Late night study, gouache, based on one of the gorgeous The America of Before photos by Eamon
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Inktober 2023 - day 8
yesterday i saw a conglomeration of structures that felt so much like it belonged in a movie or video game that i haven't stopped thinking about it. so today's piece is a little study of that. with a deliberate neglect of accurate perspective because really who has the time.
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Once I had a dream: a perfectly beautiful room I hope to create for myself one day. Where I'll feel safe and in peace, and whose aesthetic I will just adore. Sadly, I forgot almost everything about this dreamy room - except for one feature, it was just engraved in my memory: there were decorative hand painted plates displayed on the wall, and each of them pictured a mermaid.
So I decided I want to draw this room of my dreams, and those mermaid plates especially.
A living space of which I dream went through some serious changes during the recent years of my life. I remember when we studied art history in the university how I was obsessed with medieval architecture and interiors, and how I thought what a fun (and what a mood) it would've been to live in romanesque or early gothic castle, or at least in a little lonely tower.
Then my lust for whimsy became a bit more modest, and for some time I imagined a mansion built in one of those styles as a place to live.
After that my longings narrowed down again, and in that point of life I was saving plenty of images of both cute and tiny cottages and simple apartments.
And here I am now, subconsciously dreaming about just decorating a corner in my own way.
Isn't it amasing how the dream gets smaller and smaller when it faces our world of money? What a miraculous exhaustion of belief in fairytale.
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Today's painting warmup was a wet rock tutorial for a friend, so I figured I'd share it here in case someone needs it!
Step by step down below
Draw your dark base shape
Block in shadows. I prefer to use gradients for this!
Block in lighter mid-tones
Add in main shadow details. Keep everything except the brightest area blocky.
Add in vague highlights
Add in secondary value gradients
Loooots of high contrast & hard lines near the light source! Also add in some shiny bits near cracks to really get that moist look.
Optional, but add some texture or noise to make the rock look gritty.
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“Do you think I should get a monthly succulent subscription?”
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