thank you, It felt like the right fit for this piece. Glad, you liked it.

thank you

thanks my dude!

This is so beautiful. What a vibe! Your reference photo is cool but the painting is just splendid.

Thank you! If the laptop screen has pressure sensitivity, and came with a stylus, you are golden. I use krita on desktop, with a graphic tablet. It’s a Huion, i don’t know the dollar price but it was cheap and it’s quite decent. You may have a lot of software choices like Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint etc but I’m on Linux so Krita is the best option for me.

As for the painting process, I just rely on observation and constant failing. If you put enough wrong brushstrokes, happy accidents begin to happen eventually. Learning a little bit about values, blocking and colour theories is a good starting point.

Is that Vermeer reference? i hope I’m not embarrassing myself by thinking that. Ha h

I do like to use textured brushes but here, it’s sorta deliberate. I wanted to do this type of chaotic and broken gradient of values.

While the people who ask stupid questions still have the whole bed to themselves

Thanks!

thank you!

So it’s not hot anymore

ha nice! Familiarity brings out warmth, I think.

I strayed away from the reference image a little bit, I wanted a bit of typical Eastern look.

I saw your posts, especially Sam L.J portraits, made me envious actually, cool work.

yeah, in a sea of AI garbage, I like to see people do something just for the pleasure of doing it. that’s why I participate.

that’s a high praise, lol. I’m getting there though

thank you!

where? in the snowy part? it wasn’t deliberate, lol.

yes, absolutely. I need to build patience for landscapes where a lot is going on. Each part is effecting other but still an individual thing so their relationship gets tricky for me. Happy to hear your feedback. I appreciate it!

thank you!