My submission for the two versions of the models. The second one was harder without a unique reference so I went for a darker less detailed scene. The layers started to get messy with the second version

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Hello, I did not see the attached photo for the assignement, so I picked one on Pinterest, now I will retry with the good file 🥲 I had pretty much fun on doing this one though, I picked a more textured brush. I like the rough aspect of it.

This was a really difficult challenge for me brand new to any sort of painting

Here is my attempt! I had a lot of fun doing this, but there were definitely some challenges that I had to overcome. I think I spent way too much time trying to figure out the reference in the first part of the assignment, as the cloak/fox pelt was really confusing for me to look at and decide what details to include/omit. Part 2 was my favorite, and I tried my best to make something that I thought was interesting. I've attached a screenshot of my layers for both versions, so you can see how my process works, I still think I can be more efficient with my layers and merge things down, which is what I tried to do more in Part 2. I also wondering if my values could use some improvement, so if anyone has some critique on that I'd love to hear it.

This is my result, i didn't use many layers because i'm not familiar with them, hope it is good however.

My first attempt here. ps. I am using Procreate.

Hi, this is my attempt. Mine is a very simple illustration.

I think i'm a bit late for this but I dont see a due date so I think i'm okay XP It took me longer to finish because the jewlery was pretty complicated. though i did simplify it it did take a couple of tries. But i'm pretty happy with the result. I want to get better at rendering materials and to do it faster. As for layers I'm admittedly pretty messy. This lesson forced me to think about my layers more thoughtfully and put them in a more organized way. I really needed that. On to next lesson!

Here's my second attempt at seriously using layers, referencing the same photo and following a similar process as Jon in the 'Layers Demo 1' lesson. This attempt went waay better than my first one and was a lot more enjoyable. The tips and techniques Jon showed in the Demo videos were incrediblyyy helpful. It had a solution for pretty much every struggle and problem I was experiencing in my first layers assignment. I've watched them a handful of times now to make sure I've not missed or forgotten anything. I'll try to update again when I've finished my second version of this painting (:

Here's my assignment! :) I chose to paint a screenshot from the film Suspiria. I ended up using quite a few layers to get the desired effect (mostly using normal, multiply, overlay and soft light blending modes). I separated the figure from the background and decided to add colour to the final image (given how colourful the movie is, I couldn't resist). I also used clipping masks in addition to layer masks to help keep the foreground separate from the background.  I have a tendency to be fairly disorganized with my layer structure, so it was good to make a point of labelling and sorting everything. Thanks for another great lesson! :D

I took a picture in the Yoni Gesture pack as my reference! It was really interesting to draw but I should've drawn shadow parts more dark and clear to add good contrast because the major part of the body looks too white, and I need to learn anatomy more. I separated this into three layers; the shadow, the core shadow, and the light layer and worked on them one by one. Sometimes I forgot which layer was which and was confused. Keeping every layer tidy and ordered is certainly important but hard to do!

Here's my submission for this assignment :D. I found the original reference picture on pinterest. It was a little hard to figure out which elements would need to be on their own layer, so I ended up having to separate them after I had already painted them using the lasso tool, and pasting them on a new layer. Overall Im pretty pleased with this attempt and I think I learned a lot throughout the process.

Here's my rough layers assignment. I kinda just separated most elements onto their own layer, just incase, but ended up just making two shirt versions and two different props (cat and wood) which can all easily be mix & matched. I'm used to working on one, maybe two, layers so this assignment was kinda overwhelming keeping track of everything and not accidentally painting on the wrong layer since I'm usually the kind of artist that works on everything at once and jumps from one area to the next cause I get distracted by all the things that need fixing. Soo ngl, working on this felt like a chore but I'm seeing just how useful and valuable layers are so I'm hoping that it will become easier to juggle them over time and with practice. (Also photo ref credit: It's from the Diplomat Photo Pack by Satine Zillah)

This is what I've got for now. shell shadow was meant to be multiply also, but realized after putting the colors. I worked with line art on, but I really like the one without too.

Here's my submission for this lesson. The reference is from a free sample pack from Grafit Studio. The painting on the left is the original study, and the middle one is the modified one. The two layer panels screenshot were taken at different times. One of them only has a group called "study", and I took it when I finished the original study. The second one has two groups, the original study group is collapsed (same as in the previous screenshot, except I enlarged the canvas and moved the group to the left) and the middle group is the modified study. The modified study was initially created by duplicating the original one.

Hey, guys! How's it going? This is my first post here (kinda missed the other assignments, but I'm trying to keep up with the lessons now!). For this one, I used as references two pin-up girl illustrations made by Gil Elvgren, because I think his figure drawings/paintings are amazing (also, I really love his work and have been wanting to do studies of his style for a while now. So, it seemed like a great opportunity). Still have a hard time painting cloth, though... As far as the layers go, I separated the figure from the lights and shadows using clipping masks. The same was done with the clothing and some objects. As a finishing touch, I added some accessories (mostly jewelry), with a little glowing effect (using color dodge). @Jon Neimeister, I really love the lessons so far. I feel like following the way you organize the values - one for the background, one for the figure and one or more for the other elements - made a huge difference on these studies. One more thing: I know people always think about the brushes used. So, for both paintings, I was trying out a brush from a (free) pack that I got last week made by an artist called "Daarken", combined with the standard airbrush that comes with Procreate. If anyone's interested in that brush, feel free to reach out. I'll be glad to help you out (not sure if I'm allowed to post a link here, so I won't take the risk)! Really looking forward to the next lessons and to connect with everyone!