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Oils.
Work In Progress:
Thoughts?
Work In Progress:
Thoughts?
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The forehead is kind of puffy.
Pretty cool looking tho'.
As an aside, you ever use white ink? Any recomendations? I got some of that Winsor Newton stuff, but it don't work so great. Something really opaque I want.
Pretty cool looking tho'.
As an aside, you ever use white ink? Any recomendations? I got some of that Winsor Newton stuff, but it don't work so great. Something really opaque I want.
Just use opaque white paint and a brush.
White ink is crap. It doesn't even work well on black paper.
Wooz: nice. As Octosquidman said: forehead is a bit meh. Is that a hunchback or do I see some weird creature on his back? (I do see something like that...)
What's the second one supposed to depict? Metro? City?
You prepare your own canvas + put it in framework? You should go easy with the nails.
Or what are those dots at the edges? Or is that canvas on cardboard? 
White ink is crap. It doesn't even work well on black paper.
Wooz: nice. As Octosquidman said: forehead is a bit meh. Is that a hunchback or do I see some weird creature on his back? (I do see something like that...)
What's the second one supposed to depict? Metro? City?
You prepare your own canvas + put it in framework? You should go easy with the nails.
Or what are those dots at the edges? Or is that canvas on cardboard?
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What, like some acrylic paint? I'm working with non-waterproof ink, if it makes a difference.
Aye, aye, forehead has to be re-done and lotsa work on the head overall. Flippin' picture, not a hunchback, it's a 3/4 pose of the torso viewed from behind. IRL you can see the other arm better, it's darker but here the light just shines off the oil paint and makes it the same color as the back. Ah well.
Second pic is a street, still very much in progress, ignore the purple.
Didn't know there was such a thing? Tipp-ex, white gouache or white acrylic always did the job for non-oil artwork.
As for the nails, I was tryin' to staple some canvas onto those synthetic boards but it didn't work out the way it was supposed to
Second pic is a street, still very much in progress, ignore the purple.
Stag said:
Didn't know there was such a thing? Tipp-ex, white gouache or white acrylic always did the job for non-oil artwork.
As for the nails, I was tryin' to staple some canvas onto those synthetic boards but it didn't work out the way it was supposed to
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Which is easier to work with, gouache or acrylic?
Anyway, I figure don't use white ink. The stuff I has has to be put on in like three layers in order to not look gray.
Anyway, I figure don't use white ink. The stuff I has has to be put on in like three layers in order to not look gray.
Gouache is easier, IMO. You just need a tube (or a jar) and a brush and some water to make the paint thinner. Easy stuff. Very nice to work with.
You need it for correcting stuff or for actual drawing?
If you need it to correct stuff, remember that some stuff can revive the non-waterproof ink and make the white paint turn greyish. Maybe that's what happened with your white ink?
Winsor & Newton also has a small jar called Process White. That's good stuff. Very opaque.
If you want to draw over the white correction fluid, though, you'll need something like Liquid Paper Bond White. That's waterproof stuff.
You need it for correcting stuff or for actual drawing?
If you need it to correct stuff, remember that some stuff can revive the non-waterproof ink and make the white paint turn greyish. Maybe that's what happened with your white ink?
Winsor & Newton also has a small jar called Process White. That's good stuff. Very opaque.
If you want to draw over the white correction fluid, though, you'll need something like Liquid Paper Bond White. That's waterproof stuff.
They're different. I suggest you experiment on your own.
Acrylic dries up pretty quickly and doesn't blend well at all. Mix a lot of acrylic colors at the same time and the result will be something vaguely the color and texture of vomit, but if used in layers it's pretty useful.
Gouache is ok, blends better, dries quickly but turns matte once it dries.
Experiment. It's fun, although remember that experiments sometimes don't work out.
Acrylic dries up pretty quickly and doesn't blend well at all. Mix a lot of acrylic colors at the same time and the result will be something vaguely the color and texture of vomit, but if used in layers it's pretty useful.
Gouache is ok, blends better, dries quickly but turns matte once it dries.
Experiment. It's fun, although remember that experiments sometimes don't work out.
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Well, I suppose it's for correcting. I'm doing some experimenting with b&w and negative space, like Jaime Hernandez or Sin City kinda stuff, and my brush control isn't the best, so I'm ending up with too much black.
Is white out or tipp ex or whatever going to go on ok? I seem to remember it becoming very thick when it dries, but maybe I was just using too much.
I think that you're probably right, alec, the white ink may be bringing back up the black, so that's what the problem is. If that's the case, is the gouache going to go on ok, or what should I use?
Is white out or tipp ex or whatever going to go on ok? I seem to remember it becoming very thick when it dries, but maybe I was just using too much.
I think that you're probably right, alec, the white ink may be bringing back up the black, so that's what the problem is. If that's the case, is the gouache going to go on ok, or what should I use?
SupermanOctopus said:
I use white gouache (Talens or Winsor & Newton Permanent White - Designers Gouache), but then again: I only use Chinese Ink which is waterproof and I always wait a day before drawing on it, to be sure it's perfectly dry. I think you would be safer with Liquid Paper Bond White which poses no problem whatsoever if you want to draw on it. It's hard to find (over here), but it's really good stuff.
Tipp Ex might do the trick as well, though. It may sound cheap, but if you shake the bottle/pen good enough, it'll come out nice and smooth. Tipp Ex does contain solvents, though. Try it out on a seperate piece of paper before you apply it to your actual work.
Like Wooz said: experiment. If it works, it doesn't matter what it is you use, be it some expensive thingimajig or plain good ol' Tipp Ex.
AFAIK: non-waterproof ink + acrylic paint = problems.
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Thanks for teh advices.
Today's sketchysketch! B/G is a scanned (sic!) oil sketch. Character done in PSCS3/CPX.
TheRatKing
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Nice job Wooz, I like the style that you chose. A killer robot with a smiley face, nice. However, I think that the right side (the robots left side) could be brightened a little bit more. As it is, the leg and the arm are almost pitch black, and it is jarring to me.
It's nice enough for a "sketchysketch", I guess. The right part (the robot's right) is better than the left, though, I like the shoulder construction there and the wrist. Colours are great, yellow and black work really well together, always do.
Are the black parts meant to be interpreted as shadows? If so, it doesn't work well. Also: the texture of the parts (yellow components with greys worked into them) are a little confusing when it comes to where the light is coming from. Texture makes the body seem awfully flat (especially the chest) compared to the robot's right arm (which is the best part, IMO).
But hey: this is just a "sketchysketch", right?
It's really enjoyable for what it is. Good stuff. Again.
Are the black parts meant to be interpreted as shadows? If so, it doesn't work well. Also: the texture of the parts (yellow components with greys worked into them) are a little confusing when it comes to where the light is coming from. Texture makes the body seem awfully flat (especially the chest) compared to the robot's right arm (which is the best part, IMO).
But hey: this is just a "sketchysketch", right?
It's really enjoyable for what it is. Good stuff. Again.
Sketchytime!
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