Digital Sketching Series WIP
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@Kori-Jensen thank you! It's all digital. I usually sketch out some thumbnails traditionally but move to the digital side later. Will has some great bids about digital sketching. I made my own brush to get the effect that suited me and although I'm still trying to improve it's been a fun process.
I'll be posting up some step by step shots of how I do each one later, so hopefully you might find that useful.
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@Gary-Wilkinson seriously? That would be awesome I'd love to see it my friend! You made your own pencil brush? Wow that must have been very specific the brush you had in mind. Either way the result is amazing.
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@Gary-Wilkinson I don't know how you would do this in Photoshop but in Procreate I use the smudge tool a little bit when I use my graphite brush and I want it to look like traditional. This is because no matter how much you are careful with pencil you always end up smudging it a little bit and if you want it to look really like pencil that little detail helps a whole lot in convincing the viewer that you did it all traditionally.
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@chrisaakins this is so true! Even when I know a drawing is digital, if it has pencil smudges my brain won't quite accept it
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This one was a bit more tricky to get it done at it needed 4 characters in a small space (on the porch). I wanted the composition to look nice so it seem like a good idea to put them all on different steps.
I've added a quick step by step of my process for how it was done. The most important step was to get the sketch right and from that I would put some flat shades down before cross hatching with the brush. Another important step was to choose where to place the focus through composition and value, to bring the viewers eye to the character in the chair.
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Had to do this picture twice as I was unhappy with how it first turn out. Took a while, but much happier with it now
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Not part of this series, but to save making a new topic I'll add it here. Wanted to try mix up caricaturing with this pencil style. Went into more detail with the crosshatching, though Ithink it can work well both ways. Might be hard to guess but this is Nikola Tesla done for facebook contest
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Back to the series. Took a while to find a composition I was happy with as I needed to fit in a bunch of characters in a portrait frame as well as showing the 3 items on the table clearly enough.
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@Gary-Wilkinson nice composition! You did a great job solving the problem of multiple characters in a vertical format. The overhead POV works.
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After practicing more of my digital sketching skills and after taking a second look at theses sketches I'm started to add more detail and refine/ push the contrast in them, especially in the areas that stand out.
I hope this heads the image overall. What do you think of the adjustments?
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Love your work, Gary! The pencil style is really working -- looks traditional and love the loose scribbles/hatching.
Pushing the contrast really makes these illustrations read better, especially the one where the girl is directly in front of the rocking chair. The values are so similar there that adding some highlights and shadow helps differentiate the two.
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Thanks for sharing these @Gary-Wilkinson it’s really great watching the series progress, and it’s stunning work.
I agree with @Melissa-Bailey-0 that the contrast boost helps. Looking forward to the next one!
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This is really good. That's all I got! lol
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@Gary-Wilkinson These are so tight, you win the steady hand award. I wish I could get my lines to be so smooth. Of course, the compositions are great too.
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Wow, these are all amazing @Gary-Wilkinson. I love the style. I was just scrolling through and thinking they couldn't get any better and then you upped the contrast and they did! Ha! Thanks for sharing your progress.
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Thank you for all the comments. I think that everyone's advice on pushing the contrast has really helped improve the pictures. Got about 3 left to go, but happy how it's moving forward
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Sorry I'm chiming in so late but this has a great vibe to it. I think you absolutely create a more traditional leaning atmosphere. There are still small details that tell me it's digital. Specifically, the evenly thick and evenly textured line on the front side of their faces. This part nudges digital but I don't think it's all that noticeable and don't think it impacts your aesthetic much. Again, this is pretty darn awesome, I love the way you crosshatched in perspective on the floor, that makes a massive difference!
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@Gary-Wilkinson Just want to say these are really great Gary.
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Another late chiming in just to say that I love this style. Definitely looks traditional and I do love seeing digital pencil rendering.
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Well I'm super late replying on your posts, I've been away from the forum for quite awhile. Anyway I think what you got going here is very nice. Keep it up.
