[Doc Holliday]

Hey stooge, ive noticed that you seem to be a real pro. Im a traditional artist (or wanna be ) who's thinking of dablling with digital art. Ive found it's VERY hard to get rid of the Photoshop look, and the metalic feel of digital painting. Any suggestions? I would e-mail you but its not available. I understand why i think Thx

[This message has been edited by Doc Holliday (edited December 10, 1999).]

[This message has been edited by Doc Holliday (edited December 10, 1999).]

[spooge demon]

Hey Doc, thanks for kudos.

In answer to your question about metallic looking surfaces, it is more about value than anything inherent in digital art. Digital makes it technically easier to add too much contrast, but it is really a mistake of beginning painters regardless of the media.

I know it is hard to understand what I mean, but look at Leo's woman that I sketched over.
THe values in the original are extreme, either black or white. In my sketch the values are closer together and go dark or light in only a few cases. This is a general rule for painting matte as opposed to glossy surfaces. It may be a matter of preference, but women esp. do not like being painted like they are shiny(read sweaty or greasy)

[Doc Holliday]

i understand, I guess its not that much different than painting with any other media. I dig trational media but the prospect of painting without fumes, drying times, mess, having to gesso and whole mess of other things is very tempting