atypicalcarl Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I've been drawing seriously with PDN since March of 2009. In an effort to keep myself accountable and pushing forward, here's an ongoing collection of my progress with paintdotnet. All comments are welcome - even negative ones. Constructive criticism is even more welcome! I'm posting here to improve. Day 1 - I salute alpha displacement: Obviously, I also learned to salute water reflection, mandelbrot fractals, and just about everything else I could toss onto this monstrous thing. Week 1 - bearing the moon: This was created following Ash's wood stems tutorial. Since I had the wood stem, I had to pack all sorts of bloody potato around it... Week 2 - Fried Eggs: I learned how to use shape3d, Rotate, and Bevel. It's easiest for me if try to create something realistic. It seems to really help me to fully anticipate how an effect will render. Week 3 - Waterfall: Using Dents and Jitter to simulate acrylic painting. It didn't start that way... so the water doesn't match the style. Week 3 - Feather: Making use of gradient bars, jitter, and inside-out. April 12 - Garden Tub: (click for a larger version) - playing with greens and yellows, and becoming impressed with paint dot net. This started as a brick reflection pool, but I wasn't happy with the brick (didn't fit in the woods.) So I mapped it to a cylinder with shape3d and ran it through about a million filters to create a washtub. April 15 - Moon Moth This is a collage of stock images from deviantart (moon, moth, chain) plus original elements created with pdn. Shape3d works great when you create a few diagonal lines, duplicate the layer, then render a half sphere map on each (with the x-axis rotation set to 180 on one layer.) Stick a layer in the middle and you've captured the moon! Thanks for stopping by! Quote When computers become self-aware and take over the world, the porn bots will get much, MUCH worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedJiggly Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I've been drawing seriously with PDN since March of 2009. In an effort to keep myself accountable and pushing forward, here's an ongoing collection of my progress with paintdotnet.All comments are welcome - even negative ones. Constructive criticism is even more welcome! I'm posting here to improve. Day 1 - I salute alpha displacement: Obviously, I also learned to salute water reflection, mandelbrot fractals, and just about everything else I could toss onto this monstrous thing. Week 1 - bearing the moon: This was created following Ash's wood stems tutorial. Since I had the wood stem, I had to pack stuff around it... Week 2 - Fried Eggs: I learned how to use shape3d, Rotate, and Bevel. It's easiest for me if try to create something realistic. It seems to really help me to fully anticipate how an effect will render. Week 3 - Waterfall: Using Dents and Jitter to simulate acrylic painting. Week 3 - Feather: Making use of gradient bars, jitter, and inside-out. Thanks for stopping by! Well... I can see improvement 8) . Day1: I don't think fractals and the stripes and stars fit together Day2: This one is really nice, the grass, the wather and the moon are looking really awesome. Week2: THe egg really looks realistic. THe background is not so good... I think the flat pieces on the up and down side of the border don't fit with the rest of the image. The purple color also. But overall, it looks nice 8) Week3: The waterfall is flat, (you can see in the middle-down that the river isn't deeper than an milimeter) but the effect is nice, it looks pretty realistic, the bushes look great... Very good Week4: It looks very great. I would have used some other colours(rainbow ) I think, but it looks great, and I have nothing to add furthermore. Keep up the work :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouchy_S Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 My god, that is one of the best things I have seen on here :shock: That piece is simply amazing! The rest of your work is very good too I will be keeping a close eye on you Do you have deviantART? Quote My deviantART | My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I love the scrambled eggs and the waterfall and tree. I just see that you definitely have potential and have an eye for art. Nice job!! Quote Don't spit into the well, you might drink from it later. -----Yiddish ProverbGlossy Galaxy Ball---How to Make FoliageMy Gallery PDN Fans--My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atypicalcarl Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Thanks for the tips and for the encouragement, guys (and gals.) I really appreciate it! We all have such great ideas. It's learning how to execute those ideas that takes time. :oops: Quote When computers become self-aware and take over the world, the porn bots will get much, MUCH worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 April 12 - Garden Tub: (click for a larger version) - playing with greens and yellows, and becoming impressed with paint dot net. I love this one. It`s like a proper painting. Well done :wink: Quote   Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ryan Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 That tub... and the water... and the colors... :O Five stars out of five, my friend! Amazing stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atypicalcarl Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Thanks, Mike! Colors are tricky for me - I'm mildly colorblind. I mix colors by RGB values. Otherwise it starts looking wicked heinous. PS - I LOVE your new sig. Edit: I neglected to thank goonfella (oops.) Thanks, man. I hope to get better at techo-realistic painting - or whatever you call it (3d modeling?) I'm working on a butterfly now. Quote When computers become self-aware and take over the world, the porn bots will get much, MUCH worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance McKnight Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 The garden tub has an oily paint feel to it. The theme is dark, balanced, and punctured by splashes of color. The only thing my eyes caught was the tall grasses leaning into the tub, and the reflection didn't pick that up. I think you have a talent for "acrylic-based" painting. Good work there, man. Quote Officially retired from this forum. Have a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 my fav is the garden tub. mainly because of the textures. I'm not generally liking dark pictures as I do not see that well but in this one the dark suits, and I think it is not so important to see off to the edges. the dark serves a purpose to keep my mind and my eye on main subject. very nice gallery and I so look forward to the butterfly.! ciao OMA Quote  My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Absolutely stunning. I love the garden tub!! :shock: Quote Don't spit into the well, you might drink from it later. -----Yiddish ProverbGlossy Galaxy Ball---How to Make FoliageMy Gallery PDN Fans--My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atypicalcarl Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 Thanks all for the encouragement, and the tips. I really appreciate them! Stormshadow - I see what you're saying. I'll work on the grasses behind the tub. I intended this to be a study in green, but I went back afterward and added yellow elements to fit the rule of thirds in an effort to add interest. I hope it worked! Oma, I'm afraid the butterfly is giving me fits. I could paint it, but rendering it is a different animal. I need to learn more about pdn. Don't we all? Quote When computers become self-aware and take over the world, the porn bots will get much, MUCH worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance McKnight Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Oma would say, "practice, practice, and practice." Good job with the Moon Moth. It's an interesting piece. Quote Officially retired from this forum. Have a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 The 'Moon Moth' reminds me of my own "Metamorphisis" I did. Great job on it! Quote Don't spit into the well, you might drink from it later. -----Yiddish ProverbGlossy Galaxy Ball---How to Make FoliageMy Gallery PDN Fans--My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atypicalcarl Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Thanks, Helen! Storm, I think Oma's advice is good. I've certainly been practicing, but it seems each technique I learn suggests a dozen more that might just be better. I apologize for taking so long to reply. I've been out of town for a funeral. Quote When computers become self-aware and take over the world, the porn bots will get much, MUCH worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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