A background painting tip that saved me tons of time.

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Managing the amount of details was always a difficult topic for me; especially when it comes to manage them in my backgrounds. I naturally tends to spend too much time on them, polishing corner after corner of my artworks. But over the time I found a way out of necessity and guessing; a couple of rules that allows me to details only 30% while painting almost flat the other part. This video tries to put words on this technique and show how I use it. I had the idea of this video after browsing old artworks, that's why I wanted to make also a "15 years ago" moment in the video and show you how it changed. I hope you learned something and you'll like this very short format, not about Krita for once, but about a painting tip.
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Video and artworks by David Revoy
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@officialsquadrilogystudio 2 жыл бұрын

Moral of the story: less is more. The audience will naturally fill in the gaps. Simplify your work. It's not about the details it's about the big picture.

@InkRebellion 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, let the viewer enjoy filling the blank subconsciously

@yahootube90 2 жыл бұрын

It really is incredible how often "less is more" holds true in arts.

@berendtuin5488 5 ай бұрын

Hi David, when I see in this Video your materialised rich fantasy...it is stunning what You create. Really perfect! Thanks for the tips!

@DavidRevoy 5 ай бұрын

Glad you like it! Thank you very much for your words ;)

@alibahabadi 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing your high-value experiences.

@blurrybrush1010 2 жыл бұрын

Everytime i watch ur video, i learn something useful thank you!!!

@Azy-Al 2 жыл бұрын

I always find it exciting whenever I see a notification from YT, telling me that you posted a new video featuring lots of informative and fascinating way of painting. It’s not just because you’re a Krita user, but also because of your effective techniques that can be applied on any other program. Thank you once again for sharing us your experiences-God bless you :)

@michaelcoetzee4344 Жыл бұрын

This is a great tip. I've recently started painting and taking 2 hours to paint a rock seems tremendously long. I couldn't imagine how people compose scenes with more than one rock. xD

@levilukeskytrekker 2 жыл бұрын

Such a helpful video! Thanks, David!

@jakobhovman Жыл бұрын

Thank You David, for this video demo...! Thank You for all your work. Out of focus is a powerful part of Picture Language...leaves room for me to work my imagine machine...! As they say about books: "More Between The Lines"...

@elmo2you 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This was such an eye-opener.

@meest1581 2 жыл бұрын

I love how you show your previous work, it gives such a perspective on your development as an artist and how art is always a work-in-progess for any artist - experienced or just beginning

@DavidRevoy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I like the metaphor about climbing a mountain with no top; just for the beauty of climbing. I hope I'll continue to climb until my end. 😇

@mjcortesd 2 жыл бұрын

😁What great advice, sometimes we get trapped in the details that are not important. Thanks!

@GlacialSpain 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this, David. It was interesting, too, to see how your work has evolved over the years.

@kira33533 2 жыл бұрын

Your art is so beautiful! Thank you for the tips!

@UnicornCat 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely a very important tip I struggle with, too, still - after years of painting. I still didn't find the right technique to create these un-detailed, vague brush strokes. I love your style just so much, it's so inspiring - I try to study your background techniques! But what I also have to say is that in some cases, I absolutely enjoy a super-detailed painting. When you create a world, maybe a whole city with tons of houses and plants, it can be super thrilling and also enjoyable to paint every single detail. As viewer, you find super many interesting things to look at and feel like it's real. I once stood in front of a painting of a church, and every gold ornament was fully painted. What a gorgeous thing to look at!

@DavidRevoy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, details still have a lot of values. In Pepper&Carrot, I try to use them to freeze a bit time; before starting a scene when I describe a new environment. I try to catch a couple millisecond longer the eye of the reader on these panels so It feels a longer establishing shot. So, they can be also a good device. But very time expensive in production unfortunately.

@Gashren Ай бұрын

2:45 Well, it does look awesome to have all the details... But I agree, it is a long and dreary process, and the spectator's mind will fill the details by itself anyway. Good tip!

@nacs 2 жыл бұрын

Oh no, a video where I didn't get to hear David say "Kri-tah" :D Thanks for the tips!

@bennytyty 2 жыл бұрын

Can I also say that: in addition to the great tips and great artwork, the presentation and editing on this video is *really* great. I don't know if you consider your video presentation and editing skills as one of your main skills but I want to say I really appreciate them here.

@adamthorntonillustration9281 2 жыл бұрын

Merci tres beaucoup, David!! This has been extremely useful to me. I am going to put it into practice straight away. Adam UK

@pablojaviermuratore 2 жыл бұрын

Hi David, Awesome video and examples! Having seen the video I think there are two things you are talking about. The first is that there is no need to do all the datails but to suggest shapes and textures. The second is to generate contrast by detail in order to direct the viewer's attention. Merci beaucoup!!

@AbXyz-fh1yj Жыл бұрын

The houses drawing @2:28 is beautiful

@martinmoron7198 2 жыл бұрын

Great Advice! I still use to go over detailed on backgrounds Thank you, David! Regards from Argentina

@leifdux7277 2 жыл бұрын

I was surprised by the 27 view count but then I realized it was just uploaded yesterday! Thank you for the auspicious timing!

@ub-4630 2 ай бұрын

Stuff like that doesn't really matter. The quality speaks for itself.

@Roykorpel Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip. I do need to do more with this. I can drown in adding details too. I will change this in my next drawing!

@PolSiete7 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! its really hard to draw environments and background. its hard sometimes to not get lost in the details. I hope you do more environment tutorials! Keep up the great work :))

@rewguy8373 2 жыл бұрын

A very useful tip. Thanks for sharing it.

@scarlet8078 2 жыл бұрын

This is great! I often find myself overrendering background!

@Maryna_MV 2 жыл бұрын

This is really great advice ) Your work inspired me to gather the courage and start making my own comics. I even finished the first one last month. Thank you so much! And good luck with your next episode.

@laetitiam1901 2 жыл бұрын

Merci ! J'avais *vraiment* besoin d'entendre ce Conseil :)

@cheldardo 2 жыл бұрын

this is really helpful for me, i have started to practice painting backgrounds more!

@rodeastell9726 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent advice David. I can't remember who it was but somebody said words to the effect that ' No amount of detail will make a good painting.' Thank you for sharing.

@mix-up9003 2 жыл бұрын

Les détails a toujours été quelquechose dont j'ai beaucoup de misère à reculer, merci pour le rapple

@omarnwelati9279 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, David. It's a great advice

@bajsbrev4651 2 жыл бұрын

Great content and great presentation. I think you got this idea across very well, a great reminder.

@0pride809 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you, legend.

@khmissatoon2436 2 жыл бұрын

Peeeerfect ! Happy I found your channel

@DavidRevoy 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :-)

@AnhTran-ih6fx 2 жыл бұрын

Don't know why whenever I see your drawings, I always feel that I live in that world.

@howlywoof9365 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this! Over detailing is also a problem I've suffered over for many years. Being able to go sparingly on the details really makes the whole painting process less stressful overall.

@EGRJ Ай бұрын

Thanks. I think this just helped me with a certain piece.

@davidle1407 Жыл бұрын

wow! it's very helpful sir, thank u so much for sharing this precious experience, keep learning from you every day :D

@dantezniper7122 2 жыл бұрын

Wuaw, I love your jobs, is amazing!!!!!

@InkRebellion 2 жыл бұрын

Great video David

@drawhanidraw 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It's a very valuable lesson and you explained it clearly too! ✨

@Rika_444 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!! So thankfull for your how to videos 🙏🏻

@TheComiKen 2 жыл бұрын

So useful I can apply this now! Thanks!

@faho4387 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much. You are my idol. I am freaking love your art so much!!!

@sashkasashkasashkasashka 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are such a blessing! Thank you so much for everything that you do to help us improve.

@MaximeRoman 2 жыл бұрын

Merci David !

@funnylullaby 2 жыл бұрын

Ah c'est un tip que nous a aussi enseigné mon prof. Il a ajouté que ces détails devaient surtout apparaitre au niveau du terminator. :)

@dbweb.creative 2 жыл бұрын

that is so eye opening! thank you! It's something that's done on regular basis in traditional painting, but in digital I feel like this been overlooked, just because you can do various "detail stamping" through brushes and textures.

@julianx2rl 2 жыл бұрын

This ties together with another tip I heard about, to not Zoom. When you Zoom, you over-focus in a specific area, disregarding everything else, and slowing down.

@DavidRevoy 2 жыл бұрын

That's true; or to limit to a specific zoom of the canvas and not go more in depth after that; but it requires also a tablet that has a good resolution to keep watching the overall (display tablet are good for that, or large tablet without screen).

@dariviera8 2 жыл бұрын

Merci, toujours amusant et inspirant !

@gg31hh 2 жыл бұрын

Hi David, I love ur videos. please keep teaching us all these fun tips n trick. If possible, can you teach us your workflow to when use new layer and then later blend it or you continuously work on same layer over and over and adjusting it as you go. I wonder how much of a foreground you use in a layer and how much background u use in another layer.

@DavidRevoy 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I noted it on my list of ideas. Thanks for the suggesting a topic 👍

@gg31hh 2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidRevoy Thank you . as I personally found it difficult to decide when and where to start a new layer for versatility but at the same time the efficiency of drawing and switching layers can be at a time confusing. It would be helpful to learn from experience artist and understand the thought process. Again, Thanks

@raxxie 2 жыл бұрын

very useful! must practice 👋🏾👋🏾

@elinhogalvao1711 Жыл бұрын

Amazing tip!

@_delleps_ 5 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@cyamona4448 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooooo sooo much!!

@ms-ht1cj 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for great advice 👍❤

@elifben0 2 жыл бұрын

This helps a lot! Thank you!

@WaddleQwacker 2 жыл бұрын

As an animator, I have to say it is a principle valid in many areas. Keep things simple, choose your battles, spend time wisely, less is more. People often say the devil is in the detail, but you can't detail infinity.

@femo3336 2 жыл бұрын

Mec merci ça va me sauver la vie prochaine fois que je dessine un arrière plan

@femo3336 2 жыл бұрын

je revien pour te dire que cela marche tres bien! meme en utilisant cette methode pour faire une petite illustration au crayon en traditionnel cela a fonctionner! je te remerci :D

@ivovasquez134 2 жыл бұрын

holy cow, this is gold!!!

@macrocodespeedruns2560 11 ай бұрын

I would really like to an example redone. One of the older artworks redone with what you know now. I can see what you're going for but a before/ after on the same piece would really help me.

@DavidRevoy 11 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks! I wish I had the time budget and motivation to redo something like that. I'll think about it if I get that.

@EscrimeMedCHC 2 жыл бұрын

SUper, merci beaucoup !

@adrienplazas554 2 жыл бұрын

Super intéressant !

@serta5727 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip :)

@mathiasmakesgames1546 2 жыл бұрын

A great advice indeed :)

@deepankar_gautam 2 жыл бұрын

that is an amazing tip....

@Clawdeencat 2 жыл бұрын

i love your videos so much! 😍😍😍😍💘

@DavidRevoy 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@emanuelmota9563 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video!

@gurujot951 Жыл бұрын

great video

@davidduke3417 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks broski

@AkeinArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro

@adroitws1367 2 жыл бұрын

im currently still in detail all tiny things part, its hard to tell myself its ok to leave some area blurry

@ZeFrost42 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great tip. But my main complain is that there is no cat in this video.

@DavidRevoy 2 жыл бұрын

😆 Yes, the weather is still too hot here and in this case they prefer to flee outside. I'm happy the autumn is coming soon to find back near me my little co-workers.

@taroteka4755 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I know that this is correct...but I still don't know how to place the clues...It just never looks correct.

@DavidRevoy 2 жыл бұрын

It's difficult. At my first attempts; it looked empty and artificial. Having Pepper&Carrot webcomic with deadlines helped me, by necessity and lack of time budget. I know that for me, this was helpful: - Zooming back (or keep another windows with a zoomed back preview of the artwork). - Telling myself to paint "the optical result", how it looks 'globally' and not the specific object textured. - Keep the larger brush I could, and create a contrast by detailing with a brush half size of that.