Trying to explain nebula painting is like trying to explain how to engineer a bridge (my other profession). If I start at the very basics we'll all die of boredom before we get a beautiful picture. This is an art tutorial, so I will favor pictures over words.
So, lets start with a crucial idea:
The basis of realistic nebula painting is shape randomness.
I have found that my best nebula are those that I didn't plan at all, they emerged from me haphazardly spraying with a brush and then I picked out some cool shapes.
So lets begin:
Step 1: Background Stars
The creation of stars is outside the scope of this tutorial. My method is to use a c
Hey!~ I see you've been on dA for about a month now, and if you don't mind, i'd like to give you some help on your art! First, do you have an art tablet? Or enough money to buy one? buy one or use the one you have! they are super useful and it's like drawing on paper! Don't use bases, if you use bases, you won't have any experience with drawing, so, try drawing! develop your own art style! That's all! if you want anymore help, you can always hit me up with a note or a comment on my page!!
i dont have an art tablet nethir do i have money and i do draw my things with my own style just not with my oc lightnig note i think that that looks better also the steven universe gemsona was my art also i have a few of the things on my page that have no bases i thank you for your help and i would love help from someone but i will continue using bases for my oc but if you can manage to give some pointers about drawing ponies then i will stop but until then i will continue to do so thanks for offring your help and i highly aprreciate it