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[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

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

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

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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.

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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

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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!

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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:
 

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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!
 

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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

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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.

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4 hours ago, crayons said:

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

Thank you!.. 

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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

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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!)
 

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Colour Tests
Planetary Testing Sheets:

 

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

 

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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

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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

[Pelican Grace]

Hi Stuart!
Your work in amazing!  I'm glad I've come across it and I really appreciate your generosity of allowing us to have your talents right in our hands!  I am a children's book writer and just a beginner in my illustration work.  I cannot wait to use your elements in my illustrations for the future.  I am going to have to sit for a few days and play with each of the downloads and see what comes in these treasure chests of yours that you've so generously layed out for us to find!  With all your textures, elements and assets you've offered, I will have so many great gifts to bring my own illustrations alive.  I can see the depth and shadowing already!

You are such a wonderful person, with a very giving heart.  I appreciate that and your generosity, and while my posts are a bit later than your original, I hope you have found a place to earn from your talent.   If there is a website you've opened with your work, I would love to be able to go there and give back to you where I can.

Thank you again.  You are so talented, inspiring and generous.

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23 hours ago, Pelican Grace said:

Hi Stuart!
Your work in amazing!  I'm glad I've come across it and I really appreciate your generosity of allowing us to have your talents right in our hands!  I am a children's book writer and just a beginner in my illustration work.  I cannot wait to use your elements in my illustrations for the future.  I am going to have to sit for a few days and play with each of the downloads and see what comes in these treasure chests of yours that you've so generously layed out for us to find!  With all your textures, elements and assets you've offered, I will have so many great gifts to bring my own illustrations alive.  I can see the depth and shadowing already!

You are such a wonderful person, with a very giving heart.  I appreciate that and your generosity, and while my posts are a bit later than your original, I hope you have found a place to earn from your talent.   If there is a website you've opened with your work, I would love to be able to go there and give back to you where I can.

Thank you again.  You are so talented, inspiring and generous.

Thank you so much!...I hope you find the resources useful.. There is a comprehensive list here to trawl through...There are a lot of resources I have not released!
Sorry I dont have a website for resources....but I should!😀