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Ever feel like there's something wrong with your art, but you just can't identify what?
Here are some surprisingly simple tricks that you should do throughout painting that will help you easily 'proof read' your art for mistakes and issues:
Check your values
If you're painting a picture in colour, this technique is really helpful. Values are important in a painting to give a 3-D feel and to make the painting not feel flat. 'Value' is how light or dark a colour is. It's often hard to tell the value of a colour as colours can easily trick your eyes into thinking they're lighter or darker than they actually are.
For example, t
Mei's Big A** List of Tutorials by leiyue, journal
Mei's Big A** List of Tutorials
I was writing an article for projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate), and I realized that instead of linking to a bunch of tutorials, I should just link to a journal with a bunch of tutorials :dummy:.
So here is a collection of my favourite tutorials that have all helped me immensely:
All categorized for your convenience in this order:
:love: General painting: Speedpainting, Environments, Colouring.
:love: Blending
:love: Materials
:love: Step by Step Painting Processes
:love: Human Anatomy
:love: Human Portraits
:love: Human Stuff
:love: Dragon Anatomy
:love: Dragon Stuff
:love: Photoshop Tips and Tricks
:love: CSS and Customization
!Throwing in a dis