Traditional Artist Attempts Digital Painting

[JessieNebulous]

I'm in the process of moving and don't have access to my supplies, so I decided to work on my digital painting skill. Even my traditional painting skills leave a lot to be desired (my strength is drawing and colored pencil), so this was quite a challenge! I'm reasonably satisfied with the result. I tried to find a happy middle ground between blending and leaving some painterly textures.

This is just a bonus. I was testing out various brushes and ended up with a pretty interesting abstract.

These were made with the free Krita software.

 

[Sylwia J-D]

Very nice result. Krita is quite powerful software and with the variety of brushes you can easy get lost It's could be challenging until you find your favourite brush.

 

[JessieNebulous]

Very nice result. Krita is quite powerful software and with the variety of brushes you can easy get lost It's could be challenging until you find your favourite brush.

Thank you! Yeah, the plethora of brushes is a little daunting but also inspiring. There's some that give traditional-style textures that I find really appealing, but also some that are clearly digital that are quite interesting as well. I think a combination of both is quite a nice mix.

 

[ams]

Nice work on these. It looks as if you had fun. I haven't used Krita but I have read good things about it. I look forward to seeing what you do with it.

 

[Artyczar]

I especially love the top piece Jessie. It has a really cool style that is original and compelling. Your skills are GOOD! Don't sell yourself short.

 

[JessieNebulous]

I especially love the top piece Jessie. It has a really cool style that is original and compelling. Your skills are GOOD! Don't sell yourself short.

You are so kind! Thank you