I had goosebumps seeing the final result. It is true that when you look at this painting, you don't just see a painting of a woman, it's like she is real, a person with a story to tell, and everyone can find their own. As a big science fiction fan, I imagined her as some kind of replicant in the blade runner universe, having a moment of lucidity reflecting on her existence and humanity, maybe waiting to attend a formal government event as a decoy... Beautiful. With your way of explaining and your workflow and the background ambient music you chose, I was in a trans. A second visioning is mandatory for me to catch up on the information I need.
That is so awesome awesome to hear. Wow, I can totally see the Bladerunner angle. That contemplative pose and the mix of noir style with some edgy futurism (pretty dress + tattoo) - that totally rings that BR bell :) Thanks for the comment, I'm so glad that you liked it :)
This video focuses on three main subjects one must master: shape, values and simplicity. Can't stop watching this over and over... I knew it was not only because of your teaching style but because this painting rang a bell on my mind. I grew up in houses having replicas of a Spanish painter named Julio Romero de Torres whose main subject was the woman bornt in Cordoba (Spain). I could not help finding an astonishing resemblance in values, hues and poses of this great painting you made! Centuries and thousands of miles away yet the same principles! Mind-blowing! Makes me feel the urge to grab the stylus... Thanks Hardy!
@@fowlerillus My pleasure Hardy! I've been a bit more focused on 3d lately but really miss just painting... And your classes also! This one really inspired me to find a gap and go render some values LoL!
One of the things I really appreciate about your videos is your word choice! It's very deliberate and well thought out in a way that really facilitates learning. I can tell you put alot of work into these videos and it really shows! Just wanted to give you some kudos there !
Thanks! I really appreciate that - a lot does go into these but they are super fun since I get to pretty much paint whatever I want which is such a luxury :)
Stunning as always Hardy! It's a fascinating experience watching this, particularly after having so many of these techniques explained in the Academy with such detail, and knowing where you're at and what your doing with the the painting and the composition... but still seeing the magic happen -- and I do believe it's a type of magic -- as you paint. I mean, at some point, she just becomes very real and alive! And for the life of me I can't define where that moment is, but for certain the edge-light cements the impression. Always an awesome experience as a student and viewer to see when that happens. It's one of those 'I wanna do that!' moments that keeps me moving forward as an artist. Love It! Another thing to mention: As I'm sure you know, most of us wanna be's stalking the UA-cam channels searching for the secret to perfect art (snort... as if... right?) watch A LOT of different artists! That said: none I have seen to date have explained as much, as well, in such short amount of time as you have. Particularly when it comes to the feelings and impressions your trying to evoke in your painting. By doing that, I feel like it steers us away from the 'who's giving away the perfect brush set!' to the 'how do I bring my paintings and characters to life?' mind set. That's a far more lofty and challenging goal to reach... but so much more worth the effort and time to learn... and so much more valuable! Certainly far better than trying to find the, 'mixer brush chisel set with just enough opacity scatter to make everything you paint look amazing'. As always... Thank you!
Wow Mike, thanks for the amazing note. I definitely feel that magic point that you're talking about. Actually I think that's one of my favorite parts of all of this - the moment when things start feeling real and alive. And yes, edge lights are always such a fun payoff - instant drama :) I really appreciate all of the support and encouragement.
I really like your works, your characters, your style, expressiveness, simplicity and colors! Thank you for sharing your experience, your thoughts and philosophy. Your videos make me want to draw! Thank you, Hardy!
incredibly informative as allways hardy! i have a question for you, where did you learn the skin rendering technique from? the way you use the orange colour for values and then adjust it after with then adding the red undernieth. is this something you gradually figured out yourself? (no pun intended) its such a cool technique! thanks
Thanks! Glad you liked it. That's a good question and I don't really remember exactly when I started doing that. I think I gradually figured it out myself or at least I don't remember picking it up from elsewhere. I just really liked the idea of being able to handle value and color separately and then combining the two so that it doesn't feel like a colorized grayscale. I hope the technique works for you!
Hey Hardy! It's so awesome to see that you still enjoy experimenting with different art styles. It definitely looks more traditional than your other work but at the same time it's still very much you. Absolutely love it!
@@fowlerillus Absolutely! I'm keeping myself busy with a few freelance assignments (monster design assignment coming up!) and thinking of just staying a little bit longer in the Netherlands instead of moving to Canada. I'm just really happy with how I'm living my life at the moment so no need to rush into other things ☺️ Aaaaand I'm planning on going through your complete course again so I'm excited to reach out to you again for feedback, if you're up for it of course!
Wow really amazing as usual. You really nailed it with the window effect that I find just incredible. I Can't wait for the next video. Thanks Hardy !!!!!!
How is this the first video I see of yours? This was AMAZING. Super informative, great showcase of the process, and incredible art piece. I'm just sad I haven't subscribed to you before now.
Hardy sir. You are an incredible teacher. You know just the right words to say. Everything you explained in the video is very apparently seen in the painting and makes a ton of sense. Thank you so much for explaining your process. Really enjoyed it.
Terrific video. I really enjoy your painting technique. I have tried to follow a variety of digital and traditional artists (from comic to realist) - not sure why I hadn't seen you before... Quite a few methods of approach to achieve the same effect (from all the different artists). I certainly got several good tips and reinforcements of my own techniques from it. I'm pretty scattered as to how I build my drawings so I feel I'm always picking up a little bit from every good artist I run across. :) I would be interested in what you would have done if you had found (after all the portrait work was 'done') that the pose was untenable for what you wanted to do and needed to reposition the figure. For example, in the drawing above, what if you had decided to not finagle the chair but to go with a more cheeky moment and move her left leg so it is under her (she's, perhaps impatiently, sitting on her foot - maybe make the cushion red to emphasize the moment :)). It's the: 'when things go wrong, how do I fix them so they look right?' aspect that is also very instructive to me but I do not see addressed very often. Thanks for the great video!
Thanks! I'm glad this was helpful and it sounds like something you hadn't run into before - that's always cool. I've been a collector of techniques over the years too (I think we all are!) so there is certainly nothing to worry about there. That's a really interesting question and I think it depends on the situation. For things like pose, if something had gone as wrong as you've described, I would have tried to change what she was sitting on but it likely would have to be a chair so that her elbows would make sense. So in general, my advice is to make sure you plan for these details at the sketch phase since they can end up sinking a nice painting if something doesn't add up in the end. Man, that is a lesson I have learned painfully. You raise a good point too - I think that I need to loosen up on what I show in these demo paintings. This one went quite well and was pretty happy with it the entire time. That is definitely not always the case and I think that artists watching UA-cam videos would appreciate that kind of honesty - showing unsuccessful paintings too from time to time. Thanks for the awesome comment.
Absolutely stunning! I'm floored by how easy you make it look knowing it's the hardest thing to do that well. Amazing ! .. and beautiful to watch.. I'll get my coat :0)
Oh thanks. I think these are thoughts and concerns I've wrestled with for decades so it is a battle that I know quite well. A never ending journey. Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful piece! By far one of my favorites from you. Really cool to see how your art is still evolving after years of work. Really inspiring, teacher. I just would like to know what and why you’ve done with that overlay and mutiply layers, couldn’t follow this part very well. Thanks!
Right! I did that after getting the main skin tones established just to slightly darken and cool the colors a bit. It was seeming way too bright and warm for the nearly black background. I added two layers (one set to multiply, one set to overlay - just as you pointed out) and for both I just filled the figure's silhouette with a medium saturation cyan color. That's about it! I may have adjusted the transparency a bit to dial the effect up and down but I really like the treatment. It adds a bit of a moonlight atmosphere to the skin tones which I knew would pop well against those burning edge lights later. I hope that's helpful!
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. Sorry to hear that the Udemy course hasn't gotten results for you. If you ever want to reach out on digital painting studio, I'd be happy to give you some feedback.
@@fowlerillus I´m pretty sure the problems is with me because on the Udemy course you simplify in a way I understood everything, but I haven´t finished nothing good following those steps. I think I should keep pushing on the method and also work more on fundamentals. I have just joined your discord server and it would be amazing if I could have some feedback! Thank you!
It's turn out amazing instantly when adding rim light👌🏻 and after doing bloom effect..what can I say sir it's Chery on top🍒 ...I know how difficult and how easy to get it right! Love your work sir! ❤
Hi Mr. Fowler! Just found out about your studio, wish I had sooner! Was in art school but dropped out because I wanted to enter public service, and I really want to still keep up with my passion! I’ve been looking into your classes that you offer and I’m gonna start with the fundamentals class first but I wanted to know if you think I should take the basic Digitals Artist’s pack or the Concept Art Pack? I originally was studying to go into concept art, but I don’t have a good grasp of color theory or digital painting so what do you think I should start with?
Hi! That sounds like a great plan. I think it's always a good idea to test the waters a bit before diving in so go with those free options first and onward from there if it feels like a good fit. The Skillbuilder subscription would be a good middle ground too - lots of overview courses on different concept art topics. I also have a full mentorship program called Concept Art Academy if you're thinking career path. Reach out any time if I can help or answer questions.
This was an excellent study, glad to see your videos here as well as your classes on Skillshare. Your teaching on art is absolutely phenomenal! I wanted to ask two quick questions, are these done in real-time or is the process sped up. If it is a sped up video, do you have a means to keep track on your art work? (Sorry if I'm not making sense, the example would be line art-1 hour values-1 hour then clothing-30 mins, etc.)
Thanks! I'm really glad that you liked it. This is definitely sped up (to varying degrees throughout the video). This one was a bout 3 hours in total with some breaks in between. And yes, I'd say it broke down to about 1 hour line art, and 2 hours of rendering. The face takes the most time since it's such a priority. The dress and chair went fairly quickly and then it was just the finishing details and final polish.
Seeing someone literally paint like a sculptor starting with a flat silhouette, slowly making the figure pop out made that axiom finally "click" in my brain. Now if only I can make the part about you using shapes rather than linework as building blocks(specifically the chair) click as well... details inside a shape just seem invisible to me without lines.
Glad you liked it. You have perfectly described that big jump from line to shape. Other than value edge control, that was the other single biggest lightbulb moment for me. It's weird to consider at first since just about all artists keep line art very engrained in their process (since we all started sketching with a pencil). I hope this is helpful!
@@fowlerillus huh… so basically just put shapes within shapes? I kinda saw that in your process too but it didn't quite register to me the same way as the sculptor thing did, I'll have to actually try it instead of just thinking about it. Thank you!
@@Riku_nkmr Yes basically. I think the sculpting aspect might be the more valuable take away here, but in terms of shapes, that relates more to things like hair. Simplifying hair into a collection of shapes rather than thousands of lines. In general, trying to reduce the things that we see and paint into simple shapes in our mind. I'll have to do a video about this! :)
Good stuff, Hardy! I’ve been following you for a couple of years, had your classes on skillshare that really helped me. Haven’t got into your academy yet though. But I haven’t seen videos about drawing concept art scenes, such as you can see in artbooks for video games, with one character in different settings with different angles and different lighting. Like, if I want to make a scene in cyberpunk style, dark but with many colors. I want to learn how to make those. Do you have those lessons or are you planning to make them? Thanks!
Thanks! I appreciate that. We definitely cover those topics in the Academy but if you're looking for a self-directed video course on those topics definitely check out Concept Art Architecture (there is a cyberpunk cityscape project). That course is available on Skillshare so you should be able to access it with your current subscription. That course doesn't really cover rough concepts (different angles, character placement etc.) that you mentioned though. Thanks for your support and reach out if I can ever help.
It's one that came with Photoshop - not sure how to describe it but the icon looks like a fan brush and it tilts dynamically with the stylus. Thanks for your support! I'm glad it has been helpful
@@fowlerillus I did, your a skilled artist and teacher with a calm, clear style, very enjoyable content and finished piece, you certainly couldnt be accused of click bait with the title :)
Hmm. I hate to hear that. This is a total guess but one common issue that can come up when trying to paint this way is a lack of control. I would try lowering your brush flow and opacity way, way down so that you are very slowly building up tones by tapping.
Hello, this is one awesome video and you know it! Always really satisfying to watch you carve those shapes of light out so efficiently from the beginning. I was wondering if you are still active on your courses on Udemy? I have some of your courses and see some comments in the QnA section without answers. Though you are probably very busy with all sorts of projects so that's quite understandable. Anyway, you are a really inspiring individual, thank you!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. Great question and you're right, I have become super delinquent on Udemy. The volume of students reached a level where I just couldn't keep up with feedback on each post every day. I have been focusing on the community I'm building at Digital Painting Studio and mentoring Concept Art Academy students. It's been a great change from my point of view because I feel like I can genuinely help 10-15 students get waaay better over 12 weeks of live study rather than writing 100 two sentence comments each day. I hate to leave any post or question unanswered but I think it's best way for me to maximize the impact I can have. Thanks again for your kind words. Makes my day :)
Is it me or you paint without flow/opacity pressure? Isn't it harder to do than traditional blending? Btw. Stunning work!!! Wish I could shade so comfortable.
Thanks! I definitely use flow and opacity. I keep both pretty low (around 20-30% for each) and I tap repeatedly to build up tones slowly which gives a lot of control. Pen pressure is set to brush size so when I need to needle into small spaces, I just tap lightly.
I have gotten to the point in my art where I can compose the piece and I can draw it but then I get really stuck on the rendering because I get overwhelmed with "how do I decide what light to have and where it will be coming from" and even when I do decide on a light I'm not really sure how it will interact, like for firelight for instance. Do you have any tips for how to make that decision more easily?
That's an interesting question. I guess it's a good idea to try to simplify things as much as possible. Limit things to one or two light sources and just focus on consistency. So using this painting as an example, there is the main light course coming from the upper right corner and then the edge light. That's basically it. There is some bounced light on her dress in a few places but it's pretty minor. For fire, I usually treat that as an edge light or a light coming below if you want the fire to make things seem sinister. So, to put it really simple, keep light sources as simple as possible and approach them one at a time. I hope that's helpful but reach out if you have any other questions. Cheers!
Everything I took away: - Control your edges while painting - Suggest detail/create the illusion of detail, will have better results - Add the human touch to it, don't go into tiny detail be loose and abstract - Shape is everything, having the right gives a strong foundation - Does your character feel like a real person - Don't underestimate the power of the face. - Hands have personality - Observe for visual library, when have an idea you can go research, then assemble pieces to fit and be cohesive in the context of the world. - Create a memorable hook - Use extra details of culture and personality to push designs - Having elements from history can ground designs -only do what is necessary
You talk about the many layers but never dissect them for people to understand what you mean. Your not discussing the tools you are using of why or how to colorize. Or the color choice and why.
That's totally true - this was more of a vague philosophical talk rather than a detailed tutorial so apologies if it wasn't what you were looking for. I'm working on lots of new people painting tutorials which go much more in depth.
@Hardy Fowler - Digital Painting Studio hi hardy! I draw poorly. But really bad huh, like a little kid even though I'm an adult. :D But I don't care, I just put on some jazz and relax by drawing. I'm not good patience. But a curious thing happened: I tried your technique to give light you use in the beginning of video, on fetid :D drawing model of mine. It worked! the drawing improved a little bit, it still sucks but it's amazing how a technique seen in a video makes you improve right away. I LOVE watching you draw. A little music, you discussing, the drawing taking shape. I really like this style. ...so smooth!
I had goosebumps seeing the final result. It is true that when you look at this painting, you don't just see a painting of a woman, it's like she is real, a person with a story to tell, and everyone can find their own. As a big science fiction fan, I imagined her as some kind of replicant in the blade runner universe, having a moment of lucidity reflecting on her existence and humanity, maybe waiting to attend a formal government event as a decoy... Beautiful. With your way of explaining and your workflow and the background ambient music you chose, I was in a trans. A second visioning is mandatory for me to catch up on the information I need.
That is so awesome awesome to hear. Wow, I can totally see the Bladerunner angle. That contemplative pose and the mix of noir style with some edgy futurism (pretty dress + tattoo) - that totally rings that BR bell :) Thanks for the comment, I'm so glad that you liked it :)
You sir are one of the best digital artist I've ever watched, and I have watched many many artist. Magnifico!
Thank you! That's awesome
This video focuses on three main subjects one must master: shape, values and simplicity. Can't stop watching this over and over... I knew it was not only because of your teaching style but because this painting rang a bell on my mind. I grew up in houses having replicas of a Spanish painter named Julio Romero de Torres whose main subject was the woman bornt in Cordoba (Spain). I could not help finding an astonishing resemblance in values, hues and poses of this great painting you made! Centuries and thousands of miles away yet the same principles! Mind-blowing! Makes me feel the urge to grab the stylus... Thanks Hardy!
Oh that is so cool! Thanks Alberto, I can't wait to check out that artist. Great to hear from you - I appreciate the kind words.
@@fowlerillus My pleasure Hardy! I've been a bit more focused on 3d lately but really miss just painting... And your classes also! This one really inspired me to find a gap and go render some values LoL!
One of the things I really appreciate about your videos is your word choice! It's very deliberate and well thought out in a way that really facilitates learning. I can tell you put alot of work into these videos and it really shows! Just wanted to give you some kudos there !
Thanks! I really appreciate that - a lot does go into these but they are super fun since I get to pretty much paint whatever I want which is such a luxury :)
Stunning as always Hardy!
It's a fascinating experience watching this, particularly after having so many of these techniques explained in the Academy with such detail, and knowing where you're at and what your doing with the the painting and the composition... but still seeing the magic happen -- and I do believe it's a type of magic -- as you paint. I mean, at some point, she just becomes very real and alive! And for the life of me I can't define where that moment is, but for certain the edge-light cements the impression. Always an awesome experience as a student and viewer to see when that happens. It's one of those 'I wanna do that!' moments that keeps me moving forward as an artist. Love It!
Another thing to mention: As I'm sure you know, most of us wanna be's stalking the UA-cam channels searching for the secret to perfect art (snort... as if... right?) watch A LOT of different artists! That said: none I have seen to date have explained as much, as well, in such short amount of time as you have. Particularly when it comes to the feelings and impressions your trying to evoke in your painting. By doing that, I feel like it steers us away from the 'who's giving away the perfect brush set!' to the 'how do I bring my paintings and characters to life?' mind set.
That's a far more lofty and challenging goal to reach... but so much more worth the effort and time to learn... and so much more valuable! Certainly far better than trying to find the, 'mixer brush chisel set with just enough opacity scatter to make everything you paint look amazing'.
As always... Thank you!
Wow Mike, thanks for the amazing note. I definitely feel that magic point that you're talking about. Actually I think that's one of my favorite parts of all of this - the moment when things start feeling real and alive. And yes, edge lights are always such a fun payoff - instant drama :) I really appreciate all of the support and encouragement.
I really like your works, your characters, your style, expressiveness, simplicity and colors! Thank you for sharing your experience, your thoughts and philosophy. Your videos make me want to draw! Thank you, Hardy!
That's awesome to hear. Thank you so much :)
incredibly informative as allways hardy! i have a question for you, where did you learn the skin rendering technique from? the way you use the orange colour for values and then adjust it after with then adding the red undernieth. is this something you gradually figured out yourself? (no pun intended) its such a cool technique! thanks
Thanks! Glad you liked it. That's a good question and I don't really remember exactly when I started doing that. I think I gradually figured it out myself or at least I don't remember picking it up from elsewhere. I just really liked the idea of being able to handle value and color separately and then combining the two so that it doesn't feel like a colorized grayscale. I hope the technique works for you!
Hey Hardy! It's so awesome to see that you still enjoy experimenting with different art styles. It definitely looks more traditional than your other work but at the same time it's still very much you. Absolutely love it!
Nice to hear from you Bas! Thanks for saying so. I hope you're doing well and doing some awesome work.
@@fowlerillus Absolutely! I'm keeping myself busy with a few freelance assignments (monster design assignment coming up!) and thinking of just staying a little bit longer in the Netherlands instead of moving to Canada. I'm just really happy with how I'm living my life at the moment so no need to rush into other things ☺️
Aaaaand I'm planning on going through your complete course again so I'm excited to reach out to you again for feedback, if you're up for it of course!
gougeous illustration
Thanks! I appreciate it. I really enjoyed this one - such a nice pose.
incredible, like all the works you do!!!
Thank you so much 😀
Good stuff Hardy, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it.
I love all of your videos and courses, Hardy. Thanks for being such an awesome teacher! 😄
I really appreciate it!
Fantastic! Love seeing your painting process.
Thank you so much!
Wow really amazing as usual. You really nailed it with the window effect that I find just incredible. I Can't wait for the next video.
Thanks Hardy !!!!!!
Thanks! Edge lighting is like a cheat code :)
I like that "power that we yield when we create" phrase
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
I love watching these videos... they have such a calming influence.
Thanks! That's awesome to hear - exactly how it affects me and exactly what I'm hoping to put out.
How is this the first video I see of yours? This was AMAZING. Super informative, great showcase of the process, and incredible art piece. I'm just sad I haven't subscribed to you before now.
That's so cool to hear. Welcome! More like this one coming soon :)
Thank you for continually giving us these gifts, Hardy.
I'm so glad you're enjoying them :) Thanks
Why did I discover you just now? I learned so much!
I'm so glad to hear it. Welcome!
Hardy sir.
You are an incredible teacher. You know just the right words to say. Everything you explained in the video is very apparently seen in the painting and makes a ton of sense.
Thank you so much for explaining your process. Really enjoyed it.
So nice of you to say. Thank you and I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
Your the best man, always so helpful.
I appreciate that!
Terrific video. I really enjoy your painting technique. I have tried to follow a variety of digital and traditional artists (from comic to realist) - not sure why I hadn't seen you before... Quite a few methods of approach to achieve the same effect (from all the different artists). I certainly got several good tips and reinforcements of my own techniques from it. I'm pretty scattered as to how I build my drawings so I feel I'm always picking up a little bit from every good artist I run across. :)
I would be interested in what you would have done if you had found (after all the portrait work was 'done') that the pose was untenable for what you wanted to do and needed to reposition the figure. For example, in the drawing above, what if you had decided to not finagle the chair but to go with a more cheeky moment and move her left leg so it is under her (she's, perhaps impatiently, sitting on her foot - maybe make the cushion red to emphasize the moment :)).
It's the: 'when things go wrong, how do I fix them so they look right?' aspect that is also very instructive to me but I do not see addressed very often.
Thanks for the great video!
Thanks! I'm glad this was helpful and it sounds like something you hadn't run into before - that's always cool. I've been a collector of techniques over the years too (I think we all are!) so there is certainly nothing to worry about there.
That's a really interesting question and I think it depends on the situation. For things like pose, if something had gone as wrong as you've described, I would have tried to change what she was sitting on but it likely would have to be a chair so that her elbows would make sense. So in general, my advice is to make sure you plan for these details at the sketch phase since they can end up sinking a nice painting if something doesn't add up in the end. Man, that is a lesson I have learned painfully.
You raise a good point too - I think that I need to loosen up on what I show in these demo paintings. This one went quite well and was pretty happy with it the entire time. That is definitely not always the case and I think that artists watching UA-cam videos would appreciate that kind of honesty - showing unsuccessful paintings too from time to time.
Thanks for the awesome comment.
Wonderful meditation👍 Thanks!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
My LORD, you are talented! And your calm audio over the video material is just magic! Please keep this material coming! 😜 Take care!
Thank you! That's awesome to hear. More coming soon!
Amazing. The sense and feeling just by looking at it.
thanks! I'm so glad that this helped.
Absolutely stunning! I'm floored by how easy you make it look knowing it's the hardest thing to do that well. Amazing ! .. and beautiful to watch.. I'll get my coat :0)
Oh thanks. I think these are thoughts and concerns I've wrestled with for decades so it is a battle that I know quite well. A never ending journey. Glad you enjoyed it!
gosh, so glad i found you. amazing work 👏
Thanks! Welcome :)
love the philosophical twist on your videos! nice content! ❣
Thanks!
very inspiring and formative - thanks Hardy!
Glad it was helpful!
Glad you're on the tube now Hardy! I have udemy courses from you, they're reallyy great
I'm so glad they've been helpful. Thanks
Beautiful piece! By far one of my favorites from you. Really cool to see how your art is still evolving after years of work. Really inspiring, teacher.
I just would like to know what and why you’ve done with that overlay and mutiply layers, couldn’t follow this part very well.
Thanks!
Right! I did that after getting the main skin tones established just to slightly darken and cool the colors a bit. It was seeming way too bright and warm for the nearly black background. I added two layers (one set to multiply, one set to overlay - just as you pointed out) and for both I just filled the figure's silhouette with a medium saturation cyan color. That's about it! I may have adjusted the transparency a bit to dial the effect up and down but I really like the treatment. It adds a bit of a moonlight atmosphere to the skin tones which I knew would pop well against those burning edge lights later. I hope that's helpful!
WAOOOOO.... this is really beautiful.
Thank you! Cheers!
PERFECT !!!😍
Glad you liked it - thanks for checking it out.
What a beautiful piece! I did your course on udemy and I liked a lot, although I still haven't been able to do anything good using that method.
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. Sorry to hear that the Udemy course hasn't gotten results for you. If you ever want to reach out on digital painting studio, I'd be happy to give you some feedback.
@@fowlerillus I´m pretty sure the problems is with me because on the Udemy course you simplify in a way I understood everything, but I haven´t finished nothing good following those steps. I think I should keep pushing on the method and also work more on fundamentals. I have just joined your discord server and it would be amazing if I could have some feedback! Thank you!
Absolutely Beautiful !!!!
Thank you so much!
Wow! Awesome! I love it! 👏
Thank you! Cheers!
It's turn out amazing instantly when adding rim light👌🏻 and after doing bloom effect..what can I say sir it's Chery on top🍒 ...I know how difficult and how easy to get it right! Love your work sir! ❤
I really appreciate it. Edge lights are the best :)
Fantastic as always Hardy. Thank you.
Thanks Marc! I appreciate it.
Always much respect from India Hardy, really helpful techniques, appreciate it a lot. Thanks for sharing such valuable contents.🙌💓💓
So nice of you. I'm really glad that it has been helpful.
Incredibly done
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it
Hi Mr. Fowler! Just found out about your studio, wish I had sooner! Was in art school but dropped out because I wanted to enter public service, and I really want to still keep up with my passion! I’ve been looking into your classes that you offer and I’m gonna start with the fundamentals class first but I wanted to know if you think I should take the basic Digitals Artist’s pack or the Concept Art Pack? I originally was studying to go into concept art, but I don’t have a good grasp of color theory or digital painting so what do you think I should start with?
Hi! That sounds like a great plan. I think it's always a good idea to test the waters a bit before diving in so go with those free options first and onward from there if it feels like a good fit. The Skillbuilder subscription would be a good middle ground too - lots of overview courses on different concept art topics. I also have a full mentorship program called Concept Art Academy if you're thinking career path. Reach out any time if I can help or answer questions.
This is incredible ! Thank you for this
I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks!
awesome video, and awesome artwork.. 💙 really enjoyed it..
Thank you very much!
It's amazing! Thank you!
Thank you!
Amazing and inspiring work! Just wondering: Where did the linework come from, did you use photo reference?
Thanks! I did use photos for parts of it and pieced together quite a few. The face and feet in particular.
This was an excellent study, glad to see your videos here as well as your classes on Skillshare. Your teaching on art is absolutely phenomenal! I wanted to ask two quick questions, are these done in real-time or is the process sped up. If it is a sped up video, do you have a means to keep track on your art work? (Sorry if I'm not making sense, the example would be line art-1 hour values-1 hour then clothing-30 mins, etc.)
Thanks! I'm really glad that you liked it. This is definitely sped up (to varying degrees throughout the video). This one was a bout 3 hours in total with some breaks in between. And yes, I'd say it broke down to about 1 hour line art, and 2 hours of rendering. The face takes the most time since it's such a priority. The dress and chair went fairly quickly and then it was just the finishing details and final polish.
@@fowlerillus wow amazing. Thanks for the prompt reply 🙌
Just great! I especially like this fine line - but how important - between 100% realism and style. I will check out your classes on Skillshare.
Awesome, thank you!
Seeing someone literally paint like a sculptor starting with a flat silhouette, slowly making the figure pop out made that axiom finally "click" in my brain. Now if only I can make the part about you using shapes rather than linework as building blocks(specifically the chair) click as well... details inside a shape just seem invisible to me without lines.
Glad you liked it. You have perfectly described that big jump from line to shape. Other than value edge control, that was the other single biggest lightbulb moment for me. It's weird to consider at first since just about all artists keep line art very engrained in their process (since we all started sketching with a pencil). I hope this is helpful!
@@fowlerillus huh… so basically just put shapes within shapes? I kinda saw that in your process too but it didn't quite register to me the same way as the sculptor thing did, I'll have to actually try it instead of just thinking about it. Thank you!
@@Riku_nkmr Yes basically. I think the sculpting aspect might be the more valuable take away here, but in terms of shapes, that relates more to things like hair. Simplifying hair into a collection of shapes rather than thousands of lines. In general, trying to reduce the things that we see and paint into simple shapes in our mind. I'll have to do a video about this! :)
im in awe
Thanks! I'm so glad you liked it.
Good stuff, Hardy!
I’ve been following you for a couple of years, had your classes on skillshare that really helped me. Haven’t got into your academy yet though. But I haven’t seen videos about drawing concept art scenes, such as you can see in artbooks for video games, with one character in different settings with different angles and different lighting. Like, if I want to make a scene in cyberpunk style, dark but with many colors. I want to learn how to make those. Do you have those lessons or are you planning to make them? Thanks!
Thanks! I appreciate that. We definitely cover those topics in the Academy but if you're looking for a self-directed video course on those topics definitely check out Concept Art Architecture (there is a cyberpunk cityscape project). That course is available on Skillshare so you should be able to access it with your current subscription. That course doesn't really cover rough concepts (different angles, character placement etc.) that you mentioned though. Thanks for your support and reach out if I can ever help.
what smudge brush are you using?i watched all your tutorials.love your art.it inspired me to go digital.
It's one that came with Photoshop - not sure how to describe it but the icon looks like a fan brush and it tilts dynamically with the stylus. Thanks for your support! I'm glad it has been helpful
@@fowlerillus thank you.
Beautiful and inspiring :)
Thank you so much. I'm glad you liked it.
@@fowlerillus I did, your a skilled artist and teacher with a calm, clear style, very enjoyable content and finished piece, you certainly couldnt be accused of click bait with the title :)
How long have you been drawing? Your Channel is amazing🙌
Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I've loved art about as long as I can remember but I've been using art to make a living since 2007
wonderful to look and listen
Thanks! I'll keep more stuff like this coming
greate art! thx for the tutorial
Glad you like it!
Love your works and style man. But I've tried your technique and it's hard for me to make this good.
Hmm. I hate to hear that. This is a total guess but one common issue that can come up when trying to paint this way is a lack of control. I would try lowering your brush flow and opacity way, way down so that you are very slowly building up tones by tapping.
Hello, this is one awesome video and you know it! Always really satisfying to watch you carve those shapes of light out so efficiently from the beginning.
I was wondering if you are still active on your courses on Udemy? I have some of your courses and see some comments in the QnA section without answers. Though you are probably very busy with all sorts of projects so that's quite understandable. Anyway, you are a really inspiring individual, thank you!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that.
Great question and you're right, I have become super delinquent on Udemy. The volume of students reached a level where I just couldn't keep up with feedback on each post every day. I have been focusing on the community I'm building at Digital Painting Studio and mentoring Concept Art Academy students. It's been a great change from my point of view because I feel like I can genuinely help 10-15 students get waaay better over 12 weeks of live study rather than writing 100 two sentence comments each day. I hate to leave any post or question unanswered but I think it's best way for me to maximize the impact I can have.
Thanks again for your kind words. Makes my day :)
Is it me or you paint without flow/opacity pressure? Isn't it harder to do than traditional blending?
Btw. Stunning work!!! Wish I could shade so comfortable.
Thanks! I definitely use flow and opacity. I keep both pretty low (around 20-30% for each) and I tap repeatedly to build up tones slowly which gives a lot of control. Pen pressure is set to brush size so when I need to needle into small spaces, I just tap lightly.
Omg i am watching you after so many years...
Welcome back!
Beautiful
Thank you! Cheers!
I have gotten to the point in my art where I can compose the piece and I can draw it but then I get really stuck on the rendering because I get overwhelmed with "how do I decide what light to have and where it will be coming from" and even when I do decide on a light I'm not really sure how it will interact, like for firelight for instance. Do you have any tips for how to make that decision more easily?
That's an interesting question. I guess it's a good idea to try to simplify things as much as possible. Limit things to one or two light sources and just focus on consistency. So using this painting as an example, there is the main light course coming from the upper right corner and then the edge light. That's basically it. There is some bounced light on her dress in a few places but it's pretty minor. For fire, I usually treat that as an edge light or a light coming below if you want the fire to make things seem sinister. So, to put it really simple, keep light sources as simple as possible and approach them one at a time. I hope that's helpful but reach out if you have any other questions. Cheers!
Everything I took away:
- Control your edges while painting
- Suggest detail/create the illusion of detail, will have better results
- Add the human touch to it, don't go into tiny detail be loose and abstract
- Shape is everything, having the right gives a strong foundation
- Does your character feel like a real person
- Don't underestimate the power of the face.
- Hands have personality
- Observe for visual library, when have an idea you can go research, then assemble pieces to fit and be cohesive in the context of the world.
- Create a memorable hook
- Use extra details of culture and personality to push designs
- Having elements from history can ground designs
-only do what is necessary
I think that definitely sums it up. Thanks! I'm glad you got the take aways here
Up until you added her hair; she looked like, she could be a younger Furiosa..! :) Thank you, Hardy! This looks great..! #MadMax #FuryRoad
I totally see it. I'll have to add some warpaint and a mech arm :)
@@fowlerillus 🤗
awesome
Thanks Andrew! I'm glad that you liked it.
magic....
Thank you!
Do you have the name of the background music? Man it's so deep and calm
Isn't it awesome? This came from Epidemic Sound. "Dream a Dream" by Sayuri Hayashi Egnell
👍👍👍 thanks
Thank you too
You are great ❤️
Love from Bangladesh ❤️❤️
Can u please give me the brush pack 🙄🙄
Thanks! Sure, the brush pack is available in DPS Discord "Freebies" channel - invitation link: discord.gg/mH35E3fYJt
thank you sir...
Most welcome
bad-ass! what you working with...cintiq?
Thanks! I use a Wacom Intuos Pro with an iMac. I love it.
so u r using mouse or a pen to draw it??
It's a pen tablet. I use a Wacom Intuos Pro (which I highlight recommend!)
Value edge control? What does that mean?
Basically it is using soft gradients (gradual changes from light to dark) AND hard cuts from light to dark too.
This is normal photoshop?
Yes. It's Photoshop 2021.
Is this MidJourney? Why is it generating so slow tho?
Haha. I'm using the old school method :)
Hello Hardy
👋
Painting People with Style.
Step 1:
Find a person with Style.
Step 2:
Draw a circle.
Step 3:
Paint the rest.
Haha. I've been way overthinking this :)
Sub-SCRIBED!
Woohoo! Welcome :)
10:25
so complicated...so complex...yet you'll still get paid pennies for it ;)
I find that the market for character art might is doing quite well so I wouldn't necessarily expect really low rates.
You talk about the many layers but never dissect them for people to understand what you mean. Your not discussing the tools you are using of why or how to colorize. Or the color choice and why.
That's totally true - this was more of a vague philosophical talk rather than a detailed tutorial so apologies if it wasn't what you were looking for. I'm working on lots of new people painting tutorials which go much more in depth.
, --no long neck
Haha. I do seem to like making those necks extra necky.
@Hardy Fowler - Digital Painting Studio hi hardy!
I draw poorly. But really bad huh, like a little kid even though I'm an adult. :D But I don't care, I just put on some jazz and relax by drawing. I'm not good patience.
But a curious thing happened:
I tried your technique to give light you use in the beginning of video, on fetid :D drawing model of mine. It worked! the drawing improved a little bit, it still sucks but it's amazing how a technique seen in a video makes you improve right away. I LOVE watching you draw.
A little music, you discussing, the drawing taking shape. I really like this style. ...so smooth!
I'm so glad that this was helpful! Thanks for letting me know. Your description of relaxing art really resonates with me. Tough to beat that :)