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[MmmMaarten]

Have missed this last year, nice to see it now! This is cool! 😎

[StuartRc]

The Other side of the Tunnel
Original Size 1000 x 400mm (upload size 2362 x 945px)
Painted using Concept Painter Brushes and inkers.
Again mixed raster and vector Elements

[StuartRc]

Mesh Trees
Added a Tree Toolkit for the Mesh Trees:
All Vector Bases
Used Erase Layer Setting for non-destructive masks

[StuartRc]

Basic Landscape Membranes 
Added a Membrane Toolkit extending the Mesh Tree Kit:
All Vector Bases but as compound (Mesh)

[StuartRc]

Tree Construction
Tried something a bit different with the trees
Used a vector base with a Layer Erase as overlay to punch out the spaces. So essentially the outline is raster painted and underlay all vector.

A slow process but added much more flexibility to the tree options and it's non destructive.

[StuartRc]

Common Vector patterns
Something I should have started a long time ago...an asset Library of vector patterns | shapes..but still better late than never
Compounded as single shapes to keep the elements organised

Set 1 Generics

[MmmMaarten]

@StuartRc Looks like a fun and great project for you to gain new knowledge with for future projects! Keep up the great work!

[StuartRc]

On 8/11/2022 at 9:09 PM, MmmMaarten said:

@StuartRc Looks like a fun and great project for you to gain new knowledge with for future projects! Keep up the great work!

It is!..So far been a valuable exercise...

Some way to go though yet!.. I have certainly learnt a few new tricks.
Been following a few concept artists on YouTube and Artstation which has helped a lot!

I like the mix of raster and vector (but in reverse) gives you so many options to paint/colour.. including..
But here are a few new things I picked up in the process so far!

A few Changes to workflow
1. You can place a vector inside a pixel layer and colour the pixels (just wow! ..I like it!)..with blends! and transparency!
2. Use a colour mask and paint out (erase) to create non-destructive objects
3. Use layer options (Erase) to punch out overlays without having to compound the vector (Useful if you want to make use of a dual set of overlying vectors)..and much quicker!
4. Build modular elements that you can re-use (which is a big par of the process)
5. Use block colour overlays to adjust the overall final colour. Again re-edit as a mask with adjustments
6. Paint with texture brushes not flat ones
7. Always use a base block (colour) ..much easier to stack layers
8. Sketch - redraw -sketch -redraw (not just draw and hope for best!)
9. Use the pencil tool to sketch with stabilizer set to minimal amount (gives you more control)-draw with vectors then sketch for raster shape
10. Split complex vectors to several shapes then re-combine (had to do this as complex vectors with lots of nodes and cutters can slow down lots!) (and crash sometimes)
11. Set a Colour adjustment layer for sketching (A work-around for using Blue or red pencils to sketch)...and a standard feature of Clip Paint Studio. So whatever you draw on a particular layer is always a single colour
12. Use vector elements as templates for inking .. really useful technique as you can Re-scale | Transform any vector to new shape and redraw with pixel brushes 

13...Get to play with and refine my brush sets!

[StuartRc]

Project Brush 17
Re-worked the Concept Brush Texture Painters to include 10 new Nozzle Sets (replacements) and added a Texture Pattern Library to supplement them
Edits
Texture Base Set: Created a unique texture set 30 brushes for grunge painting 
Pattern Library: Added 200 new texture patterns (all vector based) and 400 x400 output

30 samples shown below:
 

[StuartRc]

On 9/9/2022 at 5:02 PM, GDPR-751748 said:

@StuartRc very interesting brushes/etc. ! I would like to try some... Are they available somewhere?

Thanks

Patrick

Hi

Which ones? There are quite a few!...that I have been working on recently... I quite like these news sets...I think I finally managed to work out how to make brushes!

Associated with this project are 2 main sets (The Concept Toolkit which is a collection of several brush sets (I use it a lot!)) and the new Comic Pattern Set which is really an extension really for Inker 19 collection..

There are 200 seamless patterns for concept patterns alone + at least 100 new seamless patterns for the Texture Paint Set alone + 90 Grass textures

I have also just  quietly added 2 new brush sets to the Texture Painters (Which is where I have some of the Patterns Stored) You can see these in the inktober thread here

On the back of these new sets I have just also added a 'grass toolkit' into 'a stand of trees' There is still some work to do on this is toolkit with regards to assets.. which I have not finished yet. 

Currently working on a Texture Ink Set for INKer (PB19) as inktober is looming!.. and I like the new brush sets

I have been trying to improve some of the existing sets.. One of the ideas is instead of adding lots of brush sets.. was to set up a base set (which is what you can see above!) and then extend the set with a collection of seamless patterns.. The patterns originate from a collection of Symbol Layer Stacks and are all vector based. hence the vector asset option above. To create the pattern it is just a matter of isolation and deletion

I will put together a sample set!.. shouldn't take too long... so you can have a play!😀..and add it to resources!
 

[StuartRc]

On 9/9/2022 at 5:02 PM, GDPR-751748 said:

@StuartRc very interesting brushes/etc. ! I would like to try some... Are they available somewhere?

Thanks

Patrick

As requested!

Uploaded a basic kit with samples of brushes from all 4 project sets currently being worked on.
You can exchange the .png files to modify the patterns or invert | scale image

Resources: Here

[StuartRc]

Ocean Lillies
Original Size 1000 x 400mm (upload size 2362 x 945px)
Painted using Concept Painter Brushes and inkers.
Again mixed raster and vector Elements

[crayons]

@StuartRcWow! these are beautiful pieces of art! my fav is Ocean Lillies.

[StuartRc]

4 hours ago, crayons said:

@StuartRcWow! these are beautiful pieces of art! my fav is Ocean Lillies.

Thank you!.. 

[StuartRc]

Turbulence
Original Size 1000 x 400mm (upload size 2362 x 945px)
Painted using Concept Painter Brushes and inkers.
Again mixed raster and vector elements
Planet Toolkit

Turbulence with galaxy background and enhanced colours

[StuartRc]

Improvements to the background sky!

Planetary Toolkit
Kit for Constructing Planets using layer stacking | new Warp features and raster - Vector Conversion
Consisting of:

a. Greyscale and Colour versions
b. All Vector
c. Patterns
d. Shapes Planetary | Grunge
e. Helper Tools

Greyscale samples (Seem to accept colour adjustments better!)
 

[StuartRc]

Colour Tests
Planetary Testing Sheets:

 

[StuartRc]

Planetary Toolkit
Kit for Constructing Planets using layer stacking Coloured Versions As Vector assets

 

[StuartRc]

Turbulence
Now I have a vector planet toolkit : rebuilt the turbulence background and tried to add some more depth with shadows

[v_kyr]

As always great stuff, highly recommended!

[StuartRc]

6 minutes ago, v_kyr said:

As always great stuff, highly recommended!

Thanks! bit of work to do on the Planets though!....need to split off the vectors into assets

[StuartRc]

Planet Toolkit 01
Started to convert the Planets to Assets and added a few extra planets
Vector warp and the knife tool has been really helpful here + a few raster brush conversions in Inkscape!
Bases

P1

P2

P3

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Planet Toolkit 02
P4
P5
P6
P7

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Planet Toolkit 03

P8
P9

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Planet Toolkit 04
P10

P11

P12