So every winter, my brain goes haywire trying to get relief from the awful cold.
I picked up a legit copy of Clip Studio Paint (I think it's like 55$) and it's been good for a couple of hours of experimentation, but I figure the way I'mma get better is with some practice and some idea theft.
I picked out a couple of my favorite B&W artists from my childhood and the comic/ttrpg field.
I got:
Russ Nicholson - probably the bloke responsible for my interest in this whole thing. His pictures in the Fiend Folio set my mind on craycray fire. My dad took me to the book store, and the hip dude recommended I get the PHB but I insisted after browsing through it that the Fiend Folio was my choice.
Jim Woodring
Arthur Gammell (from Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark)
Junji Ito
This guy whose identity I don't know, called Johnny Childish who did a bunch of strips in Thrasher comics in the late 80's
Obviously Crumb and the indie comics things. The Milk and Cheese guy. Concrete.
For color, and figures, Betty and Veronica. Barry Windsor Smith. Uhhhhhhh... so much art out there. I'm spitballing, here.
For watercolor stuff, probably Brian Froud and Arthur Rackham. Anyways I'll let you know how it goes. Right now I'm breaking from line work with the Wacom pen I have and then maybe some downstrokes and some stippling for tonight. The first project is going to be grotty brickwork surfaces WITHOUT the fancy tools that Clip Studio offers, and then a couple of dungeon pictures WITH the fancy tools it has.
We'll see. Wish me luck. My brain is awash in dungeons, tonight.
Here's the first night of practice: I only give it away as a measure of commitment to the project.
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| Quick sketch plus a bunch of free gross brushes. The timelapse video is kinda fun |
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