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theDURRRRIAN β Omnom Dragon - Step by Step
Published: 2014-09-28 10:06:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 20247; Favourites: 548; Downloads: 544
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well, its no tutorial but its something.... sorry for that
this was for some people who messaged saying they wanted to know how i work
anyway, this is generally how i did it. see.... its pretty boring XD
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I'm not a professional but I know some artists use Zbrush, Sculptris, and/or Maya to sculpt 3d elements.
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What's chicken scratching? This is so cool, I love how you do contrast between really black parts and bright red glow.
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chicken scratching is basically scribbling quickly until something comes out. like how chickens scratch the ground till they find a worm
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I guess it might be something like that but I never heard of that phrase. Thanks
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this is just so amazing. i have one question, where all these steps done in a seperate layer? like did you use 10 layers for the whole painting?
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nah theres way more than that. like the debris, the different layers of fog, all the glows and separated characters. i usually merge things down to one and paint on top but for big paintings like this i tend to keep everything separate for more control
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oh ok, thanks for answering :]Β
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Awesome..would like to know more between step 3 and 4 though..been really struggling to make my rendering smooth,clean & sharp looking like yours.Mine is always too.......................messy. ==;
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haha if u wanna see messy just zoom into any one of my paintings. its all mushy and scribbles XD
as for the sharpness thing, if i work big like this i ususally keep everything on a separate layer, meaning everything usually comes out sharp. if not then i tend to work with 100% opaque brushes so i avoid a muddy picture. plus working at 100 is much faster for me
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At least your scribbles has a purpose.Mine's just.............................lost and then *clicks New Layer & start all over again*. LOL
Oh,so that's how you do it.By sharpness,what I meant was like the "sharp edges" that you get.Thanks for the reply,dude.
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yea thats what im referring to. if u use the lasso to cut out ur shapes and 'fog out' the area behind it u get a sharp edge
and u have no idea how many times i have do overs while i paint
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I chickenscratch as well =_=
how did you do the 3d elements?
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You are good... You must become a mtg card designer and become famous and stuff
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By the Gods! Teh information!!!
Thanks for posting this up, i hope to see more of these from you
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thanks 
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Well, even if they are just plain painting and photobashing, we could still learn things from you such as your design choices and compositions and maybe even pick up your style of painting. But this is just me being greedy and leeching off of you. hehe
Kudos!
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lol well either way imma still try to find a way to make it more interesting. if i just keep showing the same workflow it gets boring
as for design and comp, its a mix of practical knowledge, stylization and personal taste. plus if you have anything to ask send me a note or message and i'll try my best to help
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Will do.
Thank you for your generosity.
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Although, maybe some extra info like layer types and color balancing would be nice too if it's not too much trouble.
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Those little guys falling would look awesome in the corner of my math homework.Β
I jest. This is awesome. The final product is absolutely spectacular. Actually, just the first "chicken scratch" frame (by far better than anything I can do ) is pretty awesome. Great job!
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haha when i was in highschool those little dudes were littered all over my books
... i lead a very simple childhood XD
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Sees step one...Β
Start with a sketch...
Me: That shit is a SKETCH?!
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Haha its a pretty sloppy sketch to be honest xD should see what other artists can do in the same time
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yah well, by normal human standards that shit is NOT a sketch. Like, that would take me a long as time to do something like that :/ the skill feels
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Lol dont worry dude! keep working hard and build your skills. then you will see that this is a pretty 'meh' sketch
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omg this is amazing! thank you so much for sharing it, i love to look at your mental process, it can really help and it's nice to see at what you think while you work 
it's wonderful to see the choice of perspective and dynamics, same about the human element! wonderful work
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Wow this is amazing and extremely enlightening. I was just curious, around how long did this painting take? (including z-brush sculpting time if you may) Thank you for your amazing works.
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Lol I don't remember
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LOL the sculpting the dragon on step 2 needs like a-whole-nother step by step pic xD
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Haha to be fair it was a pretty rough sculpt so I would prefer to hide my shame xD
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daym, my inexperienced mind in 3d modelling told me that looked like a pretty good model o__o
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the first sketch was awesome already!
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looks greaaat, thanks for tutorial ! Also is it possible to download that sketching brush from somewhere ? looks amazingΒ
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if im not mistaken its the charcoal brush from wojtek fus
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oh thanks, shame the brush file has been deleted tho
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Then I think maciej kuciara has one or two of those in his set . Check it out
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ouh, got it from friend who downloaded that before it got took down
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What's the general pixel size of your paintings?Β
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generally its around 4k-7k tall (my current computer is crap so i need to keep it small)
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When you say you model the characters out in the 3d, what do you mean? Β And what program do you use to do your paintings?
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i sculpted the dragon in zbrush and rendered it in keyshot.
and i paint the rest of the picture in photoshop
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Even if it's not a full tutorial, it's actually really interesting! I find it amazing that you sculpted the dragon in 3D so to use it in your composition. It's also a good idea to recycle textures for rocks and such. If you get enough you can build yourself a texture library to use in different projects. Great work!
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thanks
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Very Inspiring indeed,Ive been trying to draw something without outlines,this might help me get started
Nice job as always dude~
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glad i could help
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Its actually great. im sure poeple wouldnt mind more "tutorials" like this one
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Boring? XD I can't even make sketch like that haha
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