Smaug The Magnificent - Digital Art Process - Part 3

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It's about time I created some Lord of the Rings inspired art! Here is my interpretation of Smaug The Magnificent, the dragon from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Smaug is proud, arrogant, poised and fierce, I'll continue to work on these themes as the painting progresses. I imagine I'll develop the image into Smaug lounging upon his mound of gold within the depths of the Dwarven stronghold.

Music - 'Panic' and 'Storm' by Benny Hawes

Colour Wheel - Visit CGHUB.com and look in the Tools section.

Double Window - Open your image in Photoshop, then click Window, Arrange, New Window. You will need to drag the windows off the bar and resize them in order to see both at the same time. The Zoom % for each window can be altered individually by using the navigator.

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[MrHappyPaddy]

your paintings are amazing.

will you continue painting the dryad anytime?

[MikeNashArt]

@MrHappyPaddy Yes I will. It's quite a complicated piece so I've taken a break from it whilst I think about how best to progress with it.

[Acronius]

Hi mike... I love your work, I wish I could be at that lvl a few year from now (provided I keep practicing ^.^ hihi), definitly you are one of my inspiration. I was wondering one thing in regards to your brushes.. the stuff is that I downloaded them and went stray to pain a quick sketch with them and everything went fine until the blending time came.. I just dont know which one you use =/... I normally use a custom soft brush at 30% opacity, but idk if you do the same. I Keep up the good work!!

[MikeNashArt]

@Acronius For blending I usually use the Oil or Bristle brush on a lower opacity. For super smooth blending you could try using the Soft Chalk brush on a lower opacity. Yes, usually a brush with a soft edge is better for blending. Remember you're not trying to paint so smoothly that it looks flat and plastic, keep some texture in! Also, use the Eyedropper tool to pick colours around the area you are blending. I have the Eyedropper set to the pen button and the Alt key on the keyboard.

[TaureanRuler]

first of I want to say this is a great painting, but I feel the rock in between the chest area creates a focal distraction for the eyes, and gives off a very forced pose, and less of a natural one.. this just a general critique, but other than that composition is very good, accurate proportions, and stellar details.

[Camiloesck]

Most beautiful video in internet, change my life.

[Quikie93]

@brightlights456X the name of the package is Paint Tool SAI, just google it, should be first link

[brightlights456X]

@MikeNashArt

I just got on trail. As it's my first attempt into the digital art, how long on average does it take for you to do an art work like the one in the video?

[brightlights456X]

@Quikie93

Why mention it then :D

I typed SAI into Amazon, but it ad no idea what the product was.

[Quikie93]

@brightlights456X 30 days is the usual.

I have no clue what SAI stands for.

[MikeNashArt]

@brightlights456X I was curious about the new 'real brush' mode in CS5. I thought it would feel like Painter in terms of colour blending. But I didn't think it was as good. As far as I could see, you can only use the mode with a special set of PS default brushes. I couldn't use it with any of my custom brushes. I also didn't like the interface as much. It doesn't offer anything new, that I'd personally consider using. But I'm sure CS5 suits some people. So it's still worth trying the free trial!

[brightlights456X]

@MikeNashArt

How is CS5?

Thank you for the information, found you on DeviantArt. Been invaluable.

[brightlights456X]

@Quikie93

How long does a trail trail last?

What does SAI stand for?