[nws]The Traditional Art Thread: Let's Get Our Hands Dirty

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sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Cowslips Warren posted:

Thank you; It is really fun to do!

I followed the below tutorial but I don't use white paint for the top and bottom, I just use the mix, mostly complementary colors. But everything goes good with black or grey. The silicone Astroglide is the important part.

https://m.imgur.com/gallery/5BlX1

Thanks for this!

# ¿ Aug 13, 2017 07:45

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 07:09

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Life drawing. 10min.

Also back to work on that mural.

# ¿ Aug 22, 2017 05:51

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Neon Noodle posted:

It looks like someone is about to get hit by a Smooth Criminal

She would appreciate that. Starting a figure drawing workshop / club thing. Hopefully it doesn't blow up in my face... smooth criminal pun intended.

EDIT:

I rarely do fan art but drat ... the Biomutants trailer looks badass.

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Aug 26, 2017

# ¿ Aug 23, 2017 09:03

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Adding color to the mandala. Sorry about the blurry pic. It is metallic blue. I also have metallic purple and green. Just not sure which should be the outer vs. inner colors.

# ¿ Sep 10, 2017 18:45

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Elsa posted:

I was turned on to Novacolor by my painting professor.

https://www.novacolorpaint.com/

It's a cut above whatever you'll find at art supply stores. It's a local brand in Los Angeles. Their building is tiny and you have to get buzzed in at the door. All around awesome.

Craola also uses the same paint.

God, I miss L.A.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2017 05:41

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Inktober floats.

# ¿ Oct 2, 2017 08:59

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Day two of inktober.

R.I.P. Tom Petty.

Ballpoint and copics. FYI alchohol based markers will make ballpoint ink bleed if you don't wait long enough for it to dry. Woops.

# ¿ Oct 3, 2017 09:35

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

^^^ Gorgeous work! ^^^

4th inktober is my little tribute to Popaganda / Ron English.

# ¿ Oct 5, 2017 10:58

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

# ¿ Oct 12, 2017 06:03

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Some inktobers I didn't post here yet.

Inktober 6

Inktober 7

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 08:57 on Oct 15, 2017

# ¿ Oct 14, 2017 17:05

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Todays Inktober is brought to you by ballpoint, photoshop, and nuclear radiation.

# ¿ Oct 15, 2017 21:25

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Inktober 17 "Pickled Punk"

Fountain pen and photoshop.

Hmm.

Too subtle, or not subtle enough?

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 21:57 on Oct 19, 2017

# ¿ Oct 19, 2017 21:54

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

# ¿ Oct 21, 2017 22:27

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Inktober 21 is Frankenstein Drinking Tea

This is actually a reworking of a previous inktober but with a different ink wash background.

Inktober 22 - Do you even lacrosse, bro?

Inktober 23 "Deadite"

Inktober 24 "Don't Feed The Trolls"

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 05:15 on Oct 26, 2017

# ¿ Oct 24, 2017 07:37

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Two more for inktober. Almost caught up.

Adding a background via ink wash. This was not done in photoshop.

It's "denril" - which is translucent and lots of fun to draw on. I can't explain it other than to say it handles ink like nothing else. Still getting used to the surface qualities. Ink takes MUCH longer to dry out because the surface isn't very porous at all but rather slick / plastic.

Inktober 29

"The candle that burns twice as bright..."

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 07:53 on Oct 31, 2017

# ¿ Oct 31, 2017 00:49

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Inktober 30 is dedicated to Yolandi of Die Antwoord.

Inktober 31 is a girl with her pet crow

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 15:43 on Nov 6, 2017

# ¿ Nov 2, 2017 09:57

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

After Inktober it is kinda nice to get back to graphite.

# ¿ Nov 6, 2017 15:42

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Starting another mural across the street from the old one. This one is at a brewery called Amber Ox. Only have a very small window to finish this one however. Had to put the final touches on hold for the last one in order to have the time to finish this one before they open.

Here is the other one ATM.

The arm / elbow still needs muscle tone and the bracelet needs to be fixed. Upper right corner of mandala is off a bit too.

Update:

Also - though unrelated. Does anyone have any strong feelings of the new line of Cintiqs (mobile studio) vs. the Cintiq companion?

Lastly. does anyone know of any wacom Black Friday sales for er.... the above mentioned Cintiq models?

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Nov 23, 2017

# ¿ Nov 21, 2017 06:28

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

I liked the earlier iterations better but I have to finish it up in a matter of a couple days.

# ¿ Nov 30, 2017 07:51

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Voight-Kampff posted:

Apart from one post on 'proud of' i've kept my fanatical devotion to struggling with a paint brush pretty quiet on SA. I need to overcome my fear/cowardice, so here is my latest effort...

here's a time-lapse of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn7BGuzLAzg

Inspiring.

# ¿ Dec 21, 2017 06:06

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

2017 Krampus. I am so original.

# ¿ Dec 27, 2017 21:20

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

10 min portrait.

Also - calling this guy done.

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 23:59 on Dec 30, 2017

# ¿ Dec 30, 2017 23:56

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Animated progression of mural.

Some of the earlier charcoal stages actually appeal to me more.

# ¿ Jan 8, 2018 17:01

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Yeah. That's pretty much what I saw too.

Tried to put laquer over my mural and it dissolved the marker I used smearing everything. How does that happen? Water based vs. Oil based markers? Dammit.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2018 07:01

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Chef Bourgeoisie: Emphasize the top of the eyes over the bottom. Light is typically from above so the shadow is under the upper lid more than the bottom.

# ¿ Jan 13, 2018 18:00

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Zoben posted:

I like naming my work like Prince, so this one is called Mortmuration

So good. Love the style.

# ¿ Jan 15, 2018 05:20

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Inked a sketch that a married couple made in my sketchbook. Liked it enough to make it a collab.

20 min portrait with mechanical pencil.

This is what happens when doodling during Ancient Aliens... or something.

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 09:12 on Jan 20, 2018

# ¿ Jan 15, 2018 20:56

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Doodling dragons again.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2018 07:22

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

true leftist posted:

never. it's a betrayal to my art to use anything but dollar store crayons on the inside of a mcdonalds happy meal box

...but that's MY medium of choice!!

# ¿ Feb 6, 2018 19:02

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Did a little inking on an old sketch.

another quickie:

true leftist posted:

^ this niche isn't big enough for both of us. crayons at dawn

i found some paper. happy year of the dog everyone

This is great BTW. Crayons at dawn it is!!

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 03:40 on Feb 14, 2018

# ¿ Feb 12, 2018 06:17

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Added a lot of shading to the hair tonight. The end is in sight.

and a little life drawing.

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 08:45 on Mar 6, 2018

# ¿ Mar 6, 2018 07:28

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

# ¿ Apr 24, 2018 04:13

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Sorry for the blurry pic.

# ¿ May 7, 2018 05:43

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

WIP portrait from Wastelands Festival.

# ¿ May 15, 2018 07:22

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Duck Party posted:

I went plein air painting a couple times recently. acrylic on canvas 12" x 9"

These are great. Plein air is hard but so satisfying when it comes out.

# ¿ May 20, 2018 00:50

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Argue posted:

Self-improvement month is over; time to remain stagnant for the rest of my life like any sane person

Babby's first Bargue plates

Master studies in graphite and charcoal

Drawing from plaster cast

My first live models

Babby's first oil paintings (all master studies)

Self-portrait

This is all great work!

Here is a peacock sketch.

# ¿ Jun 2, 2018 18:57

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Some one watched fury road tonight.

# ¿ Jun 18, 2018 08:49

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Working on a design for a new mural. Still very WIP. Trying to figure out how much graff / graphic design aesthetic should be incorporated.

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Jul 7, 2018

# ¿ Jul 7, 2018 10:13

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

Nice work! Watercolors are tough. ^^^

Here is a pinup sketch based on Kato.

sigma 6 fucked around with this message at 09:26 on Jul 9, 2018

# ¿ Jul 9, 2018 08:05

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 07:09

sigma 6: Nov 27, 2004; the mirror would do well to reflect further

silicone thrills posted:

I wish I could give tips but i've been doing watercolors since I was in 5th grade and never officially learned alot beyond that. Other than the salt trick. The salt trick is fun.

To get the texture on the path for this one, I wet the area with burnt sienna mixed with burnt umber - very light application of color - mostly water. Then you sprinkle on some salt, let it dry, then rub off the salt.

Also to work fast use a hair dryer.

These are getting much better. I was going to say to use less empty space / white paper but with this last one there is hardly any white. Much better! You can't just paint white watercolor over darker watercolor so I know it's tricky to know what areas to leave empty for highlights, reflections etc. Good news is that getting great at watercolor makes you a better acrylic painter and I would say a better painter overall.

# ¿ Jul 10, 2018 14:57

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