The Hidden Faces Of A Masterpiece by R-Tan on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

I'm sure most of you can relate. People just see the finished painting and don't know the struggle it took to get there. I wanted to title this piece" How Many Artists Does It Take to Create a Masterpiece?" but apparently DA has a limit to the number of characters in the title.

This is my romanticized idea of a studio with its wood floors and furniture. It also depicts me, but from about 5 years ago. I've gained a bit of weight since then. I figure my painting, my reality. Also this is the first painting to include my cat.
I actually haven't even touched paints since I was in school which is about 15 years ago. I miss the tactile feel of oil paint on canvas but don't miss the clean up, smell, or toxic chemicals. Picked up art again 7 years ago and decided to go all digital and haven't looked back. I think is my best digital piece, or at least the most polished.

Just curious, for those of you who paint in oils and have pets, is it an issue?

Painting this piece was actually not like what is depicted. It went pretty smoothly, for once, at least compared to some of my other paintings.
Done in Photoshop. I was going to use Painter to do this piece but for some reason all my Painter keyboard shortcuts are messed up, so it was back to the old reliable Photoshop.

For some reason the DA site is compressing the contrast ratio and shifting the color palette more than normal on this piece. The full view is a little closer to the original. May have to reload an adjusted version. Looks like the compression issue was only when viewing in stash. Much better now that it's submitted.

Anyways good luck to all the other entrants. Also looking forward to watching the movie, looks interesting.