Hi guys,
I'm new here, but have been familiar with ArtRage for a while and used it on my tablet, but the real thing is that I just got it for my desktop which I wanted in the first place. Big thanks to the sales they had going on.
Okay, back to the point here, I was surfing thru this forum and saw this thread. Thought it was a tremendous and fastest way to get used to ArtRage so here I am with my pear-y (yeah you read that right, pear-y!) piece!
However, I'd like to mention that I have some experiences with real oil painting and I was frustrated with few things in ArtRage:
- The brushes vary a lot in size with pressure - is there a way to make it more constant? I know my long flat brushes, for example, are more or less constant in its size.
- With real oil, it was super easy to blend and use almost no load to add subtle detail. In ArtRage that was nearly impossible with one stroke. Dirty, thick or with thinner didn't work, same for low load. A custom brush may make it possible, but still, maybe one of you know the trick for that?
- Knife, it only blends specific area. It seems like if I over-blend it with my brush, it becomes too dry for anything to blend with.... is that true for you guys? How do I avoid this?
Thanks guys,
Your pieces are great and inspiring! I do know the frustration of not being able to do loose strokes. I am facing the same problem!