WIP = Work In Progress I started this sketch today. The photo is copyright-free, from pexels.com. Such amazing photography there! Speaking of….I love to draw faces. But I can’t improve on a photograph, so I’ve been asking myself why. Why do I draw/paint something a photograph can do better? Day two – I’ve started shading… Continue reading WIP Wrinkles
Category: Art
Fun
I’m just casually sketching things lately. Just having a little fun with all those brushes.
Rough Blocking Brush
I’m playing with the DA Oil 16 Rough Blocking brush, from the Digital Atelier. I did everything in that experiment with that one brush, except for the start of the tree trunk and limbs. Oh, and the blue in the sky. The clouds, the vegetation, the mountains, the shadows, the little spots of ‘blooms’ were… Continue reading Rough Blocking Brush
Nerd Block
Yes, I have Nerd Block. Inability to produce a work, because I am nerding out over the attractions of the software program. That exist to help one produce a work! Seriously, Krita has too many color options. I’m not even painting because I’m adding keyboard shortcuts to “Color Hot-keys” and to 10 brushes, listed below… Continue reading Nerd Block
work chatter
I’m going to show you what I’m working on. It’s a type of vanitas – memento moris. I just messed up the head, so I’ve been trying to restore it today. (I realized the neck was too long, so I selected the head and moved it downward. Simple, right? Well, I had accidentally painted for… Continue reading work chatter
Brushwork
With this one, I used a lot of different brushes. You can certainly see the impasto brushes. I may go back and touch it up a little more. I’ll look at it again tomorrow. (Forehead wasn’t quite wide enough. Fixed)
Charcoal with gradient map
I’m still using that charcoal bundle and I used a gradient map on the fox (redrawn). This is fun. I love the willow sticks that are grainy and the blenders that are made like paper towels with patterns.
Charcoal brushes
So now I’ve downloaded the charcoal bundle in Krita Extras. Ohhh, they have tilt recognition. For a long time, I didn’t even know my tablet had tilt. So, these charcoal ‘brushes’ are shading when I tilt my pen and they’re skinny when my pen is upright. And they have wonderful grain. Nice blenders. I did… Continue reading Charcoal brushes
Snack
I made a complementary color still life. I arranged this on the dining table, with a tablecloth thrown over a briefcase. And the candlestick holder really isn’t that tall. 🙂I meant to focus on the RGBA brushes (oil), but I also used several others in Krita. It was enjoyable – doesn’t matter how many times… Continue reading Snack
Smart canvas
You can get 3 templates for Krita already set up with a good ‘paper’ or ‘canvas’ for oil, for watercolor and for pastel. Layers are already in place and adjusted for you! The download is https://files.kde.org/krita/extras/Smart%20Canvas%20Templates%20for%20Krita.zip and the explainer video is https://youtu.be/xpWmQ-OY36I. Just open those templates in Krita, go to menu File -> Create Template… Continue reading Smart canvas
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