Wip Ugh,,,, This Is Taking FOREVER Its 3AM Rn Ughhhhhh

Hello dear, I am Hala, a mother of four children from Gaza. We live in difficult circumstances in Gaza. Our dreams and future have been shattered. Our home has been destroyed and we have been displaced many times. Please donate and participate to evacuate my children to their father in Egypt. Thank you.

gofundme.com

Donate to Support Hala's Family Seeking Safety in Egypt, organized by Hala Mushtaha

Hello friends, family, community members and conscious people of the world… Hala Mushtaha needs your support for Support Hala's Family Seeki

Hey so artist to artist, share a secret, how do you achieve that effect? I'm obsessed with how raw it looks love to coloura love the impression and softness just *chefs kiss*

https://www.tumblr.com/corn-cardigan/760825147001339904/random-stuff-from-july-legarde-thing-i-probably?source=share

<- last art from this post

Thank you so much (´༎ຶོρ༎ຶོ`) !

The way I paint is honestly a hodgepodge of methods. I’m in no way a professional painter or visual development artist - I work like this because it’s a nice change of pace from my usual stuff. But here’s a look into my process!

I work in glazes, then I build up to full opacity when I render. This way, whatever subject I’m painting melds with the background color. I prefer my pieces having low contrast and details. I save the most contrast and details for focal points and areas in direct light.

I’m also mindful of what direction my brush strokes are in as a way to sorta replicate traditional painting. It tends to do some heavy lifting in terms of indicating form. ((I love low effort things with big payoffs yippee!!))

It’s really noticeable in my last painting but I add these borders when the subject’s colors contrast too much with the background. By adding that transition border, it makes the subject feel less like a sticker and more incorporated into the background.

When painting portraits, my focal point will usually be the face and eyes. So I prioritize all the rendering and information into that area. Everything else outside that zone is kinda a mess of colors, shapes, and brushstrokes - but it’s ok because it’s not the priority. (Also the above pics are WIPS so if I finished them, it would be a bit more refined…)

Somethings I did in 2022 that kinda exemplifies my points. Although if I did these again, maybe I’d bump down the contrast and make it more focused??

Again, painting is not my main thing!! I just do it for fun and it’s meditative and when you're a storyboard artist, you miss colors…

I always strongly recommend studying contemporary and classical painters who have a stronger, articulated grasp on this matter. I’m just noodling around most of the times.

Lengthy post but hope this helps!!! 💕

experimenting (featuring laguardia leggings le'garde)

first post !! coloring in a different way than I usually do

the set up

yall i dont think they wouldve been so fearful and hungry if they just went to jollibee

i looooove your art... the way you use color is so wonderful i really enjoy looking at every piece you make

that is wild to hear especially from an artist I also really admire! <3

everybodys asleep i can post pics of my ocs

tying down my designs for my sun + moon twin ocs ( ´_ゝ`)

weird to think i made them initially as mascots for an event but then they took on a life of their own

based off my last post, they’re actually having a sleepover

i definitely know this has been done before but um uh ,,

bonus scribbly comic: