PROCESS VIDEO // smoke (Patreon)

Here’s the process for my smoke painting from last April! I drew this one way faster than I normally do: the entire process took about 2 and a half hours. I sped it up to twice the original speed so that the video isn’t too long!

I kind of painted this one as a companion piece to another smoke painting I made, and I started both around the same time - so sometimes you’ll see that other painting open in Photoshop at the same time. The main technique I used for this painting process was a mix of lasso and gradient. That helped me create the soft smoke effects and the color transitions. Here’s a resource that explains the technique in more detail in case you want to try it!

I think this painting was a lot about getting flowy, smooth shapes in the smoke. I wanted a stylized effect where the smoke was a bit thicker and more dense than what it would normally be. My tutorial on painting flowy shapes explains how I do this in a lot more detail - lots of the stuff I talk about in that tutorial are also visible in this process video!

Hope you enjoy this one and let me know if you have any questions!