Kyndir's picture is magnifique, and yours is epic too. Its great that you tried more dramatic lighting, practice under your belt will build your abilities up. Two differing medias produce different looks, and I think they're both excellent for what they are.
Do you think digital is harder than real media overall, or does it depend on what the artist is more familiar with?
Personally, I think real media is harder to deal with overall, since you can't just erase over something that's already painted or instantly perfect the contrast/colors with a click of the mouse whenever you want like with digital. Coloring digitally is different than painting in real life, that's for sure. You kind of have to develop a dual method; one for real media, and one for digital media, through a lot of trial and error. Its really hard to get that kind of signature natural watercolor look you do a lot with digital, even in painter.
Well look who it is, Mars. I've been seeing lots of Mars lately, bizarrely enough, because I've been visiting a lot of big-cat artist's galleries that either Malikaa's commissioned or who she is getting fanart from. So I was like, "Hey, that guy again!"
(Is it sad that I frequent the Lion King Fanart Archive more than any other community art gallery? I'm over 20 years old. CATS, all day every day!)
I also think you did a nice job with the cat anatomy considering you don't normally illustrate cats. Kyndir, although she did an amazing job and I'm in no way dumping on her picture, didn't perfectly capture 'noph anatomy either (although she did way better than I would have.).
Its hard to draw a new animal body from odd angles. Pallanophs are particularly tricky, for me anyway, because they're rigidly structured at certain points like a horse, but also loose like a dog in other places. I love their anatomy, I just stink at capturing it-- Kyndir doesn't though!
Her sense of lighting just blows my mind, and she uses it to such great effect... Weeks later, and I'm still staring at it on my desktop. And I say, again and again, "Damn." :D
For me, digital is too far removed from my painting logic for it to be comfortable just yet. My process with traditional is a lot more tedious and experimental/ untidy but I know how everything works together and just seeing it unfold is what makes it a rewarding experience for me. I don't know what it is about digital and my experience with it, but it almost seems the indirectness of it keeps it from holding my attention as well. There are so many methods one can use for digital, to simplify what could be tricky should one try the same effect in traditional media. It's an amazing tool and I wish every day that I could wrap my mind around it, to see how digital artists work so I could begin to make it easier for myself. Because let's face it, it's a huge advantage to work digitally in this day and age. I fear my slow speed might deter anyone looking to hire me. I want to learn a method that works for me (and is quick!) SO BADLY. Ugh.
Hehe! I need to draw more cats, since they had their own sort of inspiring force when I was younger. I've been wanting to draw all sorts of them, but always get intimidated. I'm a wimp! XD
Pallanoph anatomy is recognizable in terms of other things, but at the same time, everything is a little bit weird and off. LOL! Since I used to draw horses ALL the time, bits of that memorized anatomy wormed their way into pallanophs. I was also heavily influenced by sighthounds and cheetahs, and am always wondering if they work at all physically, haha. I notice that lately I've integrated almost feline elements into their forelimbs: Since pallanophs can supinate and are all around fairly articulate with their forelimbs. In all honesty, even though I draw them all of the time, it's true... 'nophs are very difficult to draw! :D But I absolutely love seeing what people come up with when they do draw them. :) (I'm sure you do NOT suck at capturing them!!!) :P
Do you think digital is harder than real media overall, or does it depend on what the artist is more familiar with?
Personally, I think real media is harder to deal with overall, since you can't just erase over something that's already painted or instantly perfect the contrast/colors with a click of the mouse whenever you want like with digital. Coloring digitally is different than painting in real life, that's for sure. You kind of have to develop a dual method; one for real media, and one for digital media, through a lot of trial and error. Its really hard to get that kind of signature natural watercolor look you do a lot with digital, even in painter.
Well look who it is, Mars. I've been seeing lots of Mars lately, bizarrely enough, because I've been visiting a lot of big-cat artist's galleries that either Malikaa's commissioned or who she is getting fanart from. So I was like, "Hey, that guy again!"
(Is it sad that I frequent the Lion King Fanart Archive more than any other community art gallery? I'm over 20 years old. CATS, all day every day!)
I also think you did a nice job with the cat anatomy considering you don't normally illustrate cats. Kyndir, although she did an amazing job and I'm in no way dumping on her picture, didn't perfectly capture 'noph anatomy either (although she did way better than I would have.).
Its hard to draw a new animal body from odd angles. Pallanophs are particularly tricky, for me anyway, because they're rigidly structured at certain points like a horse, but also loose like a dog in other places. I love their anatomy, I just stink at capturing it-- Kyndir doesn't though!
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For me, digital is too far removed from my painting logic for it to be comfortable just yet. My process with traditional is a lot more tedious and experimental/ untidy but I know how everything works together and just seeing it unfold is what makes it a rewarding experience for me. I don't know what it is about digital and my experience with it, but it almost seems the indirectness of it keeps it from holding my attention as well. There are so many methods one can use for digital, to simplify what could be tricky should one try the same effect in traditional media. It's an amazing tool and I wish every day that I could wrap my mind around it, to see how digital artists work so I could begin to make it easier for myself. Because let's face it, it's a huge advantage to work digitally in this day and age. I fear my slow speed might deter anyone looking to hire me. I want to learn a method that works for me (and is quick!) SO BADLY. Ugh.
Hehe! I need to draw more cats, since they had their own sort of inspiring force when I was younger. I've been wanting to draw all sorts of them, but always get intimidated. I'm a wimp! XD
Pallanoph anatomy is recognizable in terms of other things, but at the same time, everything is a little bit weird and off. LOL! Since I used to draw horses ALL the time, bits of that memorized anatomy wormed their way into pallanophs. I was also heavily influenced by sighthounds and cheetahs, and am always wondering if they work at all physically, haha. I notice that lately I've integrated almost feline elements into their forelimbs: Since pallanophs can supinate and are all around fairly articulate with their forelimbs. In all honesty, even though I draw them all of the time, it's true... 'nophs are very difficult to draw! :D But I absolutely love seeing what people come up with when they do draw them. :) (I'm sure you do NOT suck at capturing them!!!) :P
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