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Beautiful Kebaya Encim in Digital Watercolor Painting

  As explained in the previous post, the kebaya is the national dress of Indonesian women. As a country that consists of many ethnic groups, the types and patterns of kebaya also have many variations according to the area of origin of the kebaya. Kebaya Encim is a traditional Betawi dress that is quite old. Traditional clothes that are often used by Betawi people is very identical to the Betawi culture. Kebaya encim has several characteristics, starting from the details of the embroidery, the side folds of the shirt that are in the middle, weaving materials, and the length below the hips. But in this post, I will not discuss the details about the substance of the encim kebaya, I only present a digital painting of the encim kebaya that I have made using watercolor effect techniques using photoshop. In several previous posts, I have briefly presented how to make digital paintings using watercolor techniques. The methods and stages that I use in making a digital painting of a kebaya e...

Javanese Dancer Woman in Watercolor Painting Effect

  Javanese dance is a form of dance and art created from the influence of Javanese culture. Javanese dance movements are usually regular, calm, and smooth. Usually, Javanese dances are associated with Javanese court culture which is elegant, refined, and advanced. However, Javanese dance also includes dances of the Javanese laypeople and villagers. Javanese dance has different styles and philosophies compared to other Indonesian dance traditions. The movements in Javanese dance are smoother and slower. In addition, Javanese dances have a meditative quality and tend to be more self-reflective, introspective, and more oriented towards self-understanding. Meanwhile, Javanese dance is associated with wayang orang as well as customs from the Yogyakarta and Surakarta palaces. Javanese dance is a sacred legacy from the ancestors of the palace rulers. Through Javanese dances, they provide moral education, emotional expression, and the spread of Javanese culture. Inspired by the brief expla...

Cenderawasih is Paradise Bird - Digital Watercolor Painting

  Bird of Paradise is a typical Papuan bird. Especially male birds have beautiful feathers like an angel who came down from heaven (heaven). Cenderawasih is famous for its beautiful fur. Cenderawasih birds are a group of bird species grouped in the Paradisaeidae family. This bird is only found in eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Australia. To create the image above, I used the method  as follows : The source of cenderawasih original image can find here   The used technique is watercolor painting effect using photoshop Image size used 1380 px; 1380 px, resolution 300 ppi Using multi-layer + layer mask (background, cenderawasih) For the background create a watercolor painting effect using the watercolor effect brush tools For the background using 2 layers, the blending mode used is normal mode (opacity 100%) + soft light (opacity 100%) For the cenderawasih using 2 layers, the blending mode used is normal mode (opacity 100%) + pin light (opacity 100%) For eac...

Beautiful Babe Among Tigers

  With the development of digital painting technology, it is easier for users to describe the imagination that is sometimes difficult to find in the real world. In this post, I present a digital painting combining beauty babe among wild tigers. This of course is very rare in real life but I can create through this digital painting based on my imagination. In summary, the stages in creating a digital painting are as follows The original image of a beautiful babe can find here The original image of tigers can find here The used technique is watercolor effect using photoshop Image size used 1380 px; 1380 px, resolution 300 ppi Using multi-layer + layer mask (background, babe model, tigers wildflower) For the background using 2 layers, the blending mode used is normal mode (opacity 100%) + soft light (opacity 65%) For the tigers using 2 layers, the blending mode used is normal mode (opacity 100%) + soft light (opacity 70%) For the babe model using 2 layers, the blending mode used ...