some notes and side-comments on your comments:
i usually load up the lineart w details, this one in particular is cheap blue Bic rollerball pen on photocopier paper since it was meant to be PS-painted
however, i usually work from a dark midtone to light, then stark shadows and highlights are left out for the final steps(those of you who ever worked w acrylics will know what i mean)
i try to keep the lighting scheme as spontaneous as possible, it's more fun and dynamic,unless some clien requests for specific results.i don't mind the loss ofdetail,since i prefer compensating the digital-ish ps strokes w heavy textural effects
The line art is amazing, It almost looks like a 3d image un rendered. I think I prefer the line art to the coloured one as I imagined a different colour pattern to the reds and browns you used. But I am favouriting this anyway. Nice dark feel to it.
i usually load up the lineart w details, this one in particular is cheap blue Bic rollerball pen on photocopier paper since it was meant to be PS-painted
however, i usually work from a dark midtone to light, then stark shadows and highlights are left out for the final steps(those of you who ever worked w acrylics will know what i mean)
i try to keep the lighting scheme as spontaneous as possible, it's more fun and dynamic,unless some clien requests for specific results.i don't mind the loss ofdetail,since i prefer compensating the digital-ish ps strokes w heavy textural effects
your paintings might look better if they were sharper- they're a bit fuzzy.