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[Cerulione]

About books, here are my favourites (okay, they are hard but really useful, currently working on them):

 

Drawing the Head and the Hands (Loomis)

Figure Drawing for All Its Worth (Loomis)

Colour and Light (Gurney)

 

...that's all I'm working on right now. ACD101 & Tesh got the PDF link of Loomis IIRC.

 

Some nice readings for train rides or a day staying at bed doing nothing (books that everyone keep lending me lately)

- Art and Fear (well, I guess that it'll set up much things clear...)

- Art Spirit

- The Science of Drawings (Harold Speed or something like that)

[Teshayel]

You can find some very nice PS textured brushes by pixelstains on DevArt here.

 

I am so tickled because I just got an ImagineFX subscription First issue I will get will be the May one. A long way away, but I am so excited

 

Edit: Apparently, there is a way of turning your iPad into a drawing tablet, like a Wacom.

 

Here is another nice article on books to have if you love to draw fantasy and sci-fi.

[Teshayel]

It's been recommended before, but I cannot stress this enough: if you want to have a strong grasp of colour theory, buy James Gourney's Color and Light. It is worth every penny. I just took it out of storage, and I cannot believe I have actually drawn anything without consulting this book first

 

How to select your colour gamut here. Sample of how this works:

 

 

Edit: James Gurney's Yurmby wheel is much better than the one I had up from DevArt... I should have paid more attention...

 

[Cerulione]

I love that book, can't wait to actually try it on a painting.

[Vorathrad]

Thank you, Tesh! I really think I have to devote some time to colour theory; I have but a very basic grasp of it and I'm a bit afraid of learning, I'm not good following abstract concepts but that only means I will have to invest more time. But I'm sure it will pay off and I need it if I ever want to do something really good wih my watercolours.

[Cerulione]

@Vor: how about "copying" the colour scheme of paintings & drawing you like? Either make a colour study or just seeing how they pair colours?

Also, the guy Proko on youtube do a good short video about Colour Value Edge etc. It's about 10 minutes long

[Vorathrad]

@Ceru That's a really good idea! I read the response of therealmacgee to a question you made about it, it's quite informative.

 

The video you mean is this one, right? I remember seeing it linked elsewhere in this thread, but it seems caffeine didn't kick in yet and I'm unable to find the original post 

[Cerulione]

@ Vor I also mean if you like a painting's colour, you might try to apply same colour choices to your own? Idk if it's a good idea but that's an idea

[Vorathrad]

@Ceru yes I understood that, too. I guess if the colour theme fits what I have in mind, I can try. If it looks on a piece I like, it must at least not look bad on mine! Or I can also try a similar themed painting. Ideas, ideas! So good to have things in mind to do, I spent the last months wanting to go back to drawing but not knowing what to draw, until I decided to try fanart.

[Vorathrad]

It's been recommended before, but I cannot stress this enough: if you want to have a strong grasp of colour theory, buy James Gourney's Color and Light. It is worth every penny. I just took it out of storage, and I cannot believe I have actually drawn anything without consulting this book first

 

How to select your colour gamut here. Sample of how this works:

 

<snip great resources>

 

I don't understand very well the oval and mushroom-like masks of the gamut selector; are they intended for diferent lightings, like the oval one for very light and very dark areas? Sorry if these questions are too basic

[Teshayel]

The oval and mushroom like masks are mood and accent schemes, where the overall atmosphere of the image is the colours inside the larger geometrical shape, and the accents are limited to the few colours encased in the small area on the opposite side of the colour wheel. I am planning on doing a painting with that gamut, so you will have the opportunity to watch me try (and possibly fail at) this method

 

Here is Gurney's blog on gamut masks (in three parts) with a video demonstration in the last part:

 

Gamut Masks by James Gurney

 

Here is an example of mood and accent (mood = blue and neighbouring colours, accent = red) by Scott M. Fischer:

 

[Vorathrad]

Thank you, Tesh! I'm slowly becoming a colour geek Wow that painting, the contrast with the general mood is really powerful and gives the contained rage vibe.

[Teshayel]

Useful video on colour theory:

 

 

And a very useful website that helps you pick your palette and tells you in what proportions to use your colours.

 

Color Scheme Designer

[Cerulione]

therealmcgee had once again shown her generosity...

 

tutorial about how she proceed with paintings that does not contain lineart.

 

http://therealmcgee....irst-reply-here

[Vorathrad]

@Tesh As one of the YouTube comments said, that video was ridiculously helpful, very cool! It also shows very nice artworks.

 

Not directly related to colour, but the Artists Network offers some free resources; I have the how to draw noses & lips PDF and it's very useful. So I leave the link here in case you want to check.

[Teshayel]

Useful texture tutorial by Yakovlev-vad in Paint Tool Sai:

 

Spoiler

 

 

[Vorathrad]

Very useful tutorial, Tesh. The more I learn, the more I see the importance of knowing how things work in the real world and how our eyes perceive them.

[Teshayel]

Vor, one of the most difficult and important things when it comes to drawing and painting is learning to really see the world around you. It takes some practice, but after a while, your eyes will get trained, and you will be able to notice things without any effort

[Teshayel]

Quick tip for digital painting: if you want to check your values, to ensure that you have a good balance between light and dark tones, add a "Color" layer on top of everything, and fill it with black. Turning it on will show you a grayscale version of your painting, and give you a good idea of whether you need to add extra highlights or shadows.

[Cerulione]

I'm sorry??? It will just give a black canvas no? What do you mean by turning it on?

[Teshayel]

You can switch layers on and off, right? So when you want to paint, keep the black color layer at the top switched off. When you want to check your values, turn it on to desaturate everything.

By "color layer" I mean that the layer mode was set to "color".

[Teshayel]

Great work process tutorial by ukitakumiki. Pay special attention to the lighting.

 

Spoiler

 

 

 

And, little trick as to how to place your focal point effectively:

 

[Cerulione]

About Photoshop Brush Library...

 

http://www.tipsquirr...toshop-brushes/

[Vorathrad]

I found this great tutorial from rika-dono to draw from photo references (you can see it bigger following the link)

 

Spoiler

 

 

[Vorathrad]

For those of us starting to draw people in rooms, there is a free guide to perspective in Craftsy http://www.craftsy.c...-drawing-eguide