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Heyo! The latest volume of @digigirlzine just dropped so I get to post my full piece! I had fun painting Weddinmon doing what she does best - getting a celebration going! Her party (do you geddit?) of Shortmons and Candlemons are also here to help! This zine is chock full of amazing art so please do check it out here!

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My process breakdown:

I wanted to portray Weddinmon in a Rococo styled painting so I decided to turn my eye towards those by Jean-Honoré Fragonard.

I mainly took inspiration from 2 of his paintings: "The birth of Venus" and "Aurora triumphing over night" though I referenced the latter more.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard's "The Birth of Venus" and "Aurora Triumphing Over Night"

Sketches:

I came up with 3 concepts and decided to go for the landscape one since it looked more fun and dynamic!

Painting:

I mainly used the Oil brushes by Max Packs for this piece. I used the turpentine brushes to tighten the sketch and work on the values of the painting. This then became my underpainting.

Looking back, I'm not sure this stage is super necessary since this is digital after all. I guess it can work if I was more wise + skilled +economical with the strokes I put down. Ah well, practice makes perfect!

Behind the scenes screenshots of the painting process

Close ups:

Some close-ups of the painting. Really happy with how the faces of the characters turned out.

A side by side comparison of Jean-Honoré Fragonard's "Aurora triumphing over night" with my final piece.

I tried a different style for this one

What program and brushes do you use? :)

Actually, the last time I was asked was YEARS ago and my process has definitely changed since then! So thanks for being interested and shooting your shot.

I do want to preface this with something I learned as I taught myself to draw: my favorite artists could switch all their default brushes around, and I’d still love their art. That special something I like usually comes from the way they make their shapes, the confidence of their strokes, the flow of their poses and expressions—but also texture good so the question is a mood.

Without further ado, I use Procreate and an Apple Pencil, and here are my brushes!

CREDITS:

MaxPacks

True Grit Texture Supply’s Monomania

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