Hey Everyone,
Walt Disney Feature Animation has asked me to design a digital painting class for their artists. This is a VERY humbling proposition because some incredible digital artists already work there and I am by no means a digital expert. They reasured me that what they want to see is how a painting instructor versed in traditional media translates this to digital media like photoshop. The artists will then take this and apply it to their own projects.
This piece is one of my first attempts at doing a “Painting” in photoshop. I started with a scan of a burnt sienna toned board then tried to simulate the same steps I have taught in oil, gouache and acrylic for years. My overall impression of digital painting is that it’s fun!
-Bob
11 replies on “Digital Practice Painting”
looks really good. i feel like i’m back in class again with the burnt sienna ground.
Thanks Ron. Yes, I used the same steps. -Bob
there’s a lot of emotion in him. I like it.
frank likes emotions
Very observant you guys, because I cry while I work. -Bob
Thats funny, i do too, but probably for different reasons.
I really like this one Bob, those brush strokes from the board really lend itself to seeming like a traditional painting. Thanks for posting up your personal work, always a pleasure to see.
See ya thursday
Gino
You cry when you work too Bob??! Awesome work.
Really cool,keeps the energy of traditional media whilst using digital tools.
Any chance of doing a step by step?
cheers.
Martin.
This looks great, very cool touch using the scan of the board as yoru ground. If I may crit my teacher who has crited me the best, I would say the following. The way you work lends itself to heavy use of the texture brushes in photoshop. Perhaps it is the fact that the image is small and I cannot see what is really going on with the texture, but I would like to feel the digital brush strokes more. Perhaps more of the “fast loose long lines” showing through.
And that is my 2 cents. Congrats on getting a very cool gig through disney.
Thanks Martin. I’m working on a step by step presentation now. I’ll keep you posted. -Bob
Hey Autumn, thanks for the tip. I used one of the basic stock brushes to do this. My main focus was process and value. The aesthetic of the stroke was not an issue because I was just trying to figure out the basics of the program. I have been messing around with some different brushes lately and Robh Ruppel gave me some more tips today. I’ll keep you posted. -Bob