#i hate compositing i hate gradient maps i hate overlays i hate glowy lighting

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wtf epic artist just said she rlly likedmy stuff -w-

#rex.png #lately my process has been to. sketch terribly. paint underneath. final layer on top when im bored #in order to cut out the middleman of lineart.... #but i would like to do lineart........ i just get so frustrated getting past the ugly stage is such a brutal undertaking like girl help #and im unable to use more than 3 layers otherwise i have to die #i hate compositing i hate gradient maps i hate overlays i hate glowy lighting #how is it that whenever i try my stuff looks stupid and overdone but other ppl draw the sickest anime stuff with a million colors #and either high contrast or no contrast or something and it's sick digital art like #but whatever shit i try looks like a bad instagram filter?? sick of liviign like this omfg #and i tried low contrast bc it looks cool... fortiselle my dearly beloved... #but w/o lines?'!?!? #its just with lines how am i meant to change things or keep things coherent with the bg or not have flat lighting