Lil exercise i did today that i saw in a youtube video about hard and soft edges in painting! :kirbart:
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Here is the youtube video in case anyone is interested in that:
YESSSS the marco bucci painting series is something i think a lot about during my process, expesh using sodt/hard shadow edges to not only convey form but also as a stylistic tool. your excersize here is deffo looking killer!!
were u just practicing how to soften edges in general? do u think ull do anymore exerisizes like this? (is excited and curious)
Quote from: kringle on Mar 04, 2026, 02:18 AMwere u just practicing how to soften edges in general? do u think ull do anymore exerisizes like this? (is excited and curious)
Mostly when and where, if that makes sense, ive had real live thoughts about how paintings have soft and hard edges and how awesome that is, but never attempted doing it myself! I'll probably try to incorporate it into my art now, but knowing myself, its unlikely i'll do more exercises😅
Quote from: jayjaythejetplane on Mar 04, 2026, 02:24 AM I'll probably try to incorporate it into my art now, but knowing myself, its unlikely i'll do more exercises😅
super real im the same way. still tho, excited to see how this'll get incorperated into your process!! excited to see your future work here or otherwise :nukoyay:
Good luck with your exercises, it is looking good so far :nukocheer: The YouTube channel you shared looks really interesting and I will try to give it a watch myself one of these days.
What art software do you use? I recently started using a program that emulates traditional painting and I think it really highlights the importance of using traditional art techniques more than other programs because you can't just rely on adding a ton of overlays/filters/etc. to adjust the colours later. :comfmonk:
Quote from: rolypolyphonic on Mar 04, 2026, 02:47 AMWhat art software do you use? I recently started using a program that emulates traditional painting and I think it really highlights the importance of using traditional art techniques more than other programs because you can't just rely on adding a ton of overlays/filters/etc. to adjust the colours later. :comfmonk:
I used procreate for this one! Its my go to since i do all my digital art on ipad :nukocheer:
a little guy i sketched at work today :kirbart:
Good exercises! :-)
Quote from: jayjaythejetplane on Mar 05, 2026, 09:44 PMa little guy i sketched at work today :kirbart:
super cute!! very round shape language look at him goQuote from: rolypolyphonic on Mar 04, 2026, 02:47 AMI recently started using a program that emulates traditional painting
some other programs that emulate trad are rebelle and artrage, tho i dont use them myself so cant speak for their quality
Quote from: kringle on Mar 06, 2026, 07:36 AMsome other programs that emulate trad are rebelle and artrage, tho i dont use them myself so cant speak for their quality
Yeah, ArtRage is actually the one I was referring to :nukoyay: I've used it for a while since I remember the first version I've used of it was ArtRage 4 (which was released in 2013, I believe) and it still definitely holds up. It's not as feature-rich as Rebelle (and the other notable 'traditional emulation' software, Corel Painter) but the simplicity makes it much easier to pick-up, and it has one of the nicest UI's I've seen in a drawing software. It's also really lightweight so it was always nice to use on old/cheap laptops, I used one that only had 4GB RAM as my daily driver for like seven years and ArtRage and SAI were the only drawing software I could run on it with ease :mimimimimi:
Anyway not to derail the thread too much:
Quote from: jayjaythejetplane on Mar 05, 2026, 09:44 PMa little guy i sketched at work today :kirbart:
A very cute little guy, I like how you drew the round cheeks :nukoyay:
A quick lil Clint doodle for an ask on tumblr :rathold:
oh the shapes on this are so good!! the lines are so confident and it looks very three dimensional :nukocheer:
Quote from: lotsatoast on Mar 09, 2026, 05:47 AMoh the shapes on this are so good!! the lines are so confident and it looks very three dimensional :nukocheer:
Thank you so much! :givflower:
Started a sketch for buckys birthday! (Ft. Clint and natasha) will probably throw it into procreate when i get home :nukocheer:
Edit: added the finished piece
Also a lil doodle page with one of those wax crayons for writing on glassware :kirbart:
Randomly discovered that one of my staetdler graphite pencils is water soluble! Ive had it for years and never questioned why it was darker blue than the others ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyways! Ive never used them before so i played around with it a bunch yesterday at work (on printer paper tho... which wasnt the best combo with water)
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Today i drew a bunch of tiny shiny balls lol, its a fun little exercise, tried to make some more matte and such
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these are SO good!! the texture of your lines and the way you draw faces is so amazing to me :nukocheer: and is that paul dano on one of the pages?
Quote from: lotsatoast on Mar 25, 2026, 05:30 AMthese are SO good!! the texture of your lines and the way you draw faces is so amazing to me :nukocheer: and is that paul dano on one of the pages?
Thank you so much!! And i dont know who that is haha, so probably just a coincidence