Is Reference Bad?I feel like I've addressed this before at some point, in some other journal, but I find myself either discussing this with people a lot, or coming across people who on their work proudly claim to have "used no reference."The biggest problem, and misconception, regarding references is that people feel like it's cheating or that it somehow cheapens their work. While I can understand the sense of accomplishment coming from using no reference to finish a painting or drawing, people who consistently do it are only hurting themselves in the long run. So in short, no, reference isn't bad.Artists have been using reference since the days of the ol
CUTE PUSSIES!Here's the Cute feature, which actually turned into a Cute art and cat double feature. :|Go watch, fav and hug these faggots. :)KAWAII-ART:thumb245929953: :thumb285184932: :thumb209401382::thumb217579222: :thumb215066212: :thumb266595438::thumb177756545: :thumb282857670: :thumb197475802::thumb252359527: :thumb285256709: :thumb259032658::thumb274080148: :thumb261521101: :thumb260316369:MOTHER-FUCKING CATS!:thumb158670774: :thumb270584010: :thumb260841476::thumb95410613: :thumb62802531: :thumb285206520::thumb33158247: :thumb266679290: :thumb285680533::thumb285677118: :thumb285612691: :thumb285675429::thumb285673226: :t
How to use DPI properly.This is one of the biggest problems I see other people running into, and I've had to explain it a countless number of times. The bummer is that it's really quite simple, but if you don't know how it works it's easy to get mixed up.The following is more or less what I'm going to tell you, but in a less comprehensive fashion. So if these 2 main points make enough sense to you, then you can decide if you need more information and explanation::bulletblue: You only need to set DPI when working with actual dimensions like inches or centimeters, etc. So if you're working directly in pixels already, it's useless.:bulletblue: Therefore, the on
The Pitfalls of Speed PaintingI've been meaning to write about this for a while now, but recently a video popped on up Ctrl+Paint about the same topic and it encouraged me to finally talk about it. It's a practice that's been misconstrued and misunderstood for a while now, so I wanted to help people get a proper understanding on the subject.Speed painting has been something of a fad for 4 or 5 years now, even back when I was first starting digital work. Like many artists out there, I thought, "Sweet, I can do really cool work, really fast!" And like many artists out there, in the back of my head I was probably thinking, "This is easier than learning the normal way!":t
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