Rest of Trolls

Griatch · **Posted:** Sun May 28, 2017 1:20 am **(#1)**

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Another in my '... of Trolls' series. Originally drawn on an Android Tablet for testing, then finalized in Krita. Done for a mother's day card.

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Griatch

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1826

That's really good! I have Krita installed, but never used it to draw. I'm not much of an artist anyway, I'm more of an image hacker.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sun May 28, 2017 4:31 am **(#3)**

Very nice, as usual Griatch. Bet your mother loved it

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun May 28, 2017 7:15 pm **(#4)**

I love your usage of the "water color like" painting effect.
I also think the overall composition has a very serial .surreal quality to it,
which is suggestive of a dream like state.

AnMal · **Posted:** Mon May 29, 2017 3:58 am **(#5)**

griatch: words can't describe how pretty this is! what i like best about it is the general composition (a bit art nouveau-ish with all the flowing lines), but i also love how the colours move around the picture and as usual i think you've done a great job with the facial expression.

dinasset · **Posted:** Mon May 29, 2017 4:27 am **(#6)**

...playing with shining effect

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Griatch · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2017 1:43 pm **(#7)**

racer-x wrote:

That's really good! I have Krita installed, but never used it to draw. I'm not much of an artist anyway, I'm more of an image hacker.

Krita is excellent for painting, but it does have a slew of filters and "image-hackish" tools too, actually. Worth experimenting with.

sallyanne wrote:

Very nice, as usual Griatch. Bet your mother loved it

She did! What better way to wake up in the morning than with a sleeping troll on your phone...

Wallace wrote:

I love your usage of the "water color like" painting effect.
I also think the overall composition has a very serial quality to it,
which is suggestive of a dream like state.

Thanks! I'm really crappy with real-life water colors (I'm more of an oil paint guy), but on the computer you don't have the issues with layering (having to work from light to dark) that one has with real water paints. And as you say, it can produce a bit of a "loose" effect. Out of curiousity, what you mean by the overall composition having a very "serial" quality to it? I'm not familiar with the term "serial" in this context.

AnMal wrote:

griatch: words can't describe how pretty this is! what i like best about it is the general composition (a bit art nouveau-ish with all the flowing lines), but i also love how the colours move around the picture and as usual i think you've done a great job with the facial expression.

Glad to hear that! She is all curves and flowing lines here, you are right that it may be a little art-noveau-ish, hadn't thought about it that way. Her face is very familiar to me by now - just draw opposite to the frown of the Unknown Girl (of Red Apples Lie) and all is well.

dinasset wrote:

...playing with shining effect

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While a fun effect I think this more looks like TV noise than a shining effect, to be honest.

Considering the water-colorish style of this it might be interesting to apply some sort of water-color filter instead, to take it every further down that route. Just a though.

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2017 3:19 pm **(#8)**

Griatch wrote:

Wallace wrote:

I love your usage of the "water color like" painting effect.
I also think the overall composition has a very serial quality to it,
which is suggestive of a dream like state.

Thanks! I'm really crappy with real-life water colors (I'm more of an oil paint guy), but on the computer you don't have the issues with layering (having to work from light to dark) that one has with real water paints. And as you say, it can produce a bit of a "loose" effect. Out of curiousity, what you mean by the overall composition having a very "serial" quality to it? I'm not familiar with the term "serial" in this context.

@Griatch,
The word I was looking for was surreal,
instead of serial.
:oops:

dinasset · **Posted:** Thu Jun 01, 2017 3:25 pm **(#9)**

Ya, better play with colours.

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lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12535

Another wonderful result, Griatch. Makes me sleepy (and I do need the rest). lol

Griatch · **Posted:** Sun Jun 11, 2017 10:39 am **(#11)**

Wallace wrote:

The word I was looking for was surreal,
instead of serial
:oops:

Hehe, then it does make more sense.

dinasset wrote:

Ya, better play with colours.

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That's a nice effect, had there been some ripples on top it would have looked like she was sleeping under water there!

lylejk wrote:

Another wonderful result, Griatch. Makes me sleepy (and I do need the rest). lol:)

Glad you like it Lylejk, go and get some rest now.

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Griatch

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