Św. Wywielga/Saint Wywielga by Sebastian Szmyd
Saint Wywielga, a folk patron saint of rusalka nymphs.
Her heavenly voice forever soothing and comforting the grieving God.
Święta Wywielga, ludowa święta i patronka rusałek.
Jej niebiański głos nieustannie koi pogrążonego w żałobie Boga.
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Final
A quick sketch with the general idea for the character.
Starting the rendering. I usually start with some basic b/w render, then throw some base colours on top of it and continue more detailed rendering from there. I actually have a similar approach in gouache.
Rendering...
...and more rendering and tweaking until final. Nothing special happening here tbh.
"In The Air" by Artem Chebokha
OPEN FOR WORK: art.rhads@gmail.com
tutorial about my photoshop technique:
https://artstn.co/m/waxo
Prints:
https://www.artstation.com/rhads/prints
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Friar Mannelig by Sebastian Szmyd
A mysterious monk from everywhere and nowhere.
Gouache on homemade illustration board.
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Final
Process gif
Concept
General perspective
Some quick rendering in photoshop and ready for printing and transferring onto paper.
I kept the background separate to always be able to check the perspective.
Working on the pencil underdrawing
Finished pencils. I do them pretty detailed as it sill counts as pencil drawing practice to me, even if it ends up being painted over completely.
Underpainting
A color study after the underpainting and before jumping into colour.
My setup :) It's really basic, I painted it almost entirely with Zorn palette,...
A Fresh Look: Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring
Hopefully — even if only for a moment — you got to see in the top two images Vermeer’s iconic painting with fresh eyes. The images are reversed left to right.
It is not an uncommon practice for artists to pause in the process of working on a painting or other artwork and view the work in a mirror. This briefly provides a fresh view of the work, a contrast to the the kind of familiarity that makes it difficult to see something objectively.
We can use the same effect to view images that are so culturally familiar they are difficult to...
A Separate Reality 28
Philip de Laszlo
Hungarian born painter Philip de László, who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, spent much of his life and career in the UK, where he was noted for his portraits of royalty and the wealthy.
The de Lazlo Archive Trust website features information about the artist, as well as a catalogue raisonné of his work.
In Orange by Alex Andreev
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2025 by Alex Andreev
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Happy Leyendecker Baby New Year 2025!
As I’ve done every New Year’s Eve since 2005, I’ll wish Lines and Colors readers a Happy New Year with one of J. C. Leyendecer’s New Year’s covers for the Saturday Evening Post, in this case marking the arrival of 1925.
For more Leyendecker to while away your New Year’s day, check the list of Lines and Colors J C. Leyendecker posts at the end of this article.
I wish you all a new year rich with artistic exploration and inspiration!
Vitoslavlitsy-Yuryevo by Alex Andreev
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