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Apr 17 2021 05:38pm
Hey guys i'm wondering how to use the best way some brushes..
Didn't find good tutorial about how to use certain brushes like smudge abstract etc..do you have tutorials tips and tricks to help me improve me and maybe some other guys..
Thanks :)
Ps some i found tutorial the outcome was like i would not pay for this since it was not that good.. anyway ..
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Apr 22 2021 05:35am
I think there is a program for smudge like a boss, but is not my point, im not best for answer you sir.
Anyway i did this sig some time ago, smudge style.. but there are people doing 400% better smudges than me


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I think there is a program for smudge like a boss, but is not my point, im not best for answer you sir.
Anyway i did this sig some time ago, smudge style.. but there are people doing 400% better smudges than me
https://i.imgur.com/RhAv4f7.jpg


Actually a good one better from what i saw
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Apr 22 2021 05:50am
Quote (archangel_of_heaven @ Apr 22 2021 01:37pm)
Actually a good one better from what i saw


But this for example.
I dont know how to do this kind of smudges

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Quote (21111987 @ Apr 22 2021 07:50am)
But this for example.
I dont know how to do this kind of smudges
https://i.imgur.com/lCuUMdS.png
https://i.postimg.cc/G2gCncqL/0a.jpg


Thats what i'm looking for :) awesome signature
I had like to know how

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Quote (archangel_of_heaven @ Apr 22 2021 02:05pm)
Thats what i'm looking for :) awesome signature
I had like to know how


I think there is an special program but im not sure, cant help you with it sir.
Be patient, someone will answer for sure
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Apr 22 2021 06:49am
Quote (21111987 @ Apr 22 2021 08:07am)
I think there is an special program but im not sure, cant help you with it sir.
Be patient, someone will answer for sure


Will keep searching in time..smudge abstract are available on deviant but not the exact type of what im looking for but thanks
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Apr 22 2021 07:05am
Not really any special program. Photoshop, Affinity Photo, probably even Gimp, or any editor that has a smudge tool.
Adjust your smudge settings, use different sized brushes and stroke techniques, use small brushes, multiple layers.
It takes time, not something that is just easily rushed and regurgitated in an hour or less for some quick fg.
Start off with a simple base smudge to get the shape of what you want, you can always add color or adjust it later.
I generally start with a grey background and toss down black blobs and lines on a new layer, then smudge them out.
After that, you either keep adding more layers of smudge, or add in color, play with filters and gradients, and lighting.
Other times, I used the actual render, made a copy, and smudged the render itself to create the background.
Here's something I was playing around with and experimenting different things, honestly not my favorite outcome, but it's all a learning process.

Imo the 2 major issues I have with this is the lighting, and the fact that it feels like a render sitting on top of a background rather than being worked into it.

Here's another one I did a couple months ago


This isn't a smudge, but almost looks like one, it's mostly just playing with filters and layers, but I really like how it turned out

Used this as the base image https://i.imgur.com/oI9xben.png
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Apr 22 2021 07:08am
Quote (Kokua @ Apr 22 2021 09:05am)
Not really any special program. Photoshop, Affinity Photo, probably even Gimp, or any editor that has a smudge tool.
Adjust your smudge settings, use different sized brushes and stroke techniques, use small brushes, multiple layers.
It takes time, not something that is just easily rushed and regurgitated in an hour or less for some quick fg.
Start off with a simple base smudge to get the shape of what you want, you can always add color or adjust it later.
I generally start with a grey background and toss down black blobs and lines on a new layer, then smudge them out.
After that, you either keep adding more layers of smudge, or add in color, play with filters and gradients, and lighting.
Other times, I used the actual render, made a copy, and smudged the render itself to create the background.
Here's something I was playing around with and experimenting different things, honestly not my favorite outcome, but it's all a learning process.
https://i.imgur.com/ZMPkwzc.png
Imo the 2 major issues I have with this is the lighting, and the fact that it feels like a render sitting on top of a background rather than being worked into it.

Here's another one I did a couple months ago
https://i.imgur.com/XYOC7oG.jpg

This isn't a smudge, but almost looks like one, it's mostly just playing with filters and layers, but I really like how it turned out
https://i.imgur.com/uBKeebc.jpg
Used this as the base image https://i.imgur.com/oI9xben.png



Really nice work thanks for info..will keep diggingin this and ifi found a good way to blend the render into it i will let you know if you want :)
But from what you posted i will try something similar with my brushes and stuff..:) thanks guys
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Apr 22 2021 07:18am
https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=83220442&f=105

quite a few smudge tutorials there
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