Concept Art: Approaching Rapa Nui
/Today I fiddled with my blog, experimented with some digital brushes, and made a few concept drawings. The picture above is one of them — Rapa Nui as it would look as you approach it by sea.
The plot for my third book is evolving. I think there’s going to be a whale involved, and maybe a dolphin. The plot is a big stew bubbling in my brain. While the plot is cooking, I’m working on improving my painting of water, waves, and clouds.
Part of my frustration for the past few weeks is that I’m having a hard time finding my way with Rebelle 4. My intention was to develop a realistic oil painting style that would work for my books. I was thinking of realism in the style of John Singer Sargent — a kind of impressionistic realism. Rebelle 4 has the best digital representation of watercolor and oil painting, but for reasons unknown, I’m not adjusting to it. Perhaps it’s because I have no experience with oil painting. Perhap’s it’s because I’ve grown so comfortable with Clip Studio Paint that my mind resists and admonishes me: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! Double down on CSP!
Tools & Resources
I painted today’s picture with Clip Studio Paint EX.
I used Victor Staris’ digital brushes. Clip Studio Paint can import Photoshop brushes. Yay!
I read John Santic’s blog account of his voyage to Easter Island.