence in your marks. I also find it useful to keep a traditional sketch book and force myself to draw as much as possible. Hope I didn't ramble too much.
Not at all. I used to have quite a few art books myself before I got distracted. They're great for inspiration. I will check out your suggestions.
The reason I asked about opacity is that I often paint using pen pressure to control opacity, but lately I've been thinking I should experiment with fuller opacity. I guess I'll just have to try it and see what happens.
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