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Process of [link]

1. Inspiration:

I managed to scan this superb silhouette/illustration from a vintage Peter Pan book before my mini art library got ravaged by that infamous typhoon Ondoy.
So that drawing is not my art. I promised my self that someday like today!), I'ma gonna flesh out those silos and give each a corresponding characterization.

2.Sketch /Line art:

I did this lineart in Photoshop. The background and the characters with the foreground should on a separate layer.

3. Underpainting:

Again in Photoshop ,under the lineart layers . I created 2 fresh layers for the underpainting of the characters with the foreground and for the background.
I talked to my art buddy ,traditional painter about how Maestro Rembrandt's paintings gets this different glow. So he said it's in the lighting and also it's in the shadows. Rembrandt's shadows also glows. Hence my use of earth/reddish underpainting ,so that if I paint over it the red underpainting will show. Ergo the glow.
After painting the underpainting merge it with the lineart but still separate the background from the characters.

4.Painting process:

Now you have 2 lineart /underpaint layers ( the characters and the background layer) . Now using your psd file. Import it in Artrage. Then use the oils brushes. I mostly used normal round and the thick gloss brushes. Paint over your lineart/underpainting using this. Since we are imitating oil painting techniques. First paint with large daubs of paint then later detail it. Also I used the palette knife brush for mixing the colors in the layers ( especially for the clouds). I then started detailing using the digital oil . The idea is to create abstract colors and shapes within the painting but when you truck out , you should be able to distinguish the wholeness of the painting. After painting I added the borders in Photoshop.

-Hope it helped,
-B

Description
Process of [link]

1. Inspiration:

I managed to scan this superb silhouette/illustration from a vintage Peter Pan book before my mini art library got ravaged by that infamous typhoon Ondoy.
So that drawing is not my art. I promised my self that someday like today!), I'ma gonna flesh out those silos and give each a corresponding characterization.

2.Sketch /Line art:

I did this lineart in Photoshop. The background and the characters with the foreground should on a separate layer.

3. Underpainting:

Again in Photoshop ,under the lineart layers . I created 2 fresh layers for the underpainting of the characters with the foreground and for the background.
I talked to my art buddy ,traditional painter about how Maestro Rembrandt's paintings gets this different glow. So he said it's in the lighting and also it's in the shadows. Rembrandt's shadows also glows. Hence my use of earth/reddish underpainting ,so that if I paint over it the red underpainting will show. Ergo the glow.
After painting the underpainting merge it with the lineart but still separate the background from the characters.

4.Painting process:

Now you have 2 lineart /underpaint layers ( the characters and the background layer) . Now using your psd file. Import it in Artrage. Then use the oils brushes. I mostly used normal round and the thick gloss brushes. Paint over your lineart/underpainting using this. Since we are imitating oil painting techniques. First paint with large daubs of paint then later detail it. Also I used the palette knife brush for mixing the colors in the layers ( especially for the clouds). I then started detailing using the digital oil . The idea is to create abstract colors and shapes within the painting but when you truck out , you should be able to distinguish the wholeness of the painting. After painting I added the borders in Photoshop.

-Hope it helped,
-B