How can I digitally paint a Bouguereau

>>7660197 (OP)
squint yer eyes and draw the values with the default brush till you get the basic shapes right
then you keep adding to it

>>7660197 (OP)
big canvas (5000px + i guess) and you can emulate glazing with layer modes+opacity (see aleriia_v process videos) for style you know what to do.

>>7660201
also you can emulate scumbling with chicken scratches, use textures too

>>7660197 (OP)
You are not Bouguereau, you can't paint a Bouguereau. He painted in oil, you can't paint one using digital,
But if you want to paint like Bouguereau using digital, you would need to master figure drawing and digital painting which would take at least a decade of dedicated study. Not one single artist alive today can do that, you have no idea how difficult of a thing you are asking to do is.

>>7660207
>at least a decade of dedicated study
I have at least 6 left in me, it'll happen

>>7660207
>Not one single artist alive today can do that
You certain?
I've actually seen an artist who 'painted' in a very classical style that I was rather impressed with and was certain they painted in oil - and they do... sometimes. Turns out the majority of their work is digital, but they work in digital the same way they work in oils, glazing and all.
So they exist, though they're admittedly rare.

>>7660197 (OP)
Rebelle 7

>>7660207
>you would need to master figure drawing and digital painting which would take at least a decade of dedicated study.
>Not one single artist alive today can do that
an artist can't study for a decade?

>>7660197 (OP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dbf63YnkeA
Probably the best video on the subject, plus what this anon said
>>7660237
Greg Rutkowski also has some brushes that emulate that traditional feel for Photoshop, though they should also work for CSP.

>>7660197 (OP)
Why not just learn oil painting?

>>7660290
Digital Painting is far cheaper if you already have a computer. Without a teacher even more so considering how much a paint a beginner wastes.

>>7660299
Oil painting is much cheaper if you already have the paint, canvas, and brushes though.

>>7660303
I'm assuming OP is asking how to do it digitally because they don't own oil paints, brushes, thinners, etc.

>>7660303
What if you use all the paint and canvases, and your brushes degrade in the period of you learning?
Computer is still going to be cheaper.

>>7660259
Why do some painters paint like that in the video, like start with painting the whole canvas red, block some colours in then the rest, I can't get it
Like why start with red

>>7660326
It's not really red tho, just a warm earth tone.
When you start painting on a white surface, all your colours and paints look dark, it's harder to get the values right because your canvas is already the lightest value.
As for the colour, it really depends on taste, some people paint portraits on a green first layer, some prefer a warm undertone. Sometimes it helps balance out the painting, if you know you will use a lot of blues, a warm orange first layer neutralizes that blue a bit which can be a desired result.
It all depends on what you want.

>>7660207
> He would have to draw from live models at questionable ages by todays standard.

>>7660373
very interesting, thanks for sharing. Is there a source for this?

>>7661871
The pic I got from here:
https://phin42.blogspot.com/2015/08/colored-grounds-imprimatura-what-is-it.html

I didn't crop it well as I forgot the white point, it can be an interesting read, but I've read about the color of the "first paint layer" in many different books, the green I first learned about when I read about historical portrait paintings. It's also fun to experiment with this in a more contemporary manner.