Matt Lichtenwalner

Mobile mapper for Ushr - roaming the US and Canada constantly. Maybe a bit of art and/or writing here and there to spice things up.

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Thrilling Upgrade Matt Lichtenwalner 1/14 '22

So yesterday I posted about about the funny faces I was working on.

Last night I watched a video about digitally painting skin tones. I've seen the video before, but last night I used the heads I'd already sketched and inked and used them to follow along in the video.

And just like that, the bit flipped in my head. From 0 to 1. Suddenly, I get it.

Okay, I've still got a long way to go, but I feel the difference like a dark moonless night to a bright cloudless midday sky. It might not even be recognizable to other folks, but I feel so stupidly different. My digital painting game just took a monster leap forward.

I'm pretty stoked.

1/14 '22 9 Comments

I have to say, I've never seen your work look like this. That lower left face, it really looks like a painting now, not just an illustration. This is crazy! Keep going!! And congrats! <3

Karen Kuhl

Thanks! It really does feel like a big jump forward. :-)

Matt Lichtenwalner

These are good.

Thomas Boutell

Thanks, man!

Matt Lichtenwalner

TRIANGLE MAN TRIANGLE MAN

Lindsay Harris Friel

Yep!

Matt Lichtenwalner

I am now earwormed. I am not complaining.

Karen Kuhl

Neato!

ETA: one point of that video blew my mind - the colours following blood flow. I'm slapping my head at how fundamental that observation is, and how I've never considered anything more than the structural anatomy for shading. Wow. (Note: I'm no artist. I just play around with stuff.)

Rob

I know, right?! It’s impressive with a sub dural bloodflow does to tone and color.

Matt Lichtenwalner