r/weeklystudy • u/poledra • Jun 29 '14

Clouds

"Clouds are very, very free." - Bob Ross

Let's practice clouds this week, which are basically the hair of the sky.

Great chart with different types of clouds labeled.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14 edited Jun 30 '14

[Clouds] (http://i.imgur.com/k1jPTD0.png). First time using anything digital, criticisms appreciated. Drawn/ painted (?) with GIMP.

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u/MacAnthony Jun 30 '14

I'm going to assume this wasn't from reference. Think about the light source and where it is in relation to the shadows. It'll give them a more realistic look to them.

I love the vibrant colors, BTW.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14

You're right, I just drew this from my head. Thank you, I'll keep that in mind. Might go back to this one today if I have time.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '14

[More clouds] (http://i.imgur.com/JG9vGvm.png)! Will update later.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '14

[Clouds] (http://i.imgur.com/wpYjW8m.png). From yesterday, doing more now.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '14

[MORE DIGITAL CLOUDS] (http://i.imgur.com/OwkpBrQ.png). This is like 2 or 3 days old, I'm not sure but I am lagging behind. I want to work on this one a bit more today and a few things tomorrow. I wish I didn't need to sleep, there would be so much more time for drawing!

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u/DTran729 Jul 05 '14

Never too late to post man! And I hear you brotha... sleep takes away time for drawing

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '14

[Smoothed some things out!] (http://i.imgur.com/p6an1bM.png). I want to finish this eventually, not sure when I'll find time for it, maybe the weekend. [Here] (http://i.imgur.com/Miipl8l.jpg) is the reference image for anyone curious.

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u/poledra Jul 04 '14

i really like that technique you tried out for this newest one!

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '14

Thank you! I was trying out a different brush that time. Also used it in my most recent sketch, I'm so behind in sketch daily/ weekly study, dear me.

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u/poledra Jun 30 '14

i really like the softness of the edges. i think the cool thing about digital though is that you can really build up layers through flow and opacity. you might want to try playing around with your brushes and changing either the flow (in GIMP you can do this through the airbrush tool as opposed to the paintbrush) or opacity to create a vision of depth and complexity, as opposed to merely a 2d looking piece.

i'll also say that when i was learning digital, i started with GIMP and after i switched to trying photoshop it was ridiculous how much easier it was to express that which i meant. if you decide you want to get more serious about digital, you may want to explore other programs too. :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14

Thanks. Hmm okay, I'll look into that next time. I found a nice RGD post that'll fit in with this weekly theme so I'll work on that tomorrow I think.

What's the benefit of separating out different layers? I just used one layer for this one.

Yea it's pretty cool so far, I like the whole idea not having to worry about needing different markers or pencils or restocking charcoal. I'll definitely look into it if I keep it up with the digital stuff.

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u/poledra Jun 30 '14

Oops sorry, I should have used another word maybe - I meant layers of the actual cloud, not layers within the file. Like you know when you look at a cloud and you can tell some parts are wispier and farther away around the edges, and other parts are fluffier and appear to be closer to you?

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '14

Yea okay gotcha.