Centaur and Dogs "Ball" Digital Painting

"Ball"

July 28, 2014

Detail of "Ball"

After two weeks of alternating frustration and success, I feel over-all pleased with this idyllic scene of man (?) and dog at play.  

This perhaps marks a turning point in my choice of medium.  My comfort and preference for digital painting and use of the Bamboo Wacom tablet has markedly improved.  I'm still struggling with texture, and am curious about my options in Photoshop.

I want to thank my niece, Kali, for her feedback on this work.  Her youthful viewpoints are unique and insightful.

digital painting - Dragoon

As far as I know, dragoons are a fighting class that originated in the final fantasy series of games. Dragoons use spears, are typically fast, and have the command "jump", which allows them to leap high into the air and avoid damage.

I'm going to clean the drawing up in photoshop and color it like the last digital painting.

Digital painting progress

Steady progress on my current digital painting.

I like how the mountains turned out. I don't really like the indigo blue colored miasma behind the character, however it is good for contrast.

Suggestions are welcome.

Digital Painting: Sketch and First Step

I'm learning to digitally paint. I don't have a tablet, and I am instead using a mouse. It feels very clumsy to color like this. To be perfectly honest, I actually don't like to paint all that much, digitally or otherwise, but I feel the need to learn. Comments appreciated.

Specifically, can anyone recommend a good tutorial on painting hair in photoshop?