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DarqueJackal β€” Thorin Oakenshield: Step by Step

Published: 2013-05-15 02:15:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 2773; Favourites: 46; Downloads: 14
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Description How I went about making my first digital painting -> [link]
It leaves out quite a lot of steps actually, but it gives a general overview.

I would welcome any wisdom you want to share with a noob on your favorite techniques and other ways to achieve the effects in this painting. I did this without doing research on technique ahead of time, which led to plenty of hair tearing moments.
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wolfanita [2014-05-07 08:00:32 +0000 UTC]

I'm still in awe when I see such things; I'm a complete failure at realistic drawing; pencil or digital (but I know that powerful Photoshop feeling, too )

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DarqueJackal In reply to wolfanita [2014-05-09 00:18:03 +0000 UTC]

Honestly the way I see it is that I am doomed to draw realistically to the point of being incapable of casual creativity, or spontaneity.Β  I would love to trade you skill sets! )Β 

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wolfanita In reply to DarqueJackal [2014-05-11 16:21:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! So we'd both like to have the other one's skills; shame we can't switch them for a week or so, just for the experience. I guess it's the old story: If you have curly hair, you want straight, and the other way roundΒ  ...

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Elyssium-Lissadell [2014-02-14 21:40:36 +0000 UTC]

Oh my goodness!! This is so wonderful! I have not even attempted something even remotely like this.

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minebellatilli [2013-11-15 02:36:38 +0000 UTC]

Wow!Β 

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AYURI-327 [2013-08-26 08:19:50 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful work!Β  I want to learn from this.Β 

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MarcXangArt [2013-07-01 18:45:07 +0000 UTC]

amaizing

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Aeglys [2013-05-26 11:10:26 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful - I will take this as a guideline for my next drawing. That's actually what I wondered about: How to start. A lot of tutorials out there just only show how you should paint eyes or ears or hair... but I didn't find one so far just simply telling me how I should start!

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jos2507 [2013-05-17 13:40:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks for sharing DarkJackal ! that is very interesting as I'm still at the old technique of pencils LOL

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ForgottenGold [2013-05-16 15:22:53 +0000 UTC]

That is super helpful! Awesome!

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durinheir [2013-05-16 03:42:42 +0000 UTC]

umm wow ~ I will leave all the digital painting up to you and just sit back and enjoy hehe I think your next deviation should be for Thorin's Heart Bravo ~ excellent job!!!

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PeckishOwl [2013-05-15 17:29:01 +0000 UTC]

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PeckishOwl [2013-05-15 17:29:00 +0000 UTC]

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Ondjage [2013-05-15 08:20:36 +0000 UTC]

I t was very instructive, thank you for sharing this Good job !!

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DarqueJackal In reply to Ondjage [2013-05-15 13:47:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for looking!

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