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Loopydave β Hand step by step
Published: 2009-11-21 00:04:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 50236; Favourites: 808; Downloads: 2311
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Steps on how I painted the hand in this pic [link] , sketched on paper, painted in photoshop.I did tighter pencils for the face, but the pencils for the hand was rather loose as I was rushing to get this done in time and I'm working on being more confident with my painting.
β’ I start by just blocking in my colours with a standard hard edge brush in photoshop. On a hand like this you get more pinks and reds on the ends of the fingers and more yellowy on the fleshier bits between each joint.
β’ I start painting up each finger, using the standard soft brush at a lowish opacity to build up smooth tones and the hard edge brush for sharp contrast bits and lines. Skin tones will pick up colouring from the environment - I've added hints of the shirt grey on the side of the thumb/palm and picked up some darker tones where the iphone touches the finger/thumb.
Click on for a closer view and for a better look at the finished hand [link]
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That sounds pretty real 
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Thanks Jesse - most kind of you to say!
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It's a digital painting?! What is this, I don't even-?!
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Digital painting step by step of me painting a hand.
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Nicely done!
I use PS too so I think this will help alot!
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NP
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I feel like this is just like that owl drawing tutorial i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/oβ¦
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Hahaha.... haven't seen that one before!
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ahaha...im glad I could enlighten you
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ΠΠ°ΡΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ Π²ΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΈΡ
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ur a fucking monster, I hoping to be able to do shit like that some day
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Lol! Thats what my mother used to call me 
Cheers man!
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So you found it 'handy'?
Sorry couldn't help my self there
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For me is very informative. (sorry for my bad English.)
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Cheers ma'am!
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Now that I look back at it it looks pretty funny indeed 
Pudding.
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THX LUVlee OF U 2 SAY (thought I'd reply in 'text speak' in honour of the picture
CHeers!
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Thanks ma'am - appreciate you checking out my work
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If i had not seen the sketches before i could have sworn it was a photograph 
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How do you go about choosing skin colors? I always have a problem with that! The colors used for mixing I mean... is there a "method"?
Would love to hear from you soon thanks!
Your work is amazing BTW
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everyone has a billion questions for the loopydave right? RIGHT! one more im looking at the closeup of the fingers and see that you are blocking basic color and then the colored fingers appear almost finished. take the open palm with the shadows blocked in then in the last shots its smoothed and opaque... my question is do you blur any sections as you go ? or is this build up just value and paint
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I build up the values with a soft brush set at a low opacity by selecting the adjacent colours and 'blend' them that way.
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i kept reading and got the same answer but thanks a million for actually replying (seriously dude thanks) ...i am a visual learner and sometimes words just cant offer what a picture can unless i was listening to you while i watched you work hehehe... ill keep messing around good sir.
on a side note
you might very well reply with noneya but i am wondering if you are above or below the age of 30...if your like 22 and this experienced with painting and 70-s television your a bastard. damn you NOOOOOOOO........WHYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!! but i suspect you have a few years of experience especially watching 70s tv... thanks~ apparently magnum pi was not a popular show down under huh? hehehe
have you seen hardknox's archie bunker? amazing
THNKS DUDE
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