Friday, February 3, 2012

STUDIO UPDATE: Painting faces on the ipad

I've spent most of this week getting familiar with using ArtRage and the Nomad Brush to paint portraits on the ipad. Here's the two I've completed so far:


I will be doing one portrait each day for the 29 Faces in February Challenge.


Below is a closer look at the Dual-ended Nomad Brush I'm using.



 


And here's the interface for ArtRage


I'm really impressed with the way that this combination replicates real painting.


I'm still working on today's 29 Face submission, I'll be doing more this evening and posting it tomorrow.  In the meantime can you guess who today's portrait is going to be of? I'll give you a clue, it was my husbands suggestion - for those that follow my art page on facebook, this will be a easy.

I'm also taking suggestions of who I should paint for this series, so if there's someone you'd love to see me paint, please let me know in the comments. 

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P.s I have been playing with real paint too!

23 comments:

  1. I see Batman or his mask to be precise. :-)

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  2. Great work! Love how they pop out of the page.

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  3. Fabulous face Tracey... I'm just learning how to draw them on paper... let alone on an ipad... so cool...

    Jenny x

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    1. Thanks Jenny, the face is one of those more difficult subjects, especially when you are trying to get a likeness.

      The biggest advise I can give you is 'Observation, observation and observation'. It's the key to painting/drawing.

      Check and double check your rations and look for the different tonal values (shades of grey).

      I just went over to your blog, can I say your faces are gorgeous! Keep up the lovely work and remember to always push yourself.

      I can't wait to see what you do next.

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  4. I have Art rage too and have recently decided to learn how to paint faces...I'll be following you for sure,,looking forward...happy PPF

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  5. Wonderfully done ~ digital art the 'new wave'? or trend? ~namaste,carol (Share the Creative Journey) Happy PPF ~

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  6. Fascinating and love the faces you have done.

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  7. This is so clever as I've heard its very difficult to paint this well on these machines. Happy PPF, Annette x

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  8. interesting, the ipad art brushes. The faces are so different and well done!

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  9. wow, those are so cool. our family got an iPad for Christmas and it never occurred to me to look for painting apps. Can't wait to get home and poke around!

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  10. I have no idea how you make these, but they're wonderful.

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  11. Great post but I can't guess, I am curious though :) Love the 2 pieces you've done so far and Im sure the new one will be just as nice!!!!

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  12. Tracey, your faces are so beautiful.

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  13. Wow. This is exciting stuff. I recently got an Ipad, knew that it was possible to draw, but paint?? Amazing! And yours are stunning.

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  14. Wow...isn't technology amazing...these are wonderful and still so much your style...amazing...xxx

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  15. Artrage is fun, isn't it? Love the new faces.

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  16. Very interesting Tracey. Is it easier than photoshop?

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  17. Excellent! Thank you for sharing your experience with digital painting! I am definitely going to look into Artrage! Oh, and the portrait your working on is Batman!! :)

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  18. This is something I really want to learn to do! Great job! Thanks for sharing your faces with us! Patsy from
    HeARTworks

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  19. Wow, this looks fun! You did fantastic!!!

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  20. Just stopping by to say hello and share some PPF love!
    Renee
    xoxo
    www.fussitup.blogspot.com

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  21. Wow that is amazing. I love the shading you have done. The faces seem real. Very nice
    Nicole/Beadwright

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