Digital Realism

Rose (Digital Realism/ Done on AutoDesk Sketchbook: iPad)

   Realism, as we are aware, was an art movement in which artists would depict what they saw truthfully, so they would interpret what was there without leaving anything. In this time, realism has been used to represent amazing works of art. Objects, scenery, people, and events are a subject for artist to draw, paint, or sculpt. The piece I recently did above was an image I chose to try and make as real as possible, imitating the truth of life around it. I brought it upon myself to capture every aspect of the image to its last detail. Over a couple of days working off of every petal, every detail, every water drop, I was caught up in recreating an exact image before my eyes that after the results, was breathtaking. Using tools to blend solid colors in the background when dealing with the concept of realism is vital, along with all the other properties that make an image pop. In general, realism through the eyes of what life brings is an idea artists have to remember when making or attempting a task such as this.

Harry Potter (Taken from the final film poster (2011) Made in 2021)

   Another one I did years ago was based on one of my favorite movie series to this day. Early tries of realism, as you can see, but an artist's perfection of the truth varies from different artists to the different uses of their styles and medium. In the early stages, I was mostly fond of the brush tool in AutoDesk to give the textures around the clothes, the muck on the skin, and the styles of the hair (when looking back, I could have resized the highlights just a little), it all comes down to what tool came after. The blending tool. Whether you are using a dry brush to mix went paint together on a canvas, using a tortillon to bring shades of lead or graphite together, or creating a foundation option digitally, you are bringing together the colors that make a real-life image pop.