yes, I find them pleasant on the eyes as well. Everything that isn’t plastic, adds some aesthetic value to the environment.

Dry bristles, it’s one of the default Paint brushes in krita. I variated the opacity and flow while working on this.

I think it’s close to Sonchus, if not exactly that. I’ll try to spot it in the community park, next time I go there, they probably don’t weed it out and it’s found near the boundary walls.

thanks Dude!

thank you! warm tones are fun to paint.

Yeah, some kind of puffballs. I kinda added those as an afterthought. I’m from a desert adjacent town and there is a type of puffy buds that grows besides streets. yellow flowers in the beginning and then it turns into those buds, which release a lot of feathery puffiness. I don’t know the proper name of the flower even in my native language but they are close to Thistle, sure.

That is the main reason actually, if there exists a FOSS for something, I don’t even try the proprietary stuff.

I’m glad you liked it. Thanks!

Glad to hear it. Thanks 🙏

Thanks!

Thank you!

That’s the best time of the day-

Haha nice. Greenery is good for our mood.

Thank you, that’s very kind of you!

Less than a year. I have not used any other painting software. This is great so far, although I use like 10 percent of its features.

thank you, It felt like the right fit for this piece. Glad, you liked it.

thank you

thanks my dude!

This is so beautiful. What a vibe! Your reference photo is cool but the painting is just splendid.

Thank you! If the laptop screen has pressure sensitivity, and came with a stylus, you are golden. I use krita on desktop, with a graphic tablet. It’s a Huion, i don’t know the dollar price but it was cheap and it’s quite decent. You may have a lot of software choices like Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint etc but I’m on Linux so Krita is the best option for me.

As for the painting process, I just rely on observation and constant failing. If you put enough wrong brushstrokes, happy accidents begin to happen eventually. Learning a little bit about values, blocking and colour theories is a good starting point.