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Crocorax In reply to JonathanHunter94 [2020-03-31 14:58:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Crocorax In reply to Nightwinds-Desires [2020-03-31 14:59:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Crocorax In reply to BobBoxArt [2020-02-29 16:39:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I hope one day. It is hard because I am updating them almost everytime I paint something new. I have some core brushes, but the set is not ready to publish yet because many times I want to add some new ones to them. But I can tell you. I use classic mode (not wet paint) for sketch, for filling places and big objects with a color. Wet painting is very useful for shading and it is good to develop proper values to the whole image. So - wet paint for values and shading, classic mode for the all other things.

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BobBoxArt In reply to Crocorax [2020-02-29 16:57:52 +0000 UTC]

I see! Thanks for telling me. Are there any standard brushes that come with Artstudio Pro that you would recommend?

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Crocorax In reply to BobBoxArt [2020-03-01 17:10:02 +0000 UTC]

Of course. Juliano oil texture is amazing brush for wet painting! I changed the texture of the brush but the default brush is very  VERY useful For me is it most important brush for shading. Second brush I made from this Juliano oil texture brush is the same but I changed the brush tip/stamp to flat tip. Flat brush is very handy for surfaces like rocks, ground, mountains etc.. Dry ink, Hard dry ink in ink brushes are very nice to have (not wet painting mode) etc.. There are many useful brushes in artstudio I use some common Photoshop brushes. Classic chalk brushes for example. But now I have a break because I was working on a shirt for a client (I will post it here) and dont have a time to paint and sort my brushes out. I hope it helped a bit

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BobBoxArt In reply to Crocorax [2020-03-01 17:28:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you my friend for answering!

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Crocorax In reply to BobBoxArt [2020-03-01 17:55:05 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome

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BobBoxArt In reply to Crocorax [2020-03-01 19:11:11 +0000 UTC]

I find it so hard to find other people that are using Artstudio Pro. So when I found out that you are using it I want to ask you a million of questions haha

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Crocorax In reply to BobBoxArt [2020-03-01 21:07:24 +0000 UTC]

I understand. You can ask of course, no problem. If I have time I answer   But I have to say that it is not about the brushes. You have to find your own you are familiar with. My brush set can work for me but the same brush set could be useless for the others. But in general it is simple - a) sketch brushes (one or two), b) few ordinary bruhes you like (like chalk) - 2 or more (with some nice soft texture) - could be used for general painting, you should be able to paint almost everything with it, c) few hard brushes for filling big parts very fast (not important, but very handy to have one or two), d) few shading brushes (could be used for blending as well), e) few texture brushes (for rocks, grass, mess,...), f) special brushes - for example cloud brushes (2 or three). A,B,D (C maybe) are most important. But B category should contain brush which you can paint almost everything with (sketching, painting, texturing a bit, blending, shading... if you know what I mean).
Find one or two most favorite brushes. Then you should learn to paint with your brushes and learn painting techniques. It is not about brushes. Technique is more important. Someone likes to start from BW then to color. Someone likes to go straight for colors I like to strat with BW sometimes, when I am going to paint something more comlpex. It is more efective because you can control your values. There are so many styles and techniques you can choose from

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BobBoxArt In reply to Crocorax [2020-03-01 21:58:54 +0000 UTC]

I see. Man it’s hard. I wish there were one brush to rule them all! Do you remember Borodante’s video where he makes his brush for Artstudio Pro. He said that it was the best brush for everything. Do you think it’s a good brush for everything? Should it only be used in wet painting mode? I find wet painting mode kinda hard cause my paintings usually ends up in a mess when I use that mode. :/

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Crocorax In reply to BobBoxArt [2020-03-02 16:12:10 +0000 UTC]

or the third one here:

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Crocorax In reply to BobBoxArt [2020-03-02 16:11:47 +0000 UTC]

Borodante’s brush is perfect example of what I wrote before. This brush works perfectly for him, but not for me. And this is it. It is not a bad brush, but I dont use it because I have my brushes which cover my need much better. Juliano oil texture brush is much better for wet paint I think. I use it very often - I changed its texture only. It is very good for developing values. 
Very good overal brush should look like the second brush here:

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BobBoxArt In reply to Crocorax [2020-03-02 20:13:38 +0000 UTC]

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Crocorax In reply to EPH-SAN1634 [2020-02-28 18:08:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the comment It is was meant as an abstract scene from Middle-earth - everyone can find their own story behind it

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EPH-SAN1634 In reply to Crocorax [2020-02-29 04:51:31 +0000 UTC]

I see
It's fascinating

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Crocorax In reply to EPH-SAN1634 [2020-03-01 17:01:32 +0000 UTC]

It is because I dont want to limit the imagination of the viewer. Sometimes it is better to let it ... "open" a bit
Thank you so much

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Crocorax In reply to MayGoldworthy [2020-02-28 18:03:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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MayGoldworthy In reply to Crocorax [2020-02-28 20:50:04 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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