CE's Sketchblog

Hey guys. I really need your help to pay for my medical bills. I’m out of money and only have 5 pills left. My insurance doesn’t kick in until October and I need to pay for my medications out of pocket this month, and as I mentioned before, they’re very expensive (~$2000/month uninsured) and I can’t afford them. If I go off them I lose my ability to function enough to work freelance and pay my bills. On top of that, I need to be able to pay for Oakley’s service training so he can start helping me as well and cannot currently afford it.

I really didn’t want to ask for help, but, life sucks sometimes and I’ve reached the point I do need to ask for help.

I normally use a soft round brush to get that smooth gradient in skin tones - so this is what i would use to get that colour blend. The thing is, its incredibly incredibly hard to get a good gradient using a small brush and have it transition very well  so it’s better to use a giant round soft brush to get that gradient in and rework the hard angles after the fact.

I don’t have any resources as I think brush work can vary so much between artists and brush technique doesn’t seem to be a big topic of discussion (nothing beyond “what brushes do you use?” anyway) - I think once a long time ago I saw a speed painting (can’t remember the artist name as it was so long ago) using an incredibly large brush to get a general atmosphere which made me realise that you can use brushes in so many other ways and that the size of brush you use can effect your brush strokes so drastically. I do have speed paint videos of my own work on Patreon -I also have a study tier which we do actually do brush stroke sessions from time to time. I do have public livestreams from time to time which you are free to come and ask questions if you like! I may stream today even.