It’s not that I’m impatient – but I can’t afford to spend the time these backgrounds require. Each background needs several layers of paint and each layer needs time to dry (otherwise painting over wet paint runs the risk of scraping back to the canvas). Then there are the issues of mixing enough paint, mixing the right colours . . . not to mention there is no undo function when things go a little astray.
Hijacking the family dining table in the name of art.
So I’m surrendering. I’m packing up my canvas and paints for sometime post Honours and reacquainting myself with my Wacom (which is pretty nice actually) tablet. I am a Digital Media student after all . . . and I do aspire to work with a Cintiq one day (http://thinkinganimationbook.blogspot.com/2006/08/new-and-improved-animation-desk.html) haha . . .
To avoid the garish colours I’ll use my Derwent Pencils as a colour palette reference. As for my painting skills . . . they’re just something I’ll have to work at.
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Hey Rach,
Nice colourful photo - looks good on web.
Yeah, painting does take ages. I remember doing a project in yr 11 and spending whole weekends just painting one canvas.
Do you have a wacom like the one in that blog-link pic? That would be helpful.
Haha . . no, I don't. That's my dream wacom.
Have you tried painting over photographs? At least you have the basic layout for it and even the lighting. Then all you gotta do is simplify it.
Or even print out photographs, redraw them, ink them with simple line work and colour them cel shading style.
Thanks for the suggestion Al . .
My backgrounds are kinda simplistic tho, so drawing/painting them shouldn't be too trialling. Lighting would be a great benefit tho . . . I might use photos for reference then. :)
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