Thursday, January 17, 2013

Cool & Warm Colors


I painted this as a demo for my digital painting class this semester at UVU. I really wanted to play around with a dramatic lighting situation.

One of the reasons I'm a big advocate of getting out there and seeing the world with your own eyes is the feeling you get and the inspiration to find a place for it in your work. I woke up to this last year in Utah's Goblin Valley last year - my tent was about 5 feet to the right.

So this is how I begin my sketches on my iPad. I call this the ugly stage. I'm basically making a "map" for me to trace and perfect on another layer. At this point I don't care about detail - just the raw elements and proportions. It's sketchy and loose but it will serve as my guide.


I'm using "Procreate" now because I can have a much larger file size then "Brushes"  - AND - I can rotate the "paper". That's a huge improvement. Down side: (why is there always a downside?) It's much slower than brushes. I'll be making an update video for my "Painting on the iPad" video tutorial that demonstrates how you can use Procreate for your workflow.


And this is the perfected sketch. I probably used about three more layers to get to this point reducing the brush size and increasing the value of my lines.

I think it's really neat to look at this part of the painting because it looks so dark and different than the part in the sunlight...similar to the photo I took. I added the color in Photoshop CS5.

I love light and shadow. You really can't have one without the other can you? I really like exploring with cool colors vs warm colors to see what interesting blends happen and the mood it creates.



7 comments:

  1. ah! perfecto! like always. so... when can we see a procreate tutorial? I've fiddled around on mine but making slow progress... I just know you are the man for the job! who knows, I may even have the money to pay for it once you finally make one! ;)

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  2. Beautiful Will. Thanks for sharing. Color has got to be my biggest weakness I don't know what it is. I've gotten better after I bought your video on it but it still remains to be on of my biggest area's where I need improvement. Practice, practice, practice I guess:)

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  3. Will. What do you use to create your texture brush? Do you use an image?

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  4. this is amazing! I love it!
    You should definitely make a poster of this!
    I love seeing the technique behind the finished product as well,
    love your work

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  5. Amazing! I love all the detail and the quality of light that you have created. Also great to see the process behind the image.

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