This is an absolutely invaluable resource, and is absolutely going to be sending me back into traditional painting after far too long working exclusively in digital! Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for this tutorial. As a digital artist wanting to teach myself traditional techniques, things can be really intimidating. These are really helpful
@@ogcide I read muddy colors like 10 years ago. An article about how to photograph your paintings. Been using that as my source. Got a camera and been trying to take good pictures for the last 10 years. But still feel like I'm walking in the dark most of the time. I see articles and videos. But never options to digitalize paintings from a fantasy artist. After finish the painting. That is probably the final and most important piece that I seen is not explained enough. Knowing the right resolution, the pixel size, how to deliver the image to your client. How to identify if your image is low res. Raw files. I would really like to hear about this. Now I'm hearing some people use photo merge. Never knew that even existed
@@j90s56 I have heard people say use a camera too, but there is so many variables I don't see that as the solution. As an "artist," my hands are wayyyy too shaky to take a still undistorted (angle wise) photo. I feel like that small scanner would be quite difficult to scan large paintings. Maybe that is how it's done? I won't make any assumptions and wait for a response. Don't feel bad I use photoshop almost everyday at work and never heard of photomerge haha. When it comes to dimensions one could only assume that they're set by what the image being used for (vinyl cover, book, whatever)
Couple questions...After apply that last bit more of the gel medium, you will then paint on that surface. With Acylics and or Oils? My apologies, I don't know the difference between Gel Medium vs. Gesso for the base/ground.
thanks for the video. Could I please ask how archival is this? wood + size + gesso + medium + paper doesn't feel safe to me. I completely get how this is amazing for production time frame but for something more "slow" I can see this not being great for longevity - thanks and love your work!
hi! this is awesome. do you by chance know if i could use the same technique mounting grafix duralar to a large glass panel? i do reverse glass painting (cell painting) - would it be transparent when mounted and viewed from the other side? or would another adhesive be better for clarity/marrying class and plastic? i love your work and am so happy to have found this
I dont understand how you dont have a much much larger following base on youtube. Would be nice to have more people follow you and maybe give you more drive to upload even more haha.
Have you ever tried doing the merge to a scanned painting? (ie - seeing how the algorithm handles the varying hues and values of the different scans of a painting, as opposed to a line drawing)
Yup that Photomerge is how I digitize all of my paintings. (Unless I have them professionally shot.) Photomerge freakin rocks. Rarely does it mess anything up. Sometimes scanners can scan slightly askew, so the parts are not identical. Photomerge does a sweet job of locating the best possible overlap between puzzle pieces. I would say it works even better on paintings than drawings because there are mushy areas in paintings!
Excellent video! Are you using straight medium or do you ever mix it with water? One thing to mention from my own experience: if folks are on well water (and depending on the minerals etc in your city water) you may want to use distilled or bottled water on your paper. Sometimes depending on whats in your tap water, when it dries it will discolour your paper in spots!
Yes there is a little difference between Gesso and the Gel surface. Gesso will absorb the paint more than the Gel, but it is usually in the early wash stages that I can really tell. Once my layers are built up I don't notice it as much.
I could watch hours of your entire process from start to finish, easily!
It's so inspiring, thank you sir.
May you live for a thousand years. ❤
Oh my god you changed my life with that photomerge tip!
Indeed! If p-shop had nothing else I'd still want it just for Photomerge.
This is an absolutely invaluable resource, and is absolutely going to be sending me back into traditional painting after far too long working exclusively in digital! Thank you so much!
Nice
You have to wipe clean that Tele afterwards...
Thanks so much for this tutorial. As a digital artist wanting to teach myself traditional techniques, things can be really intimidating. These are really helpful
This is life altering. I love painting traditional but I hate transfering the drawing to the canvas. I'll definitely try this out.
This is really helpful since I'm thinking about making traditional art after 6 yrs of doing digital lol
How about a tutorial where you digitalize a final painting? Really curious about that process
I too have been curious what your method is. I have done some research on my own but a in depth video would be greatly appreciated.
@@ogcide I read muddy colors like 10 years ago. An article about how to photograph your paintings. Been using that as my source. Got a camera and been trying to take good pictures for the last 10 years.
But still feel like I'm walking in the dark most of the time. I see articles and videos. But never options to digitalize paintings from a fantasy artist. After finish the painting. That is probably the final and most important piece that I seen is not explained enough. Knowing the right resolution, the pixel size, how to deliver the image to your client. How to identify if your image is low res. Raw files. I would really like to hear about this. Now I'm hearing some people use photo merge. Never knew that even existed
@@j90s56 I have heard people say use a camera too, but there is so many variables I don't see that as the solution. As an "artist," my hands are wayyyy too shaky to take a still undistorted (angle wise) photo. I feel like that small scanner would be quite difficult to scan large paintings.
Maybe that is how it's done? I won't make any assumptions and wait for a response.
Don't feel bad I use photoshop almost everyday at work and never heard of photomerge haha. When it comes to dimensions one could only assume that they're set by what the image being used for (vinyl cover, book, whatever)
It would be great to see the whole painting process from how you mix paints, to layering paints , and final rendering.
Couple questions...After apply that last bit more of the gel medium, you will then paint on that surface. With Acylics and or Oils? My apologies, I don't know the difference between Gel Medium vs. Gesso for the base/ground.
thanks for the video. Could I please ask how archival is this? wood + size + gesso + medium + paper doesn't feel safe to me. I completely get how this is amazing for production time frame but for something more "slow" I can see this not being great for longevity - thanks and love your work!
This is super helpful Scott! Thanks!!
Thanks for sharing, you are very helpful. Great drawing ❗️
hi! this is awesome. do you by chance know if i could use the same technique mounting grafix duralar to a large glass panel? i do reverse glass painting (cell painting) - would it be transparent when mounted and viewed from the other side? or would another adhesive be better for clarity/marrying class and plastic?
i love your work and am so happy to have found this
and i know it wouldn't expand- which is fine
I dont understand how you dont have a much much larger following base on youtube. Would be nice to have more people follow you and maybe give you more drive to upload even more haha.
Appreciate you spreading the word!
Have you ever tried doing the merge to a scanned painting? (ie - seeing how the algorithm handles the varying hues and values of the different scans of a painting, as opposed to a line drawing)
Yup that Photomerge is how I digitize all of my paintings. (Unless I have them professionally shot.) Photomerge freakin rocks. Rarely does it mess anything up. Sometimes scanners can scan slightly askew, so the parts are not identical. Photomerge does a sweet job of locating the best possible overlap between puzzle pieces. I would say it works even better on paintings than drawings because there are mushy areas in paintings!
@@scottfischer7636 Nice!
Excellent video! Are you using straight medium or do you ever mix it with water?
One thing to mention from my own experience: if folks are on well water (and depending on the minerals etc in your city water) you may want to use distilled or bottled water on your paper. Sometimes depending on whats in your tap water, when it dries it will discolour your paper in spots!
Great reply, thanks! I dip the brush in water to facilitate the smoothing, but it isn't a thinned gel medium.
I know ur going to put a few layers of gel medium but can u tell the difference when painting on the coated paper versus the panel without paper
Yes there is a little difference between Gesso and the Gel surface. Gesso will absorb the paint more than the Gel, but it is usually in the early wash stages that I can really tell. Once my layers are built up I don't notice it as much.
Thanks dude, been awhile. Keep the awesome going @scott fischer