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| This walkthrough was created by Waheed Nasir (Decemeber's Featured Artist) originally for 3dtotal.com, and has been edited for the Wacom Community with permission from the artist. |
In this tutorial, I will share with you the process of creating a digital painting with software such as Artrage, Painter, Photoshop, etc. Here, I am working in Artrage to have a more painterly look. Artrage does not offer any filters or blending modes, so you will have to do everything manually just as you would in a real painting. That's why I love working in Artrage, though it is not easy to handle things here. However, one can achieve a unique look with this amazing software.
An important note here is that though I am writing down all the steps, there is a whole process of thinking behind each stroke and there is no rule, nor any formula for that. You have to follow your instincts with spontaneous actions to bring out what is in your mind. Nevertheless, I am sure my method of painting will help you in some way or the other.
What you see here, is my very personal style, so rather than copying each and every step, I am very sure you will be developing your very own distinctive style too, the ultimate goal of a real artist.
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About this painting
I will paint in an impressionistic manner with no definite shape. I will suggest things, make impressions of shapes and light. For me, a painting must look like a painting, not like a photograph.
Note: I do not use any references. No tracing. No pencil sketch. I start directly with a brush and color.
This will be a painting of some flowers (tulips), a subject that can teach you a lot of different things. |
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 I start by blocking in the main shapes first, going for bigger shapes. But here, I have made marks for the placement of my subject, to make things easier for other objects later.
Divisions and composition is all that matters in the start. I don't like to place objects in the middle of the picture plane, I like things a bit off-centered. |
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 Define shapes with loose strokes of light and dark.
Note: One must know how to draw well before going into this style of painting. Though I don't sketch/draw first when I paint (even in real painting), knowledge of drawing fundamentals help me throughout. When we sketch on a canvas with pencil first, we often end up with a colored drawing rather than a painting. |
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 More strokes are added for the background as well. |
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 More strokes plus more color added. |
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 I do some blending now. |
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 Flowers given shape again, just like in the beginning. |
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 More strokes added. |
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 I do some mixing. |
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 Add more color and shapes. For a better composition, I usually add or subtract things during the process spontaneously. Like, here I added a rough shape on the upper left corner, and a dark shape under it. I think that was needed there. Again, there is no such rule for such actions, just follow your heart and paint strokes to create balance in the painting as you see fit. |
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 Here I have added more shapes to refine previous ones.
Note: In the end, I like to have an unfinished, rough look sometimes. For me, that is more painterly. Again, it's a personal thing. You must paint in whatever style suits you best to achieve your desired result.
For me, this painting is finished. I like it like this, so before overdoing and spoiling it, I decide to give it some finishing touches here and there. |
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 As a final touch, I put some thick strokes here and there, without disturbing the overall composition. You have to decide which areas need to have such strokes. I worked on the flowers and greenery. |
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 This is what the final painting turned out to be. Though, I did not devote much time to this one as my main objective here was to show you the steps, rather than to create a beautiful painting. However, I am still quite satisfied with it as a work of art. This style of work is better viewed from a distance of about 4 to 5 ft. You must have noticed that I don't finish a particular area at one time, I keep on working on the entire canvas simultaneously. This is the way I paint although this is not the only way to paint. You can work on sections finishing one and working on the next, and still achieve your desired result. The bottom line is, whatever your style may be--be it realistic, blended, impressionistic, using suggested thick strokes, etc.--there is no rule, no right or wrong. We all have our own style. It's always good to have a distinctive, very own style of painting that separates your work from others though. A viewer must recognize your piece by just seeing your brush strokes. |
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| That was the walkthrough of my painting procedure, I am sure, with patience and dedication you can produce work that will amaze yourself and everyone else who sees your work. Enjoy. |
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