thyym

ok to the few who asked about painting process i hope the timelapse helps out a little

i start with my highlight color as my canvas then i block out silhouette and harshest shadows. local color (including skin undertones) are all brushed with low opacity which i kind of use to sketch the subject, then shadows are slowly built up considering bounce lighting. honestly you can cheat a little and just stare real hard at the reference for hints on the shadow color. from then on is refining shape but make sure not to get lost in the sauce (you can see in my struggle with the eyes)

NOOOO ITS NOT ANNOYIGN AT ALL THANK YOUS O MUCH!! Ill be happy to show you!!

I use the dramatic sketch brush from fish’s brushset (https://cynodontidae.gumroad.com/l/ctivb) and the older art I used to use loish’s oil pastel (https://loish.net/faq/brushes/) and sometimes a rake brush (those are available anywhere

Ill usually stick with the same brush for the entire piece but my process and brushes flip flop all the time since i'm always experimenting!! usually for my paintings I don’t start with that much of a sketch anyways and I’ll start blocking off colors right away

I love the first brush because lowering the opacity doesn’t make that weird opacity stacking effect that happens (ykwim??) Color is so important in my art and I blend a lot using the opacity slider so I keep it like 50-100% when I do my paintings (I start low then increase it)