Open question to DS, Spitfire, etc

[Spenner]

Before trying to tackle something really complex and elaborate, learn how to "see" with an eye for aesthetics, and in a way that you can automatically judge good decisions from bad. There are people who are amazing at colouring but lack skills with composition and proportion. NEVER overlook proportion and composition, without them, an image will look way off, and will not draw the viewer in. Not just those, of course, every element of design counts. But in the case of a painting, you don't want to be making the equivalent of an average deviantart anime fan drawing.

To get good at those, well, practice. And looking at great artwork and studying WHY they are so good. Follow some of the tutorials posted, get a feel for what's involved in making a good painting. If you understand what's involved, then it's a bit easier to apply ideas you might have. And once you start getting a good eye for proper design, it feels natural, and it's very rewarding.

But yeah, tutorials are great and all, but there's a difference between knowing how to photoshop and being able to express creative ideas in photoshop. I hope you get both of those down