Another style experiment, this time done 95% in Procreate. This one has me using a photo I took in highschool of a courtyard downtown that I have painted from many times before – each time reinterpreting it further and further from the ref.
This one only came into Clip Studio when I realized I had painted it so dark that it only really was legible on the ipad – a mistake I have made before and, I am sure, will make again! That device really does blow out the shadow values a fair bit.
For this painting I returned to trying a heavier line and less rendering overall, simply making the lines transparent when I need them to fall back. I think the fuzziness and looseness of the lines feels satisfying on the environment, but the people also end up feeling a bit indeterminate in details as well.
The style quest continues!
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