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[Helios]

Ok so I've been at it again with the face practice in Krita - another Star Trek one, so I guess that officially makes me some sort of massive Trekkie.
In all seriousness, it's mostly that it's good for screenshots - I'm currently revisiting the series on Netflix and noticed how dramatic the lighting often is, something I never spotted in the 90s on my little cathode ray tube TV.

 

[Argos]

I really like this last one, great work!! To say something maybe start working a little in the backgrounds too, not too much, just something that complement the magnificent work with the portraits.

Cheers!

 

[gedstar]

As usual wonderful work

 

[chrisdesign]

Excellent work Helen!

 

[Pipsmom]

Lookin Good

 

[Eggy]

Very nice!
I envy those who create from scratch.

 

[IamSam]

Excellent work Hellen! From one Trekkie to another, Geordi never looked so good!

 

[Helios]

Thanks all! I had fun doing it.

 

[Helios]

And another rpg character...


Learning from my face practice recently, I decided to do this one by initially referencing a photo for pose and general lighting, then changing the facial features, hair, clothes etc. It's a technique I could live with given how well this came out.

 

[IamSam]

Great work Helen! I'm not familiar with this character but she looks great. Progress.

 

[gedstar]

Another wonderful piece of work Helen

 

[Helios]

Great work Helen! I'm not familiar with this character but she looks great. Progress.

Thanks Sam - it's a character I made up, no one famous.

 

[chrisdesign]

I love this one. Gorgeous work Helen!

 

[Helios]

I did this one in Mischief - the program restrains me in terms of expression because of a smaller choice of brushes, but in Data's case I think the smoother look suits his artificial nature.

 

[Helios]

And another.
Back to Krita - I'm really pleased with this one.

 

[IamSam]

Very nice Helen! A great depiction of Deanna. Troi.

 

[Helios]

So I noticed the other week that Mischief doesn't seem to be supported properly anymore. It still works for the moment, but I wanted to find an alternative, especially as it's the only software that works properly on my Surface. So, here are couple of early attempts in Autodesk SketchBook. It's going pretty well and I'm enjoying it - better brush selection than Mischief, though without the infinite canvas. Also, it's a subscription payment model, but very cheap at GBP22 (USD30) per year. But most importantly, it is supported with touch screen and stylus in mind and works near perfectly.
So long story short, I was sad, I'm happy again, perhaps moreso than before. Have some more art.

 

[gedstar]

Helen you never fail to amaze, excellent work as usual

 

[Helios]

So I've been doing Inktober every day this month using my new Autodesk Sketchbook program. I'll not spam the forum with all of them, just wanted to show this one as my favourite so far. The prompt was "Sword", of course.

 

[IamSam]

Again, excellent work Helen! I'm a huge fan of Pen & Ink and have been a practitioner for years! I love how yo u have integrated some paintwork into the trees............looks great and saves a ton of work.