Thank you! If the laptop screen has pressure sensitivity, and came with a stylus, you are golden. I use krita on desktop, with a graphic tablet. It’s a Huion, i don’t know the dollar price but it was cheap and it’s quite decent. You may have a lot of software choices like Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint etc but I’m on Linux so Krita is the best option for me.

As for the painting process, I just rely on observation and constant failing. If you put enough wrong brushstrokes, happy accidents begin to happen eventually. Learning a little bit about values, blocking and colour theories is a good starting point.

Is that Vermeer reference? i hope I’m not embarrassing myself by thinking that. Ha h

I do like to use textured brushes but here, it’s sorta deliberate. I wanted to do this type of chaotic and broken gradient of values.

While the people who ask stupid questions still have the whole bed to themselves

Thanks!

thank you!

So it’s not hot anymore

Did he think it in the shower? 🚿