Do you ever look at paintings and think... how do they DO that?
It can be intimidating to look at a finished painting! Everything is perfectly balanced, each stroke is masterfully placed, and every last detail thought of.
But what you don’t see is all the stages the painting went through before it got to that point. Even the most striking painting goes through many stages of looking rough, before it finally emerges as a polished piece of art.
To help inspire your own process, we’ve gathered a selection of 21 beautiful illustrations, complete with step-by-step process pictures showing how each painting was formed…
12. "Process" by Julia Razumova
> Related post: The Luminous Portraits of Julia Razumova (AKA Bluesssatan)
> Take a look at Julia Razumova’s Portfolio
21. "Light Study#063" by Razaras
> Take a look at Wojtek Fus’s Portfolio
Want to see more? Take a peek at our latest collection of step-by-step process paintings! 👉
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10 thoughts on “21 Digital Painting Process Pictures (Step-By-Step)”
WOW I am taken away I am impressed I do follow one of these on Patreon
All beautiful,
but I am very discouraged after seeing these works haha.
How many hours does it take to do a job like this?
Don’t be discouraged! It’ll take you a lot longer when you’re first getting started, but that’s completely normal. The more you practice, the quicker you’ll get. Just see it as motivation to keep going rather than discouragement – all of these artists started out just like you too
Very nice article. Your website is very valuable and informative. Thanks for sharing 🙂
You give me the courage to try and step from traditional painting to digital ty 🙂
What tools, software & items do I need to start painting digital? I’m blown away by all of this talent.
Hey Carlos, take a look at our new Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Digital Painting, in which we cover the software & hardware required (with an in-depth tutorial on creating your first painting)
perfect, excellent, marvelous……………..
Amazingly beautiful attempts. As a Portraiture caricature and Cartoonist in this side of the world…I really do admire the way you handled the finished work.
Congrats! Very inspirational work.
God bless you !
SARA Seneviratne
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http://www.zaragallery.com
HONG KONG / Sri Lanka
Hi, Sara! We love them too! 🙂 So glad to hear that you found joy in them as well!