andreabianco

If you're into art then it's very probable you joined at least one online community; places like CGHub, CGSociety, DeviantArt, GFXArtist, etc are very popular and they gather the best artists around plus a huge number of wannabe artists. These communities are requiring you to register, they usually won't let you delete your account ever (using some arbitrary excuses and without saying this before you join them...) but on the other hand c'mon, they let you show your art to the world and receive precious feedback,  get in contact with companies that are waiting for you to give you a job, and they also have hundreds of master artists that are th

PatOv comes from Pattern Overlay and is the awkward name I chose for a GIMP technique I came up with some time ago. Well it can't be worst than SAPALO anyway (sample and paint at low opacity) :) It basically means using GIMP Clone Tool and patterns for painting details and textures over an existing image. The "overlay" in the name means that we will use a layer blending mode for adding those details, and since Overlay is the one I use the most, I also used it for the name of the technique. This is how I usually work, from the creation of the pattern to its usage. 1. Texture Hunting Looking for textures is a very interesting activity; nowad

So, what's the point in posting a "painting", pretending it's your own creation while it's just a paintover? I keep fiding artists here on deviantArt that are basically doing this: - finding a cool photo (usually a random girl from the net or an actress) - using smudge and others tools on it, to fake a painterly look - posting it with no word about the fact that it is based on a photo They usually get tens, even hundreds of comments and favorites. People that is not aware of paintovers or that is not having critical sense stands speechless in front of what they perceive as an amazing showcase of skills. And so on. Painting over an image is