Posing 3D Figures Part II - Non-humanoid Figures by weyrwoman-lessa, journal
Posing 3D Figures Part II - Non-humanoid Figures
Digital Art Week Preliminaries To avoid misunderstandings: My 3D coordinates widget runs as follows:
X-Axis from left to right. Movement around this axis will be called BEND (as if you bend your knee).
Y Axis from top to bottom. Movement around this axis will be called TWIST (like the dance).
Z Axis from front to back. Movement around this axis will be called TURN (as in turning your hand upside down). Non-Humanoid Figures General tips on posing Remember that even fantasy creatures and aliens should have a skeleton, tendons and muscles (or anything else that supports, connects and moves their body). If you have a creature whose design is ...
How to avoid common mistakes while drawing horses by Astralseed, journal
How to avoid common mistakes while drawing horses
Digital Art WeekHi everyone,
Today I'll be writing about how to avoid common mistakes while drawing horses.
If you're not used to drawing horses, or you haven't studied their anatomy extensively, you're likely to make one or more of these common mistakes. Let's learn how to avoid them so that your horse doesn't end up an eccentric mess like this guy below. (gif by @thetadonaldson) References This kind of applies to anything you intend to draw and not just horses, but I can't stress this enough so I felt the need to include this here.
When I talk about using references, I mean work from photos or real life. Please don't use other art...
Bringing emotion through values by SarcasmNymph, journal
Bringing emotion through values
Landscape Art WeekendEvery painting has a feeling associated with it, a central theme, an emotion, a mood. However, when it comes to landscape paintings, the mood of the painting takes center stage. In a large setting, the mood is one of the fundamental ways you can grab the attention of your audience. This could mean the lighting, color palette, composition and of course subject matter. Now subject matter is often the most influential aspect and the main thing that will determine what mood you want to set for your painting. However, it is just as important to make sure that the rest of the elements compliment that mood rather than confli...
Anatomy of the Human Face by NykolaiAleksander, journal
Anatomy of the Human Face
Digital Art Week Mirror, Mirror... Faces are most definitely the one thing we see a lot of in our life, and yet, many artists struggle with drawing them.To be fair, faces are one of the hardest things to draw, as they are not like landscapes, where it doesn’t matter if a tree is a few centimetres off in height or width or even position in the painting. If you move any of the facial features just a little too much to the right or left, up or down, a portrait immediately looks strange, if not completely wrong. And that’s just one hurdle, because the individual parts that make up the face pose a challenge, too.In this article, I’ll be going o...
Fur and Hair: Types and How To by ArtCrumbss, journal
Fur and Hair: Types and How To
Digital Art WeekHello everyone and welcome to Digital Art Week! I'm @Ahkward, a digital and traditional artist. I'm currently a freelancer and resident artist for Wacom and Graphixly (Clip Studio). Essentially I help out at conventions by demoing the tablets and art software. :'D @efelidi invited me to talk to you guys, so here I am! Our Digital Art Week this time will focus on animals, creatures and humans! I'll be covering fur and hair done digitally, specifically in Clip Studio, but if you are savvy enough, this will all apply to other digital programs as well! Let's get started. Digital Fur: A Variety of Looks Fur is something tha...
Posing Figures in 3D Part I - Humanoid Figures by weyrwoman-lessa, journal
Posing Figures in 3D Part I - Humanoid Figures
Digital Art WeekHi,
it’s Lessa again, this time smartassing about one of my favourite hobbies – 3D rendering.A good render relies on the same things as a traditional or digital painting: good lighting, good textures and a convincing subject. One of the most important factors for a convincing subject is a convincing pose. And unfortunately, that’s difficult to do. But fortunately, it’s just a matter of knowledge about bones, muscles and a little physics (or a little experimentation).Boo! Did I scare you off already? No? I’m impressed. Then, Brave Adventurers, follow me. I won’t talk about a specific software or a specific model but give hin...
Intro to Photobashing (Textures) by Gaidenlight, journal
Intro to Photobashing (Textures)
Digital Art Week Intro Photographs can be used in a variety of different ways to help speed up your painting process. Some example of these uses are: to get an initial color palette, to fuse multiple images together to create a new one, or to use a photo to add textures to forms you have already established on your canvas. Working with deadlines doesn't typically allow you time to spend 20 hours in rendering a painting to completion, especially when working on products that require near photo realistic level in details. This is just a basic guide to show you a few tools, to add some texture to forms in a quick and easy way. How to use Clip...
Light and Colour in Photomanipulation by ImaginaryRosseArt, journal
Light and Colour in Photomanipulation
People and Portraits WeekHello everyone, my name is Andreea, also known as ImaginaryRosse.I'm a digital & 3d artist and my work is mostly known for the creative lighting and vibrant colors. Today I'm gonna walk you through how to achieve a portrait, using several resources: stock images, brushes and many techniques that will be achieved using Photoshop.
The way I go whenever I create an artwork can be broken down into 3 main steps. The "skeleton" The main process The final details First, I want to apologize as I never name my layers, and I have a very messy workflow. Yep! Guilty. Second, I want to show you the tools we will work with. ...
Digital Art WeekIn this guide I'd like to introduce you to timed studies, including a guide on how to effectively do timed practise studies, as well as some do's and don'ts. What is a timed study? A timed study is exactly what the name suggests: a painting study done during a set time. That time limit can be anything from a few seconds to an hour or two, depending on what it is you want to practise. "Study" can mean: 1) from a reference image and/or 2) preparatory drawing for a "full" piece (to practise a certain element of the future artwork or as a way to experiment before beginning the "real" artwork). Usually reference images are invol...
Digital Art WeekIn this tutorial I'll show you the process of drawing people, using a base of basic shapes which can be used to draw different types of figures. The Base First, we'll create the base. For this, remember that in their most basic form, every person is composed by a head, a torso, and two legs and arms, so we're going to create a structure composed of simple shapes resembling these: Draw a circle, this will be the head. For the neck, simply draw two little lines at the bottom of the circle. For the torso, draw a rectangle beneath the neck. It doesn't need to be a perfect rectangle, in fact is best if it's slightly modified so ...
PE: Traditional Art Week Wrap-up by Agaave, journal
PE: Traditional Art Week Wrap-up
Traditional ArtTraditional Art Week at @projecteducate has come to its end. We hope you have enjoyed the week with us, learned new things and found inspiration! Many thanks to the contributors and everyone who participated and made this week happen! Thank you also for all the readers and visitors who stopped by and left feedback. :heart:
In case you missed some of the week's articles, you can find all of them linked below: July 27 August 02 Traditional Art Week 27 th Monday AM: Introduction by @agaave
PM: Special Uses of Some Watercolors by @tudalia 28 th Tuesday AM: Painting With A Knife! (The Practical - 1) by @Goodnight-Melbou...
Discovering @GothicNarcissus by GeorgeXVII, journal
Discovering @GothicNarcissus
People and Portraits WeekHello everyone! For this People and Portraits Week at @ProjectEducate, I will be interviewing the very talented Portrait Photographer @GothicNarcissus! Hi Alessandro , first of all, thanks for accepting my invitation! - Thank you for having me, it’s a true honour! _________________________________ Please introduce yourself: @gothicnarcissus: I’m a freshly-minted thirty-year-old and I live in the beautiful Trieste, Italy.I’ve been taking photos with artistic intent for almost thirteen years, and professionally since 2013, after I upgraded my gear to a full-frame digital reflex camera: an old-school but very trustw...
Infrared PhotographyMeet Michael - known on DeviantArt as :devmichilauke: he is one of the frontline deviants for Infrared Photography. His enthusiasm and passion has driven him over the years to create, inspire and teach others. Living in Berlin, Germany, Michael enjoys world music, international cooking and travelling. He has been on DeviantArt since 2004 - over a decade - and has so much to share about his passion for Infrared Photography. You can find Michael here on DeviantArt or over on his here. The Bio... Michael was born in Saxony in 1945. Currently retired, he had had a varied career as a musician, a music producer, and a music...
PE: Traditional Art Week Introduction by Agaave, journal
PE: Traditional Art Week Introduction
Traditional Art Welcome to Traditional Art Week I am excited to present you the week's schedule! Our team has worked hard to prepare a wide selection of interesting, informative and inspiring articles. We hope you enjoy the articles and do not hesitate to leave feedback, comments and questions to us. Take a look at the week's schedule below and stay tuned! July 27 August 02 Traditional Art Week 27 th Monday AM: Introduction by @agaave
PM: Special Uses of Some Watercolors by @tudalia 28 th Tuesday AM: Painting With A Knife! (The Practical - 1) by @Goodnight-Melbourne
PM: Mixed Media Colouring Tutorial by @eleweth 29 th Wednesday AM: C...
Interviewing Maja Wronska (takmaj) by jane-beata, journal
Interviewing Maja Wronska (takmaj)
Interviewing Maja Wronska (:devtakmaj:) You're a freshly graduated architect, am I correct? When did you realize for the first time that this is something you want to do with your life? Yes, you are – I’m very happy about it. Well, to be honest, it all started when I was just a baby. My mom is an architect, she never forced me to be one, but, well, I just get some of her passion in my blood. When I was a kid, she let me color drawing designs of facades, and sometimes she showed those drawings to actual clients! I was so proud when she wasn’t ashamed of my drawings and I have to say that I was only 5 years old. In addition, we always h...
Infrared PhotographyMeet Lindsay, an Infrared Photographer in the USA. She has been on DeviantArt for just over eleven years and agreed to be interviewed to provide us with some insight into Infrared Photography and in particular to find out more from someone who has converted their camera specifically for Infrared Photos! The Bio... I first got interested in photography 12 years ago when I got my first point and shoot digital camera. I’ve been hooked ever since! I started out teaching myself, but then took a few photography classes in college to hone my craft. I joined DeviantArt back in 2004. My day job is working as a preschool teacher...
Infrared Photography Wrap up and Contest RESULTS! by Kaz-D, journal
Infrared Photography Wrap up and Contest RESULTS!
Infrared PhotographyWe have had a fantastic week here at :devprojecteducate: focusing on Infrared Photography. Huge thanks go to all those involved who have made this week possible because it was the first of its kind on this theme and we needed to hit Infrared hard. How have we done? Have you got more answers than questions about Infrared Photography now? How has the week impacted, helped or stimulated you? We would LOVE to have your feedback. Here's an overview of what went on this week: A guide to getting into Infrared by :devmikeschwarz: An Interview with LDFranklin by :devkaz-d: A Rationale for Infrared by :devmikeschwarz: Infrared...
Interviewing :devweroni: You are a fantastic young artist and a medicine student. How do you manage to create and study such uneasy field at the same time? Thank you very much, it means a lot that you think so . It's true that when you study medicine, you're more or less glued to your chair for 6 years, but usually, by the end of the day, after all the studying and work in the hospital I like to relax for a while, and I've found that painting really calms me down and helps me unwind after a long day. It seems that watercolor is your favorite technique to use in your artworks. Do you have a particular relationship with it, why did you cho...
Project Educate Interview: Vlue by Reaper-X, journal
Project Educate Interview: Vlue
Today, for Project Educate we'll be having an interview with photo wizard :devVlue:! Owner of the website PhotoExtremist.com and author of E-Books like "The Top 5 Creative Photography Techniques" and "Trick Photography and Special Effects"He's responsible for awesome tutorials like these:
:thumb173158901::thumb206262027::thumb188728807::thumb90768558: Tell us a little bit about yourself! My name is Evan Sharboneau and I'm a 20 year old photographic artist and the guy behind PhotoExtremist.com. I live in a rural area in the state of Oregon. How did you get into your chosen media? By accident! One time when I was in middle school (~2006), ...
Feature and Feedback Contest - The Results by Agaave, journal
Feature and Feedback Contest - The Results
Traditional Art WeekThis week you were challenged to create a journal feature with minimun of 10 pieces of traditional artworks around a certain theme. We also wanted to hear why did you chose to feature those particular artworks. It was awesome to see and read all the journals you created and it definitely was not an easy task to do to choose the winners! However, to be able to hand the prizes it was something that had to be done so here are the results: The 1st place winner: :icontudalia:
:devtudalia:'s passion for horror art really shows from this feature! The feature was enjoyable and loyal to chosen theme all the way from the foreword...
Whats in a Name? Contest Winners + Group Revival by moonbeam13, journal
Whats in a Name? Contest Winners + Group Revival
Hello everyone!
Before we talk about the future, let’s take care of something long overdue. Back in December, our group hosted the What’s in a Name? art challenge, asking you to create something inspired by your username. The contest closed, but the results were never officially announced.
So, let’s set things right!
🎉 Contest Winners
From the entries, we’ve selected 4 random draw winners and 1 overall winner:
🌟 Random Draw Winners (500 points + Hype badge)
@UszatyArbuz
@WDWParksGal
@teddybearcholla
@Pixlhaufen
🏆 Overall Winner
@Pixlhaufen (500 points + Diamond badge)
Congratulations to all of you, and thank you for your creativity and patience with this very delayed announcement!
🌱 Group Revival
With that wrapped up, let’s talk about what’s next: the group is officially under reconstruction and redevelopment!
I’m working behind the scenes to refresh our look, reorganize things, and plan some new challenges and features. Think of this as a soft reset
i started making ai artwork and since there are so many techniques and styles in art i just want to share these links with everyone for making your ai artwork