Anonymous:
You may have addressed this before, but when you digitally paint, do you break up your paintings into many many many layers, or do you mainly actually paint on one layer, like actual painting?
You may have addressed this before, but when you digitally paint, do you break up your paintings into many many many layers, or do you mainly actually paint on one layer, like actual painting?
Hello there! Generally I keep layers to a minimum. I’ll start with a background colour, a layer for the sketch, and then another layer to block in the basic colours. Then I usually have another layer for the main painting and a final one that I refine things on. I think the trick with this type of digital painting is to try to think of it as if you were painting traditionally and not get bogged down in the mechanics of Photoshop. I also find this way I end up with a more unified colour palette. It depends on how you like to work, really!
