HOME | DD
natasha2808 —
Tutorial - Common Digital Painting Mistakes
Published: 2012-06-07 04:07:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 231569; Favourites: 12210; Downloads: 4631
Redirect to original
Description
A guide to common digital painting mistakes that I've either seen or done myself...hopefully it helps
UPDATE
If you have questions please visit my journal for a list of FAQ first, you might find them answered there.
[link]
Otherwise, ask away!
Related content
Comments: 759
I feel some of this apllies to traditional art as well. It's very helpful, I look forward to putting it into practice.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
definitely! I learned a lot of it from shading with colored pencils
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This shall prove useful when I get around to digital painting.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Thank you 
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This was really helpful - Thanks
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This is great ! you should do one on the incorrect uses of the other tools. Like the pen tool or clone tool ect. but this was great !
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I don't know much about the clone tool but I love the pen tool
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
The pen tool is a digital artist best friend ! lol
Thanks for looking into it
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This is really neat!~
I'm stupid as a stick when it comes to digital painting, so I guess this tut. can help me a lot. ^^
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Fantastic tutorial! I saw that sometimes I paint my drawings without contrast, mostly their skins, looks monocromatic and too smooth.
Well, I can say that it helped me a lot and I want to improve in digital painting/coloring ^_^
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Totally deserves a DD!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Did you blend with the airbrush in the good blended example?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
yes I didn't use it in the monochromatic colors example on either of them but I used it in the overblending on both. The trick is not to avoid the airbrush tool but to use it only when you really have to. Try to do most of your blending the changing the opacity of the harder brushes.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Thanks! I've made a lot of these mistakes and it's nice to have specific things pointed out of what NOT to do!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
this is very helpfuml ;DD
I think my problems are mostly lazyness and fear u____u
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I really find ALL of these helpful, thank you!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I actually had a question; what tablet do you use? I really want to buy one, but I have no idea which one! And amazing tutorial, I'll keep it close
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
My tablet is really old I got it in 8th grade and I'm 19 now. But it's the wacom intuos3 tablet 9X12. It's like $350. I would recommend getting a larger size tablet not necessarily just for the working area but also for the different degrees of pen pressure because that helps with shading. Also, the large tablet is definitely an investment that lasts a long time and they don't really go out of date that fast.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Why, thank you so much! I'll look for it
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Even though I use Paint.net, this is very useful. I do paint by hand occasionally, so the lessons do carry over (it helps that I'm a big fan of depth and contrast).
Now if only I could find the equivalent of dodge and burn...
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Thank you this is very helpful
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This is so awesome and helpful, I'm going to start correcting my ways from now on x3
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I'm guilty to lack of contrast, overblending and partially to monochromatic colors..
I'm too scared to just go with it and do stuff :/
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I'm guilty of some many of these things but I'm trying to improve so thanks for posting. It's really helpful to have all these tips in one place.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
[link]
[A site that I thought would be nice to share.]
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
You are welcome! That is a site I was on at the time I saw your upload, but that is not the "really helpful" one I was trying to share. I am uploading the file that I download on FileFactory because I could not find the place where I got it from. The file is only [114MB], but it is really worth downloading, if anyone wants a real boast in their painting work. I hope you do not mind me posting the file download in your comment area for everyone to get, if they want it?
👍: 0 ⏩: 3
The upload just finished, here is the download that is packed with helpful digital painting and Manga tips and tricks that are mind-blowing!
[link]
[Manga - The_Ultimate_Guide_to_Mastering_Digital_Painting_Techniques_optimized - PDF File Download]
Enjoy!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
no not at all! I want to check it out
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Alright, thank you! I just wanted to help anybody that was interested in some new artistic research I found to be very helpful!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
The first link I shared was not the "really helpful file" I was trying to give everyone, but this is another helpful site of ImagineFX.
I am currently uploading that [PDF] file download with FileFactory, if anyone is interested in the link.
[link]
[Magazine Downloads - ImagineFX - PDF Files]
I hope this helps everyone!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
that was super helpful- thank you!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
this is extremely helpful! thank you! I'm pretty new to digital art, and I know my works look like blegh, but I've never thought of the actual mistakes I make. Thanks to this, I see my mistakes and hell - I'm definitely gonna try to avoid them in the future! thanks!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
These mistake could be found not only in digital, but also in traditional arts too. To be more specific, these mistakes originate from traditional art or more precisely, the lack of art experience, knowledge! Just saying.
Though, there are some nice detection in the tut, it can be useful for beginners/advanced drawers.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
for sure...these mistakes are as old as time
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
wow, thank you!!! i dont have a tablet yet or anything i have to stick to using my mouse for now 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
tablets are a great investment
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
It's really helpful, thank you !
I'm doing digital painting for a long time now, but sometimes it's hard to improve, but I think I will try to be bolder for the contrast.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Wow this was perfect i just send a note to suggest it to be a DD
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Actually incredibly well done and usefuful. I'm a victim to a good number of this and I appreciate tips that not only explain me how to correct but also where lies my error to start with! Will look forward to more tuts
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Incredibly helpful
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
very useful info. thanks for taking the time to put this together
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
How to fix overblending?
PS
I work with a mouse so no fancy pen-pressure thing okay?
👍: 0 ⏩: 2
hmm I've never worked with the mouse for blending but I would say watch your opacity and use it like pen pressure. Use very small opacities (like 8%-17%) with the airbrush so you don't blur out your colors and keep layering.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
<= Prev | | Next =>