Painted Sphere

Today we were told to paint a photo realistic sphere. This seemed really daunting at first but once I got started it wasn't so bad. However I ran in to the issue that my painting looks like just that, a painting. My strokes make it look more like a hand painted sphere than a photo of one. I plan to fix this and hopefully make it look more like a photo.

Painting A Sphere

In this picture you see a sphere. I created this by painting a regular blue circle with varying shades of the same color. i created a shadow on one side opposite where I placed the hotspot. The hotspot shows which direction the light is shining on the sphere from. My next goal is to create a realistic shadow for the sphere.

Experiments with brushes

In Photoshop we are learning about different brushes and how the brush tool works. We are also learning the different ways we can manipulate the tool. in the pictures below i first changed the different settings that the brushes have. I had scattered the pattern and also changed the hue so it would cycle through colors. I also had multiple brushes stack on one another. After that i created gradients by painting one color at a time in order to create a picture that looked like the colors were blending into the others.

Fractals

Today I was working with Apophysis and experimenting with different settings. These are what I got...

One Point Perspective Room

Here is my room which I made using One Point Perspective. I added a door, a rug, and a window and I plan to add a television soon.

Haunted House

I this picture I added some paint damage to the house as well as some Graffiti . I think this adds to the picture making it feel more creepy.

Drawing a One Point Perspective Room

Here are two shots of my room using one point perspective. The first is without the guides and the second is with them. I made the walls, the floor and the ceiling using the line tool.