From the Eclectic Easel

digital painting I've done with the mixer brush settings. 

Hey guys! I have been playing around in photoshop and watched many tutorials on how to blend. Though, I came up with my own settings for the paint mixer brush tool and thought I would share. =).  The settings:  1.) Wet: 55% 2.) Load: 80%.  3.) Mix: 70%.  4.) Flow: 70%.  Then I go to the brush panel and have these settings as well:  1.) Shape Dynamics: pen pressure. (the size jitter.).  1a.) Angle Jitter: pen pressure.  2.) Scattering: Pen pressure.  2a.) Count jitter: pressure.  3.) Transfer  3a.) Flow jitter: Pen pressure.  3b.) Wetness jitter: pen pressure.  build up box checked.  Smoothing box checked.  I hope this helps. but these are just notes for me to look back on. 

Horse digital illustration I did today. and to top it off tomorrow is my birthday woohoo! =). 

Note: I'm still trying to find which angles are best for these kinds of videos. 1.) I am sketching with my HB pencil. 2.) I shade with my 6b for the eyes, and HB for the face. 3.) Then I am shading with my 2b pencil. Thank you for watching! =)

How I draw a Copic marker illustration using a face! (Someone somewhat from imagination. I may use references.) 1.) I start the sketch with my H pencil.  2.) I sketch the eyebrows with my H pencil.  3.) Then I sketch the nose.  4.) After that I sketch the mouth.  5.) And then finally the face shape.  6.) I sketch the hairstyle I want for the portrait.  I also use my Pental Pocket Brush Pen for inking. Note: I am using my drawing table as an angle support.  COPIC MARKERS:  E00, E000, R20, B18, FBG2, E18, RV69,  INKING:  1.) I slowly ink the left eye.  2.) Then I ink the left eye brow.  3.) Then I ink the right eyebrow and the right eye.  4.) Next, I ink the nose very carefully.  5.) After that I start inking the hair.  6.) Then I ink the mouth.  COLORING (or well shading..).  1.) I am using E000 for highlights.  2.) I start...

How I draw Katy Perry: “PRE SKETCHING” (New Technique. Transferring+Lightbox.)  This is somewhat my new technique I’m trying out.  1.) I scribble charcoal on the back of the reference picture.  2.) I trace that sketch on regular printer paper.  3.) I then go to my light box with the printer paper’s sketch.  4.) I turn on the light box, and then line up my actual drawing paper on top of the sketch.  5.) I place dots and guidelines to where everything goes-using the traced sketch as a guide. THE SECOND SKETCH.  1.) I sketch with my H pencil.  lightly and follow the dots and guidelines.  2.) i sketch the eyes first 3.) Then move to the nose 4.) And then the mouth.  SHADING:  1.) I shade with my HB pencil the eyes.  2.) I blend with tissues.  3.) I shade with 2b pencil.  4.) I blend with tissues.  5.) I use white gel roll pen for highlights of the eyes....