gdenby Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Hi, all, Something I think is worth showing before I put it aside. This is a transcription of a photo by Greek brothers named Zangaki, who worked in the later half of the 19th century. They are noted for there documentary work in Egypt. I came across their work about 8 weeks ago, and was impressed by the quality of the photos. My image was drawn from several reproductions, and the subject was sometimes identified as a scholar, or professor from Cairo. What I'm showing is a third iteration. Earlier ones used my own vector brushes, and/or various blend and opacity manipulations. Some promising effects, but definitely not ready for prime time. What is shown in this is AD pencil lines w. curve pressure variations. Mostly done with just a mouse, but some w. a Huion tablet. The layers were duplicated, and gaussian blurred to make the image somewhat more like a traditional ink on paper where the media bleeds a little. I was trying for something like I used to do w. crow's quill pens, or fine sable brushes. Time to move on to apply some of what I've learned to another subject. Aammppaa, stokerg, RemN and 9 others 12 Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Wonderful work, Greg! Thanks for sharing. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Glad you like it, Alfred. Its fairly uneven, in part because I haven't had any long stretches of time for the past few months, so I couldn't quite get into a groove. Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 30, 2018 Staff Share Posted April 30, 2018 Agree, nice work. Love it too. Hope to see more coming... Thanks for sharing. gdenby 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightheaded Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Beautiful work! Love the organic feel of the different pressure line weights. Post and update of the finished illustration! Keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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