Colors vs Values artist's tip and technique in digital illustration

Colors vs Values artist's tip and technique in digital illustrationHere is the definition of value from MunsellValue, or lightness, varies vertically along the color solid, from black (value 0) at the bottom, to white (value 10) at the top. Neutral grays lie along the vertical axis between black and white.Here's an excerpt from what Craig Mullins (Master Painter) says on the matter of values:"

Painterly approach in painting, illustration, and digital painting

Painterly approach in painting, illustration, and digital paintingVirgil writes:The "painterly" approach was originally an incidental effect most common in sketches and studies, the sole purpose of which was to help the artist solve some of the problems in the execution of a more refined painting. Titian and Rembrandt became more "painterly" in their later years, when deteriorating eyesight may

Drawing and Painting tips and random thoughts

Drawing and Painting tips and random thoughtsSomebody ask me how one should paint or draw rock. It got me thinkingTips: Painting is about analyzing where you should place light and shadow. Watch for soft edge and hard edge. Using real object or ref to practice. If you can master these, you can pretty much paint everything.Drawing is to look for edge (outline) of the particular scene or object

Secret of how to be insanely creative artist tips

What is the Secret of how to be insanely creative?Just found this article from Jonathan Mead , very interesting and very inspiring. I found it very useful and hopefully it will also be useful to you guys.Here we go:"What’s the secret to unleashing your creativity? I’ll tell you, but it’s not what you think… As an aspiring artist, I’ve spent a lot of time trying figure out how to be more creative