[Mysen]

Hey guys and gals
Well.. I decided i wanted to start working on making a painting in PS.. the problem is.. this is my first real painting.. Ive done little characters and such.. butnot a full scene.. ive only been working on this for like a few hours.. but i think i see this picture heading down shitty pic road..

Is there anyone that can post some helpful comments on maybe lighting.. colour..etc for this pic and possibly give me some small examples to understand more.. thanks a bunch.. cus big help is needed.

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please.and thanks for help...
Ark

[Gimbal8]

Looking really good. To seperate the cliff in the foreground with the cliff wall in the background, I'd make it kinda misty from the bottom of the cliff wall.

Your few hours of work look so much better then my countless attempts at painting so I doubt there is much I can help you with.

Tell us what your plans are, what you are going to do next to it, and maybe someone can give you a better idea of how to proceed. Kinda hard to say too much at this point because it is still in the beginning stages, but it looks like you are progressing well to me.

[Mysen]

well.. right now its a tad bit cartoony.. id like to make it a bit more realistic.. but not too much soo..

right now this is more of a learnign thing.. i dont hav much experience painting this stuff.plus since im paingint this with a mouse is kind of crappy.. i miss my tablet...


maybe if there are some suggestions/examples.. of lighting possibilities.. and maybey ways to make it less cartoony

[tek9z]

put your highest contrasts closer to the viewer and less into the distance.
instead of already detailing the rocks,
ruff out the whole image to really see
what colors, values etc. will work
on your pic.
maybe something like this:

[Mysen]

holy crap thats awesome... do you just use an opaque bvrush and build up the colour when you paint that?

cus that kicks ...
If anyone else wants to post.. feel free.. i am a sponge.. a sponge i tell you.. bring it on..

[tek9z]

hello mr sponge =D
I played around with the opacity
of the different levels.
also:
for the repaint I kept the colors
purple/pink in mind (those white buildings
are slightly pink , shadows are purplish-
I tried to match the other colors with
those 2 basecolors.