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Published: 2016-03-16 00:10:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 666; Favourites: 38; Downloads: 4
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Command confirmed. Executing program 4.So, funny story, this started out as a Gaster speedpaint. But then SAI decided to crash , I lost 80% of my work, and, annoyed that I lost half an hour's work, I decided to recreate the previous painting.
Then I realized: I really wanted to go grungy and conceptual.
I started to play around a bit, add a few things, different colors... And this is the result.
I have to be honest: I like this version much more.
50 minutes speedpaint.
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Very cool as usual, Denny 
The light logic on the helmet and shoulder armor is great especially, and the top of the image comes across strongly from afar, which works well compositionally. However, I got a bit lost at the torso /legs of the figure from thumbnail view. I think that brightening the blue in the background a tad or using a subtle blue backlight would help pull out the figure from the background.
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Hey Mae!!! 
Haha, it's funny that you say I control those strokes... Truth be told, I got extremely frustrated with this painting because SAI is such a foreign beast to me. I can't shade the way I want - opacity pressure is not working at all, and blending just muddles everything! Shading felt like a pain. The only thing that DID work, however, was making this evaporating power effect, and that only because I somehow found a brush setting that would help me there. I tried to do the same with the torso and the legs, but... well, let's just say my patience ran out after not being able to shade properly and intuitively.
I will try it next time with more backlighting! I thought that the top light would have been sufficient to elevate the character from the background, but I'll definitely try it out.
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Np
Honestly, I think you did a good job with the blending despite those difficulties, and the rougher look really works for this piece. I've never used SAI before (b/c mac), but from what I've heard it can be finicky. I didn't know that you used opacity pressure to paint - I don't use it too often and switch opacity manually instead; how do you control it?
More backlight is like more cowbell ... always more cowbell o,o
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Basically I use pen pressure to control how much color goes onto the picture. I still have 100% opacity as a default, but depending on how soft or light I use my pen, more or less color goes on. That helps with the overall unity and you can control how to mix. It's very much like using colored pencils.
What's a cowbell?
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Oh! That's very cool! I'll have to try it sometime
Haha, it's from a meme that comes from this Saturday Night Live sketch:
www.hulu.com/watch/536145
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Aww Man, I can't watch that video D: I'm not in the US!
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCd0Oj…
That's a short version.
Maybe this one?
www.nbc.com/saturday-night-liv…
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I... XD I've missed this joke, I think! I suppose backlighting is the cowbell of art then!
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"I've got a fever, and the prescription is more backlighting!!" XDDDD
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Nonsense, COWBELLS. COWBELLS, MAN.
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XDDDDDDDDDDDD
I have now firmly indoctrinated you into the MORE COWBELL camp XD
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NEVER.
I SHALL NEVER CONCEDE!!
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you already haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaave ... one of usssssssss........
XDDDDD
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too bad, i would have loved to see the gaster.
but!! this is really amazing nonetheless!!
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Thank you a lot! 'u' I want to do more original in the future.
Hahaha, I think I made a screenshot before SAI crashed on me hard. Let me see...
here you go!
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That looked epic! Danggit SAI, stop crashing!
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