fixing the digital painting

I finally was able to fix the strong lines in the nude painting..

I am sharing you the technique on how I did it..

First, I blew up the image to 400 %..Then I took the PICK COLOUR tool. I picked a colour that is a bit darker than the actual colour skin of my model. Then I selected the PENCIL tool. I TRIED TO DO A PIXEL BY PIXEL RETOUCHING OF THE LINES. Not blotting them entirely but just leaving some lines to denote the spinal column of the back. The equivalent of this technique is the use of the fine tip of say No. 1O Grumbacher sable brush to produce a very fine line...

Black and line sketching is simpler, compared to colour work using coloured pencils. Lines and values you are trying to express to the viewer ( assuming he/she has an eye for art ) are used differently.

Some PC art software have the smudge tool, the equivalent of your forefinger being used as a brush.

The airbrush tool of the Paint is good for creating tree foliage. Just use a heavy green colour then high it with yellow or ochre..Then use a pencil tool to colour a few cluster of pigments with contrasting hues ( blue or red, very sparingly ) to give it a nice efect to the beholder's eyes..

As one writed said "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!"

Will drink a toast to that!

To close this entry, I want to share an incident in the life of a classic artist famous of his nude paintings..

A patron asked him.."How do you produce the beautiful skin tones of your nudes?"

The artist answered: " I keep on trying every possible skin tone, and when I feel like pinching the painting, then I know I found the right one!"

vic