My #fridaypainting last week was this cute pair of lovebirds. I was keeping it a secret because I taught it the next day as a paint night for my friend’s bachelorette/bridal party. :) Their wedding colours are green and red, so these were the perfect birds to paint. Would you like me to host paint nights in the future? And would you want to paint normal things like this, or weird Audra style stuff? Let me know in the comments! 💬 #painting #paintalong #paintnight #paintwithaudra #lovebirds #cuddlebirds #sleepysnuggles https://www.instagram.com/p/CdWpt_qlQaP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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today was my birthday!! ( ᐛ )و the ceaseless march of time never stops, but that’s not what i’m here to talk about, i got gifted a copy of realistic paint studio by my family! and i thought i’d share my thoughts here
all the fun of oil painting without the carcinogenic terrors of cadmium yellow!
so i’m coming at this from somebody who
primarily uses, and will continue to use, clip studio paint
has never actually used oil paints in any significant way
absolutely TANKED high school art classes back in the day. i mean bombed. i mean nosedive. sub f tier. my teacher pulled me aside and said i should give up on art school to save the place for ‘somebody who actually has talent, you will never be good’ tier. i kept at it anyway but all that to say that there’s a classical, ‘right’ way to do these sorts of things and i’m actually not sure what that is because i’m self-taught, so if you’re in the same boat this overview might be of use to you
right out the gate this thing costs £30, if you want the ‘vip’ set (which is only £5 more than the ‘base’ set and comes with extra tools so i’d just go for it). upfront i will say, clip studio paint often goes on sale for £25 and has a wealth of tools available to it. if you have a choice, without a doubt, pick up csp. the free asset store alone is unbelievable. this thing is robust but only in certain aspects, think of it more as a very, very advanced toy
realistic paint studio has a fun feature going for it, tutorials! you know those old bob ross paintalongs? almost every tool has a reference picture and a guide that teaches you how to use it, especially for the more difficult ones like watercolours
a couple i did
the pros:
the engine that handles paint and mixing is unbelievable. it is absolutely incredible. i’ve used a lot of art programs in my time (GIMP, photoshop, krita, csp, and whatever weird little novelties i’ve found floating around like alchemy, etc) and rps feels buttery smooth. unmatched
every brush you can use comes with a demonstration of how you can use it and for what purpose
far closer to traditional mediums as far as colour and general ‘feel’ goes so if you’re looking to make the jump from traditional to drawing tablet this is a great middle ground while you get used to it
supports tilt (but very usable without it, and i’m saying that as someone who doesn’t use a tilt tablet)
buttery smooth. i’m listing it again. i cannot stress this enough
the cons:
if you’re coming to this program from photoshop/csp the QoL features you are used to are gone. the transform tool is manageable but there is no mesh transform or perspective warp. no layer modes. no multiply, no overlay, no dodge, no hue sliders, no cropping, no gradient maps, no liquify. they were not kidding when they said ‘realistic’, if you make a mistake you have to rawdog it and paint over it.
the ui is not a traditional art program ui. you click toolboxes which bring up brushes, and you select from that set, then the box drifts off-screen. you’re either going to love this or hate it. you can assign certain brushes to hotkeys under the favouriting system, but that’s very limited so expect to see that little toolbox a lot
the export feature is clunky. most apps let you export from the file menu but you have to save your work, quit, retreat to the general app management area and export from there. there is a method of exporting in the file itself, but it only lets you set up these little postable scenes. it’s cute, but this isn’t intuitive. also, and this is a real nitpick, a lot of the pre-rendered scenes offered hide the very bottom of the canvas, where your signature traditionally goes
my general thoughts are that this is a cool, interesting piece of kit! it feels a little too janky to use consistently, especially if you need a quick and easy user experience for commissions or the like, but it’s the best at what it sets out to do. certainly ‘limited’, but i wouldn’t count that as a flaw, it isn’t like you can slap a multiply layer over a real charcoal drawing and call it done. i’d argue that if you want to improve, and you want to improve very quickly at that, you’re going to struggle to find a better digital medium to work in. you won’t be tempted to use shortcuts because they’ve been slapped out of your hands. you can’t liquify tool your way out of this one, me. i’m looking forward to sharing more studies and, when i think i’ve got a half-decent handle on it, lavishly painted sad old men
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Health Network, Quiz, Wellbeing, Coffee morning, repair cafe, Christmas Paintalong, carols and coffee, community forum, sensory tent, senior citizen's Christmas dinner, handbells and organ, poetry, Wizard of Oz, Barbie and Dress up for Christmas.
It’s busy in Tenby coming up to the festive season.
Christmas Pop-up tables, Tenby Market.
Pembrokeshire County Council is asking for expressions of interest in having a table in Tenby Indoor Market. This would be £25 for a midweek day or £35 for a Saturday. More information can be found on https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/property-detail/christmas-pop-up-stall-tenby-market.
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Little work in progress - I will finish this piece eventually 😂
Feels like I've been painting this one all year!
Despite that I'm really enjoying the process. I feel like I'm at a point with my skill level now where I can paint without stress and panic.
Painted on hot pressed paper from @winsorandnewton
#watercolour #artist #painting #sketchbook #watercolor_daily #watercolorjournal #watercolor #watercolourart #illustration #fishpainting #bettafish #rose #watercolorrose #instaart #instaartist #drawing #red #sunday #october #wip #workinprogress #paintalong #paintwithme #howtousewatercolors
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Autumnal Scenery, from today’s Paint-Along, with the lovely, Claire Ward, as this was fun to do, with her version, as a reference. #autumnalvibes #autumn2023 #autumncolors #autumnaesthetic #Autumn #fallvibes #Fall #Fall2023 #PAINT #PAINTArtProgram #Paintalong #procreate #procreateart #ipadpro #ipadart #digitalart #digitalpainting
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I decided to join Sarah for her paintalong on Saturday, but then had to leave after the very first couple of watercolor layers, so I finished it today. As usual I'm not entirely happy, but it was a lot of fun - I have never painted a hobbit home before. Sorry for the weird size, this is painted in a landscape watercolor journal using both pages.. . . . . #watercolor #paintalong @sarahburnsstudio #hobbithome #hobbithouse #painting #aquarelle https://www.instagram.com/p/B3kubb7jDpo/?igshid=5ehw5pbjacup
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Teenie lil gouache painting from @sarahburnsstudio ‘s paintalong stream yesterday! I’m still learning how gouache is supposed to work but I’m pretty happy with this, edpecially since it’s only the second or third time I’ve ever used the medium! . . . . . . #sarahburnsstudio #paintalong #gouache #watercolor #traditionalart #art #bostonart #bostonartist #landscapepainting #painting #learningart #winsorandnewtongouache #robertsimmonsbrushes (at Boston, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByxoVuyHdcw/?igshid=1v62sjlejxnbg
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