Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Painting Into This Pencil / Photoshop head start tomorrow

I'll use Manga Studio and the Frenden brushes.
Then if I like it, I'll colorize it in Photoshop.

 Changed, finished a couple of things.
The plan is paint this evening.
WIP. Started , smeared it into a uniform mess. I'll see if I have the patience to paint into it enough to make it a decent piece.
 I like it. I hope people that aren't color blind don't find it too wacko.
Still going to paint into it. This is all mac mini work. I want to give it some imac-cintiq touches.
 Look at this. The top unsaturated item is Blogspot uploaded. The bottom saturated is Tumblr upload quality.
The more I study it, the Blogspot is probably what I was shooting for. I wonder what the deal is. I may saturate some more here and there based on the power of the saturation I see in the tumblr upload. But it also got mushier.
 I'm done. Or at least I quit. Edges were fun but I still lack a lot of spots really finishing it. But it taught me some things about how to get the oil look I may want to use later for other things.
Came out yucky. Un-unified. The Goons chest. The shadow above the forearm. A mess.
But it would be throwing time away. Just something I learned from.
I have to also get that cintiq calibrated to match standard monitor brightness and saturation. That will take research. I've tried in the past. Need to try again.

12 comments:

Surly Bird said...

Can't wait to see how the progress on this! Love the sketch!

Tom Moon said...

Oh, great drawing Ellis. Is it for a client?

MrGoodson2 said...

No client. Just liked the accidental oil look I got the other day. Want to pursue that. Nothing should keep me away from it today.

MrGoodson2 said...

I guess it's not accidental when the brush is called OIL

Davis Chino said...

These are real fun, Elz! I like seeing you work with the "oils"....tho' it's curious to me that you are always looking for a way to render your pencils--as if they aren't fascinating/juicy enuff on their own!

Tom Moon said...

Yeah, I kind of like seeing your original pencil strokes Ellis.

Rickart said...

I agree with Marty and Tom, although I like the oil treatment as well.

MrGoodson2 said...

Final step. Bunch of easy to get to separations so I can make discrete (or big) changes

Surly Bird said...

Really dig the 'justice at sunset' vibe I'm getting from the colors, Ellis! I love your painting style!

MrGoodson2 said...

THanks Ronnie. I may give it one final whack.

Rickart said...

I think you are way too hard on yourself. The final product is pretty bitchin' if you ask me.

Tom Moon said...

I think it turned out wonderfully Ellis. It has a lot of feeling and has a unique look all your own.