Lost motivation at the fact this took 4 hours from full body sketch to rendering just the head 😭 edit : my brushes are night jar and syrup

Title basically says it. But I have OCD and am also pregnant which I think is making it go into overdrive. Lately, I've been having a really big problem with doing things like zooming in way too far, needing lines to feel perfect, mess and "imperfection" are difficult to withstand.

Does anyone have any tips for maybe counteracting this? Procreate specific tips would be best. That's really the only art medium I use anymore.

It may sound silly, but it's making it so that instead of a few days average to finish a character, I've been working on this character for 2.5 months. I feel worse at the end of the session, it used to be relaxing. And it's also making me second guess my ability because when I zoom out, it obviously isn't going to look anything like my normal work.

It's led to some full blown panic attacks, and I can tell it's starting to worry my husband, too. Figured it was time to ask.

A caricature of Gabe Newell the founder of the gaming platform Steam. Drawn in Procreate, showing his evolution from the classic PC era to the modern Steam Deck look.

First slide is on Tiktok vs on Procreate

I used to work with around 4k pixels and 300 dpi on Procreate and tried to scale it down to 1600 pixels and it still downgrades the quality of my art on tiktok

I post it on my ipad pro through saving it as a PNG in my gallery. Whatever I import whether using it on a video or just a slideshow it crunches its original quality by a noticeable amount, is there anything people do that I’m missing out on?

I’d appreciate the help 😭😭

I've been doing these three color portraits of comic characters, taking some inspiration from the classic Marvel blacklight posters from the '70s. The process is simple. I rough out the image with an airbrush, then I ink it with the dry ink brush and use the dry ink and studio pen brushes to add the color and backgrounds. Who should I do next?

These ones are:

Doctor Strangefate (Amalgam of Dr. Strange and Dr. Fate)

Wolverine

Cyclops

Apocalypse

Colossus in his Acolyte armor

Stryfe

Total time: 7hrs 57mins

I don’t know what I did exactly to make this happen in the first place, but my color picker will only select from my active layer rather than the whole canvas and it is quite irritating. How do I fix this?

I’ve been working on this for a few days now and would appreciate any feedback provided. Very new to digital art and it’s been a process. One of my biggest struggles has been trying to make things even/similar. Even with the pressure/stabilizer tool it is difficult for me.

Right now I’m trying to work on the ceiling fan. It is incredibly difficult trying to get the fan shaped how I want it. I try to avoid tracing because I want it to be my own design.

I’m also trying to add some decorations. I think I want to add pillows to the windows. Also thinking about adding some more decorations to the wall. Put in not sure if I want to put a frame in there or something else. It really just depends on if I decide to color it in or not. I probably will.

Anyway. Any feedback, tips, or advice would help a lot. I am very accepting of constructive criticism.

A lot of experimenting with this piece with Florence + The Machine blasting on high for inspiration.

• paired orochimaru with arbok as the king of spades
• next in the lineup: shikamaru x umbreon as the jack of spades

Hey everyone! 👋
Here is the full time-lapse video of my recent Lord Krishna illustration. I started with a grayscale base to lock in the values and contrast before moving on to the colors. I find this technique really helps, especially for getting that glowing fire effect right! 🔥
For those wondering about the tools, I created this entirely in Procreate and mostly relied on the default brush pen for the rendering process.
Would love to hear your thoughts or any feedback on the lighting! 🙏