Portrait Painting w/ Commentary + Announcement!

[@andrewaraujo1061]

Your sketch is like my final art after 3 days of working

[@sappy1838]

Even after 3 days my final drawings don't look like her stetchs

[@jimisimmonds8854]

It comes with experience and discipline. :)

[@ricbulow]

Awkward commentary is best commentary! It makes you feel more human and makes me want to listen to you even more. Once again a very great job. Getting better and better with each video :D

[@muilezel666]

One of the most informative video's I've seen, if this is anything to go by I'll be a patron very soon.

[@Keikishii]

Before, I wasn't very interested in digital painting.. I'm more of the lineart + celshade person. But then after I found you and your works I was very inspired to make more digital paintings and I just wanted to say thank you bcs your videos really gave me a huge boost to start getting out of my comfort zone :)

[@cartoon80s90s]

I am so happy I found your channel. I love your videos because you take the time to explain things, and although I am not an artist, I enjoy watching art tutorial videos. Who knows, perhaps one day I will find the courage to try painting one of the awesome images I have in my mind. It would be great if you would make a video about more technical stuff, like where you find resources you use (brushes or references).

[@blahblahloupmanga123]

Your artworks are excellent I just love how you use colours and the softness of your brushes are exquisite. I don't often write comments but your work is so amazing I wanted to let you know that your sensitivity towards art is really gorgeous and fascinating! I can't get my eyes off of your work! I hope that with a lot of work I can be as good as you are now one day ^^ ! Keep going ♥

[@tristankruger1504]

Id really appreciate a tutorial on the proportions of the face from a bunch of different angles and maybe tell us how and what you practiced to get so skilled as you are now. ♥️😊

[@chibyversity5356]

hohoho, definitely my new teacher for digital painting. i'm still struggling with color especially in a certain ambience color. i usually so afraid whenever i want to draw in a certain scene that demand certain lighting. but i guess the best way to overcome that would be practicing with reference, mismatching color and so on. i'll try to absorb as much as possible from your painting, i really like your style

[@blueboxjuggler]

I hope to become a patron in next couple of months because you inspire me much by your art and hardworking attitude, you're really nice and talented, best wishes to you, Astri!

[@UnNormality]

Couple weeks ago, I did 2 drawings. The first - the usual way id do them. Next day i found one of your videos and thought "hey that looks good ill try pinch some techniques". The genuine difference in quality looks like over a year between the two. When i showed some family, they assumed somebody else drew the worse one and said "Yeah thats a bit shit, your one is better". It was a redesign of the same character and looked like two seperate artists had done it. I just wanted to say thankyou as watching a couple speed paint videos of yours have genuinely helped me a lot.

[@emberbalmain7733]

This is the first video I've seen of yours and the way you use colour and light is so beautiful!

[@HenrikWestgaard]

By default in Photoshop you can change brush size by holding alt and right click, and zoom with alt+space+left mouse button, much faster than swapping between the tools for zooming and manual brush resize

[@minhhy1282]

absolutely love it! Astri, can you talk a little about how you control and use the brushes, in the next video, pleasezzzz!!!, the way you draw hairs is so stunning.

[@boojaroo]

Your style and eye for composition inspires me!

[@Sinraye89]

My favorite digital artist!

[@Koda905]

this is fantastic. all of your colors are so unique. but during the refining part of it, that color summary was going nuts lmao

[@LGSN96]

I knew something was off with the black colors in my piece, but I couldn't figure it out.. The white/black/grey tip was extremely helpful.

[@chrisa3338]

Just stumbled upon your channel great commentary learned a lot!!

[@McJohnArt]

Beautiful work as always :D and best of luck with your Patreon. Your workflow is always fun to watch since you always end up bringing so much detail to your renderings :) The only thing I might have added is a bit more of something on the top corners, but since that is background stuff it probably is no big deal. Thanks for sharing the video, and yeah, I normally end up regretting it when I draw hair on my main layer lol

[@Mj-wi7gn]

All your works are so beautiful! I love that I can watch you create something so beautiful while also listening to some very helpful tips

[@tybertimus]

Welcome back, we've missed you! Thank you for sharing this video with us.

[@Peteru69]

Yessss she makes another one! Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing!

[@blimeyitsRichard]

@26:30 yes to both.. cheers :)

[@vijaypundkar2792]

Lovely work

[@tieganvan5573]

Could you do a tutorial on the skin on the face , like the lighting or blend

[@dontstealthelemon]

Oh my gosh i was just watching your last skin painting walkthrough the other day! I’m so excited to see more of my favorite artist’s process

[@definesman9141]

you are an amazing artist thank you for the inspiering videos. as an sugesstion i think you should put some video ideas you get from youtube and let your patreons deside what they want to see. i would love to see how you come up whit interesting compositions personaly.

[@silverf0xx_]

your art is soooo beautiful. and thanks for the tutorial videos they're very helpful :D

[@myla6202]

Your art is absolutley gorgeous! :0 thank you for sharing your workflow.

[@drsorrel587]

I love your vids mostly because they are not obvious like others saying "keep your lines clean" or "remember about layers"

[@dontstealthelemon]

Omg so excited about the Patreon page! I’m definitely gonna become a patron once i get paid!

[@the-symbol-of-the-umbran-way]

kalista from league? this is fucking amazing thank you for being alive astri! made this gatwick airport chaos alot easier

[@johncox5939]

So enjoyed the commentary !

[@MissManiacTheMad]

This is magical.

[@Kingtuuuut]

I like you for your personality.

[@improvementTime10.3.17]

8:55 uses hard light mode to tryout diff types of lighting as if she is on set setting up lighting or in a CG workspace setting up lighting less about the render more about the decision making here

[@JProtheusOFFICIAL]

you style, lines, paintng render, for me this is perection, I LOVE videos with comment, and this is especial, i understand important steps come more for US

[@MANIAKRA]

This piece is killer. I really enjoy your work it has that X factor.

[@josephuntitled.3292]

Me personally i liked the tilted head, it gives the character a sense of curiosity.

[@akibahmed4251]

this is so nice.

[@EnzoDraws]

This is a goldmine for artists, thank you for making it Which pack is that brush from? I'm looking at Ross's Gumroad and idk which one to pick to get it

[@kasualkalamari]

Your art is insanely gorgeous,good job :)

[@s.k.7149]

It's sooo beautiful 😍 I love your artstyle

[@Lacrymona]

Can you please talk about brushes and brush work? I've been drawing for years and I still struggle with finding the best brushes and using them correctly.

[@allenaherrera6618]

YOU ARR SO UNDERRATED

[@RogueIRL23]

I love it! Looks absolutely gorgeous!

[@sissyv.6074]

This is amazing !

[@Ivanbadenh]

Hi Astri, love the video and art! When you say 8:56 " I made some layers on hard light mode and clipped them back to the main group" Can you please elaborate?

[@Astri_Lohne]

Hi! Basically, to quickly make a lighting setup, I use layers on hard light and sometimes overlay mode. By holding ALT and clicking the line underneath the lighting layer, I *clip* them back to the layer/group I want to light. This is so the new layer will be locked to my main ones, and the lighting will stick to only those layers. Once I'm happy with the way the lighting layer looks, I merge it all together into one layer. Hope that explained things for you!

[@Peteru69]

Clipping masks saves so much time.

[@axserwz5022]

Even I didn't notice the head was tilted at first,😄, I have to start forcing myself to flip the layer like I forced myself to remember what layer I'm on

[@M13337]

Sooooooooooooooooo beautiful! Great job, really really great job! :)

[@SiggEye]

Even though I mainly do 3D art, I still find your videos helpful lol

[@ricbulow]

Also.. Try and take a look at Dan Luvisi and his brush set. His stuff is based on more realistic looks and may be something you could find interesting :D

[@enthomorf]

I LOVED THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Nkrasart]

Love it!

[@GomesBrown]

Awesome!

[@milenasoloduhina1726]

Memo to self. If I ever fall back in to the WoW pit and really miss my Forsaken... This is the Artist I would like to commission to make the character art from.

[@pepocandii9313]

I love her art so much!! Does anyone know if she has her brushes for sale?

[@Pironesia]

I find a lot of really good digital artists draw right over the sketch. Ive been meaning to try this method more often, but am always so intimidated by the idea that itll be messy or mot flow together

[@san.mii_372]

whoa i love this! really got to learn a lot. thank you

[@Akunohako]

You have a beautiful voice!)

[@etherealdespair8316]

It's so pretty *-* trying to transmog my void elf into something similar XD

[@typhonx3776]

Love that piece and i want to find that second brush u used(not basic one) Can u give a link please or where can i find it?

[@manuelacortina186]

Beautiful

[@Yue4me]

Astri, can you teach about the color you use there? i mean. why they look so greyish blue , and almost nothing of them really saturated at all? i ever heard about gamut and still confused about it. is it what you apply in this painting? love the style so *much*

[@jhiinrex]

as a starving artist im jealous what you become today keep it up

[@john_da_painterfine_art5756]

Can these tools and tips be used in Krita as well? I'm mainly a traditional painter but I have done digital as well on Corel Painter Essentials and its not the best but it does get the job done but I wanted to try Krita wich is PS like from what I've heard. I want my work to look better and more professional so I want programs that can help me get there. So anything you can tell me is greatly appreciated.

[@dragospana3672]

Was anyone able to find the Ross Tran brush Astri is talking about?

[@vladzvarun3054]

Hi, great video, I really hope u could make a tutorial about something like that armour study u did, It's probably one of my favourite piece of yours :) And good luck with patreon, hopefully one day my poor ass will be making money with painting and I'll be able to support you :)

[@KuroroEdward]

absolutly beautiful, I though the light you added under the tip of the nose at the end was to much, I think it was perfect before you add the tiny ligth, but is only my opinion, is a awesome work

[@aishaamd3301]

i just tried photoshop cc, and it would let me bind with any letters without using Shift as well.

[@travelergamer00]

Your style is so unique and beautiful omg. I dont know if you have an answer for this but here it goes XD. i've been drawing for a year now and even though i improved a lot, i started to feel less and less happy with my style or art in general. At some point i felt like i was getting worse if it even makes sense. Any suggestions?

[@NemyaKK]

I love it! where can we get your brushes?

[@cllee2360]

How to remove the line work perfectly? I have been working hard on this but the after result is not nice.

[@user-ze7hp2jf5x]

I dont mean to sound as if I know any better, but the neck and shoulders really bug me anatomy wise, I bet you might have noticed it too or will notice if you take the color off, if possible and flip the image upside down to see that the neck seems too long as well as the shoulders that seem kinda too close to each other I'd say. I was drawing for years, probably since I was in my moms womb but I never made it a task for my self to master it, nor did I ever had good results when I draw digitally because of the view or the fact it feels very different from pen and pencil as well as the add fact I never used colors, maybe one color and made hues with it by pressuring the pen or pencil unto the sheet I was drawing on. I still have little understanding on how people get used to drawing on a wacom or other variations of it despite trying my self and never getting the hang of it, also how people are able to use colors and make their final piece look so naturally good. the final piece is still good, tho I dont have a plan or steps when I draw on my wacom, I usually do the first sketch than the second which is usually line art at that point and call it a day.

[@user-ze7hp2jf5x]

@@soulsicken Oh sorry I was talking about the first image you did at the beginning but I forgot you scrapped it

[@stevezhou]

so can you tell me about the brush what you uesd, i want try to make it like you, OK? or give me some your brush ,

[@Nikartsy]

I just subscribed. Your art is amazing!!! :D

[@NikijsVackars]

Wow ,your art is breathtaking, did you go to school for art or are you self taught? and how long did you study before you could start working? i'm trying to become a professional artist as well, but working dead end job and studying on the side means slooow progress, not gonna give up though!

[@Jaberchimchar]

holy shiz thats rlly good

[@iximmaduck947]

i can say only 1 thing, 3 words, 4 u> ITS SOOO COOL

[@mathiasjohansen856]

Also do you use the chalk brush all the way through the detailed rendering? Great work btw :D Still studying Gurney and Loomis some more before trying a new digital painting. But your style is very much an inspiration.

[@lucgabrielst-onge4204]

you know that your fist sketch was really more nostalgic and original?! But I mean i understand that you work for a client

[@Karrdeh]

Might I ask which brushes you like to use best for your inspiring work?

[@KitKat-sv9qp]

Do you know where I can find Ross Tran's brush set? I've been looking for it everywhere but no results in google apart from your videos. Amazing work :D

[@peet3449]

Loved the eyes, gorgeous :D Beautiful voice. Do you have any kind of suggestions for concepts from subscribers or something like that? Like if someone had a way to upload a concept by text or sketch for you create a new version by your vision?

[@mathiasjohansen856]

When you say airbrush. Is that just a soft edge, low opacity round standard brush?

[@iMaaxGamer]

I love your videos, they help me so much. You don't think to do streams sometimes ? i think it's a good idea and very fun, you can show some tips about art and talk with us :D

[@mdzhamanbaeva]

can anyone please help me? i have a problem that i dont add enough details or my details look like they are in sketch phase. i just dont enjoy doing it but i love the look of such paintings (like this artist has) are there any tips how to add details faster/ enjoy it or should i just push myself to do it? thanks in advance ^^

[@Daniel-qi3qv]

You should not concern yourself too much with speed, that comes with time. If you are frustrated about adding more details to a drawing just put it aside and come back to it in 2 to 3 days of not even looking at it. In the meantime start another drawing. You will see once you get back in the first one with fresh eyes you will be more motivated to push it further. Hope I helped and let me know if theres something else I can help with cheers from a fellow artist :D

[@kaloianm.9103]

Does this paint style/technique simulate oil painting or something else? Sai Paint tool seems to be more intuitive when it comes to painting than Photoshop, because you have clearly defined brushes.

[@enka_art]

This is amazing! 💙💙💙

[@Hellsing666LLL]

My dear You just earnd a subscriber :D

[@Pironesia]

Yeeeey void elves!

[@whitetiger114]

how do you get the triangle color wheel ?

[@pott981]

What types of brushes are you using

[@000pokemaster]

hair. how you do the hair... id really appreciate a tutorial on that Great video tho!

[@ninaddongre278]

That was awesome!! 🙏 Please make akali - girl with the neon jacket for K/DA

[@vernaute2803]

What are your starting dimensions and dpi? My comp gets instantly fried after that many layers.

[@Astri_Lohne]

I usually start somewhat small for sketching (2000x3000 for example) then scale up once I'm happy with the sketch, to 7000 x 5500 or more. 300 dpi always.

[@vernaute2803]

@@Astri_Lohne That could work for me if I swap to deep doc optimization, thanks for the input!

[@rosez9352]

How do u get that color wheel option. I only have a swatches option-_-

[@coolnormalandwelladjusted]

Lianna Lily Delarosa it’s a photoshop plugin, it doesn’t come with it by default

[@eyecred4153]

When it goes b/w you're checking values?

[@krisrobinson9562]

95% of my work is personal, 5% is client, I'd gladly swap places with you! I do love your work and vids though, thanks for making them 😃

[@andersflem9628]

how long time did you use on the second drawing?