Hi everyone!
Welcome back to emanate artworx. We're finally in the home stretch of 2023 and getting so close to the world- renowned Inktober. 😱 This post is me joining the Art Park Sketchtember challenge, gearing up!
For Sketchtember Week 1, "Redraw a drawing from last year," I'd like to share my before and after of a digital landscape painting I originally made in September 2022. It's based on a picture I took in rural North Texas. Both versions were made with IbisPaint for Android.
Honestly, this summer has been so stressful! My day job has taken up a lot of the time I would otherwise use to create paintings. But I have to keep going on my art journey, so even though I want to do more, this is OK with me ⛅️.
To me, they both look like they can be improved 😭😂. Although, the 2022 version did take a lot longer to make, that must mean I've improved on my speed, at least. The 2023 version took 45 minutes to complete. 2022 version, 3 hours and 45 minutes
On the 2023 version, I like how the red background shows through because it adds some color contrast, and it mimics the color of the soil that can be found around here.
I used a lot of different brushes for the 2022 version, but for the redraw, I used this cute brush called "Hard Crayon" by Popticz. I found it from reading a post by @takethecrown the other day.
All in all, my composition and speed have improved (less "dead space" on the new one 😅) in the last year. I've also become more familiar with using layers and blend modes, the best part about making digital art!
Thanks a bunch to @artpark for introducing the Sketchtember initiative on Hive. Yay! 🥳 Love you guys. So excited to see what Inktober 2023 turns into! More art!
⬆️In case you want to join or see what's next⬆️
Until next time,
Ema
▪︎Thumnail pic made with Canva for Android
▪︎Landscape paintings made with IbisPaint for Android
▪︎ArtPark images belong to @artpark
Daaaang, I love how you made the clouds, painting in digital looks the same on traditional painting. Superb 🔥
That was the goal! 🤭 Clouds are one of my favorite things to paint. Thank you 🤠
Next time at sunset time please. Hahahaha I love the golden hour
🫨😆😆 I hear you!
And I'll see what I can do. Thanks, Ish!! 🫡
Your art really has that story book feels to it though i think the 2023 version looks a lot more peaceful and refined compared to the 2022 version? Idk maybe it's just me though
Ahh, thank you. Those peaceful scenes are some of my favorites, maybe because imagining them is like escaping into a story.
So now i see the motive for going for such moods. I think maybe it's because you're naturally peaceful too so it kind of reflects on you a lot more than you think
Perhaps you're right. 🌝
... where does your penchant for darkness come from? You seem pretty chill, but your subjects are so tormented and mysterious 🌚
I have clinical depression 🤣🤣 the chill is a facade, I'm constantly in mebral torment
Omg, now I feel rude. 😅😂 Membral torment!? Brain pain. Ouch. Well, if creating helps, keep doing it! Art therapy is powerful.
I'm still half asleep 🤣🤣 i don't have the mental capacity to correct 🤣 but yeah, an outlet helps in some way
Hey, take your time! 😃
A lot of improvement in speed! I like that textured crayon brush. 😁 I like the tree on the latest, a lot more details on there.
!PIZZA
Thanks, Jiji. I appreciate you saying that! Slowly and surely.
This was actually a fun prompt, like a self-analysis of our work. I also like the 2nd one better 😊.
$PIZZA slices delivered:
(1/5) @jijisaurart tipped @emanate-artworx