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[Helios]

Mooooon



Not sure if this needs something else, but otherwise I'm quite happy with it for now.

I felt inspired when I glanced out of my window this afternoon, just after a rain shower. Lovely piles of clouds all lit up by the sun under a daytime moon. Clouds largely made up, as they moved away too fast.

 

[Helios]

I've been working on this illustration for a friend and thought I'd share. It's a magical flying ship for his Dungeons and Dragons game.

 

[IamSam]

VERY cool concept! I really like your choice of wing design. Great job!

 

[chrisdesign]

A gorgeous creation Helios!
Love how the ship glides peacefully through the air.

 

[Helios]

Not posted in here for a while as most of the stuff I have been doing (that I'm prepared to show anyone) has been for the contests.
Today though, I finished another character piece in Mischief and thought I'd share.

 

[gedstar]

Very nicely done Helios

 

[Eggy]

Yes, that's cool.
I actually envy you, this is made from scratch, I need a bunch of pictures to compose.

 

[Helios]

And another character portrait. Thought I'd use this one to play with bright lighting in a dark space.

 

[gedstar]

Nicely done Helios

 

[IamSam]

Another fantastic painting Helen! I love the lighting. I enjoy unique perspective and dramatic lighting. Your character drawing is getting better and better...........great job!

 

[chrisdesign]

Excellent work with an eerie atmosphere!

 

[Helios]

Thanks guys!

 

[Helios]

I have been working with Krita recently - another of the alternate painting programs I was helpfully pointed to by the PSG community a while ago. I therefore thought it only fair to let you all see an early attempt.



Quick lunchtime sketch playing with wet mix brushes, took about 30 - 40 mins.

 

[Mannos]

some nice work in here. Especially like the flying boat thing

 

[IamSam]

Great work Helen! Love those birds.

You will have to give us a rundown or comparison on Krita after you have worked with it for awhile.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Helios]

Finished this today - practicing face shadows (no, it's not fan art honest ).
I referenced a screenshot and used Krita again as I'm finding the brush selection much more versatile than with Mischief. I've always wanted to do this painty, rough style of portrait, and where Mischief is great for graphic work and line drawing in a very free scaling format, Krita is allowing me more expression in my individual strokes with its blend of mixer and textural brushes.
As for how Krita compares to PS, that's a tricky one to answer for various reasons - the main one being my old, old, buggy version of CS2, which has only a few pressure sensitive default brushes, none of which really allow this style without huge amounts of time and effort.

 

[IamSam]

Excellent work Helen! I know this is Patrick Stewart but I see Jean Luc Picard!

In everything that I have read and watched on Krita makes me believe it's much more suited for digital painting. I have become accustomed to Ps and have no problems getting the brushes to function the way I wish. I would like to try Krita. Keep up the great work!

 

[Helios]

Cheers Sam, it is indeed a shot of him playing Picard, in this scene eyeing Q with suspicion.

 

[Pipsmom]

Looking good there Helios
Got me interested in Krita now..will do some searching

 

[Helios]

Go for it, it's good fun!