Hi dudes. I really need some advice.
I feel like my style has lately been moving towards something i don't want at all. My skill level has improved at a good rate, but the finished work turns out too clean.
What i want to achieve is something like Jeremy Mann, Benjamin Bjorklund, Mckeans joker stuff, Theo Prins etc. But with just a tad more detail. How do i go about learning to make my stuff less detailed, more painterly and impressionistic, but still make it seem finished and "clean"?
What and how do i study in your opinion?
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i'll post some examples of where i want to go with rendering.
This is a bit stylized though, but still a level of rendering that i find really satisfying and interesting.
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Textured brushes are a must - especially those that maintain their sense of direction.
What you're trying to achieve is a sense of implied detail, or strokes and shapes that seem random, but the viewer knows what they represent. They suggest a texture or form without being so literal.
Once you have a good base painted in that is loose and organic, you can start to refine things, such as creating sharper edges or clearer details. You throw in a pit of focused effort in some parts while leaving the rest as implied detail.
Practice doing this a lot.
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Implied detail is a perfect description actually. Thanks for the advice.
Do you, or anyone else, know of any tutorials and/or books on the subject? I can't seem to find anything.
Another example. This is probably the closest one to what i want to achieve in terms of rendering.
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Try using imprecise tools and brushes that are larger than you're comfortable with. That should help with you noodling too much. It will be messy at first and then you'll figure it out and it will get cleaner.
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Philosophically, it's in the imperfection.
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fuck, i hate using brushes that are too big. I'll give it a go, thanks dude.
You don't need texture brushes to paint loosely it's 100% mental. Most people go through a lengthy learning period when everything turns out stiff before learning how to loosen up, and some never make it out of the stiff period because they never start thinking loosely. Pic related is all done with the hard round brush. Artist is Jeff Simpson
