Rocks

A few days ago I managed to mess up a digital piece in a way that it could not be reworked. I must admit that I was a bit frustrated and stressed. However the next day I decided to begin a new digital painting. I used two layers, one for the foreground with the grass and the rocks, and one for the background which I created with the airbrush brush. I also tried a stamp brush for the first time - the patches of grass are done with it. 
 

Little Snakes

Now and then I take a break from digital painting and do something different, like this painting / drawing. It may sound strange, but this was very relaxing to do. A few minutes before writing this blogpost I had to throw away a digital painting because I messed it up in a way which could not be mended. I had spent hours working on it, but I am still a newbie with Krita and probably did something which I should not have done. Instead of quitting Krita I decided to begin a new piece because I didn't want to give up. Of course there's nothing to be shown yet.

 

Seacreature

There are hundreds of Videos on YouTube dealing with digital painting. The day before yesterday I watched a video which I found very interesting: The artist was mainly using the lasso-tool in Photoshop to built up his piece. First he created silhouettes and then he kind of carved out the shapes. There are several tools in Krita which have a similar function as the lasso tool and I decided to have a go at that technique as well. I did this by using my touchpad. I also decided to work with a second layer for the background, using the airbrush tool.

 

Funny Face

This painting is the result of painting with acrylics and q-tips. No brushes - simply q-tips. The advantages of using them for me are:

• more control in applying the paint on the paper
• more control in mixing the colours
• and - no cleaning of brushes - you simply throw the q-tips away!

 

Dancing at the waterfall

I know that a lot of artists - digital or traditional - tell you to do a thumbnail in preparation of creating an illustration. This means that you have to have a more or less detailed plan of it before you begin the drawing / painting. Well, I hadn't. The only idea which I had in my mind was a certain range of colours - blue, gray, white. While painting the idea of a waterfall began to form itself in my head. Then I knew that I had to do some kind of foreground, and so I went on my way. That is the big advantage of digital painting: You can begin with something and end up with something very different...

 

Stylized Swan

I simply wanted to have a break with my digital painting, so I decided to do a quick coloured doodle. I began with some curved lines and ended with the stylized version of a swan. I used my PITT Artist Brush pens for colouring, and some staedtler pigment liners for the lines. 
 

Quick crocodile sketch

I used a ballpoint pen for this sketch, knowing that I would not be able to redo any wrong lines. On the original photo reference the crocodile was looking rather aggressive - somehow I managed to change its expression into something completely different - the guy is looking rather friendly and content with himself.