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Loopydave β how I paint a drunken dwarf
Published: 2010-11-24 22:32:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 73194; Favourites: 1244; Downloads: 3007
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Because absolutely no-one demanded it!!... yes, its a step by step guide to painting your very own drunken dwarf. Or more precisely, a visual record of how I couldn't make up my mind on a decent helmet design.Full pencils [link]
Larger 'finished' paint [link]
Click on for larger view. Just don't spill the beer.
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Wow!! The result seem like a 3d model... very good!!!
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Wow when I grow up I want to design like you. How long does it take to make somthing like this?
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Pencil sketch was quick and easy - did nearly a dozen dwarf sketches one evening after tea, but I think its approaching something like 4-5 days work on the painting so far.
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This is sssooo cool. Really enjoy your art style and the digital work is just amazing. I'll definately keep watching your work. Thank you for sharing this step by step, really nice.
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Awesome.... Do you use a waccom tablet to to digitize it?
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Pencil sketch (on paper) scanned into the computer (with scanner) and painted in photoshop with the mouse. Weird quirk of mine - years and years ago I tried a wacom tablet and the lag between hand movement and screen action was SO annoying, I threw it out and just taught myself how to paint the mouse. Do it enough and you can sketch, do fiddly details etc without much problem. Did buy myself a Cintiq (and my bank account is still not talking to me) - used it a few times and now its not working. Got to look at it, but really I'm pretty fast (relatively) how I paint now.
Cheers man!
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Got to get back to finishing it sometime - its joined the mighty throng of half finished pieces that fill my hard drive. Too many ideas, too much work, never never enough time!
Cheers man!
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hahah I was just talking to a buddy of mine tonight about that very same thing.. not enough damn time to finnish so many ideas.
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I can't believe it, Dave!
I see this and I feel like a total amateur!
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Its a personal project and I kind of over indulged on the details a little, something you cant always do on those paying gigs - clients have those deadline things
Cheers man!
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Right!
Cheers too, Dave!
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very nice what type of brushes do u use?
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Pretty much just stick to the plain standard soft brush and the standard hardedge brush in photoshop, set to a lowish opacity. I used a row of spots brush for a little bit of the hair, but other than that, just those two brushes.
Cheers!
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nice technique and love the extra yellow light
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Always going to put the yellow light in there - but like to leave my back lighting until I've built up the dark areas to contrast it against.
Cheers!
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What a great series of pictures! I love seeing the process, and this shows a wonderful progression, all the way to the foam on the beard
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Thanks ma'am - and anyone with a beard like that is bound to collect a little foam when quaffing!
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great!! i see you ate your pencils with the colors.super!!
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MAN OH MAN!!! thanks for sharing!!!
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NP! Seasons greetings and a happy new year my friend!
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Right back at you good sir!
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That looks so awesome I thought it was a figurine 
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Its a painting - but it would make a pretty cool figurine though!
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you're amazing man! your work seems so impossibly perfect! you should do more of a detailed tour of your work process! that'd be awesome!
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Cheers! Here's some more if you havent seen them
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i love that the original sketch kinda stays in the work, even with all the refining. the colors and shading you achieve are amazing too (:
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Cheers ma'am! There's often a freshness and vitality to a sketch that's easy to lose in the painting, but I try to keep some of it in there. Appreciate your comments!
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agreed. you do a great job at it too! and you're very welcome <3
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It is amazing to see how much refinement really goes into your work. Impressive as always.
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Always felt my best asset was my stubborness - I just keep banging away at it until its done.
Cheers!
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How is it that you're SO AMAZING?
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Cheers ma'am!
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Extremely cool, thanks for sharing
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wonderful! thanks for sharing with us!
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Terima Kasih! Glad you like.
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