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Zhrayde β Digital Painting Tutorial - Part 2
Published: 2013-05-20 23:13:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 60544; Favourites: 2358; Downloads: 1374
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One of the best tutorials I have seen 
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this is by far the most informative digital painting tutorial I've seen yet. You explain timidity and flatness which are both my biggest errors. thank you so much!
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Thank you so, so much. I've been drawing for years, but it's always been on paper. I just recently got a drawing tablet, and I picked it up pretty quickly, but I've been looking at a LOT of tutorials, tips, and reference images to improve my skills. I think I'm pretty good, but I have yet to get to this level. Your tutorial right here addressed my biggest beginner mistakes. Seriously, you were spot on. I know that I need to be a it riskier, but I also need to not use so many definite blacks and whites. I also need to incorporate more dynamic ways of coloring and shading.
Really, though, this is a big help, and I want to thank you for taking the time to make it. The same goes for all of the other artists that share their knowledge on the internet to help people like me.
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You're welcome! 
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OMG! I HAVE TIMIDITY! I just realized lately, I have pretty awful contrast in my painting bcus of timidity T_T but ur tutorial is exceptionally helpful and insightful. (and educational!) ty~!
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thank u,,,,,,,,Β Zhrayde Β .....very use full stuff
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Simple question: do you go out of your way to find inspiration? or does it come to you? and have you always enjoyed digital painting?
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A bit of both. Sometimes getting inspired is hard. Often times I'll look at other artist's work for motivation. Other times I may be inspired by a simple idea that pops into my head.
For the most part, yes, I've always enjoyed digital painting. Although, that's not to say I've haven't been frustrated trying to learn to paint.
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For the colors, how do you suggest we start picking? Like... My images have the last problem. Thing is, I don't really know what else to use for skin tones besides warmer colors like gold and orange for light and cooler colors like purple for shadow areas.
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Because color is so relative and complex, it's really hard to say. One trick you could use is, "When in doubt, use the compliment". For instance, if you're painting a red rose, you could use green in the shadows. Or because a rose has red petals and green leaves, you could use blue in the shadows, which would make a split complimentary color scheme. There are so many factors involved in choosing colors, there's nothing more I can say except experiment. A big part of choosing color depends on your understanding of how color works in the real world. Study color theory like there's no tomorrow.
One great way to learn how to choose color is to study how other artists use color. John Asaro has an impressive, nonconventional use of color in his work. Here's one example of his work: [link] . For this paitning he uses orange, green, and purple to paint skin, which is a split complimentary color scheme. You could also study artists here on DA such as Marta Nael , Pete Amachree , and Thomas Honz .
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Your tutorials are exactly what I'm looking for. It help me a lot!
Thank you for sharing
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You're welcome! I'm glad they're helpful!
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You must not be tired of the many thanks you receive (I also thank you, yeah). Your tutorials deserve this apreciation!
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Aww, thanks! It's good to know people appreciate these since I spend a lot of time putting them together.
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You're welcome! I'll be posting another soon.
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When painting values, what opacity do you feel comfortable using? I typically feel like 50% or less is good for me, but that may not be the case for others.
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I keep Opacity at 100% almost all the time. I don't even have opacity set on my brush settings. The only setting I change is the Flow. That's just my preference. 50% seems like a good setting. Many artists will use anything between 20%-70%. Flow works similar to opacity and I use it at 10%, 50%, and 100%. Here is a tutorial by Carlos Cabrera you might find useful: [link] . He mainly changes the opacity and not the flow, which may help. The tutorials are in real time too which is also great.
I hope this helps you! If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask!
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These tutorials are extremely helpful, thank you for making them!
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You're welcome! I'll be making more soon.
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One of the best tutorials I've seen so far
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Thanks a lot!
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Great! Looking forward to it
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This has answered so many questions I have had for years. Thank you so much. Instantly following you after this tutorial
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So glad this has been helpful for you! 
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This cleared up a lot of mistakes I made... THANKS
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oh thank you i have all those problems above too not so much but i have them....so this has helped me lots. Now i c how to improve on them.
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I am just now leaning my way around digital art and this is a excellent tutorial for that!
If you don't mind I would like to add this as well as others in your gallery to my 
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Informative but wonderfully concise! Will be using!
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This was truly helpful and you have mad skills
there!
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You're welcome 
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You're too kind, thanks! So do you! ^^
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