This is my latest work. Its original resolution is 5906 x 4134 px / 70 x 100cm 150 dpi, and it was made using Wacom and Photoshop CS4.
I had several reference photos to the subject. At first I wanted a portrait but the photos had a very composed and direct effect. In the end, I choose this composition because it is spontaneous and life-like.
Here you can find a few details of the photo:
First I draw the silhouettes of the main subjects - the relevant lines that help a lot in case of a high-resolution photo.
After this I painted the main patches of the picture using only base colours on layers, separate from the background.
It is important using a 100% opacity hard rounded brush so that the colours underneath do not show through. By this time I had roughly set the composition. After having the main shapes, I perfected the silhouettes.
My general technique that I use for the most part of the picture:
In most cases I paint the tones and colours that indicate the lights and shades right on the layers that include principal colours.
At first, only roughly then I refine it more and more. I find it important in my style that no touch of brush can be seen, for this I use a smudge tool. Then as it starts to reach the final state, I work using brushes with lower and lower opacity. This way I do not develop the picture simultaneously although it is not practical but I am just impatient. :)
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