Testing Paint Tool Sai Again

During my first test of SAI I didn't take into account I would be doing it from photo reference of my own emotions on my face, so I had to test out the technique again to accurately see which art program/software I would consider using for the final pieces. After the proper test I decided on Photoshop, even though I could of done with a regular graphics tablet at the university, I thought it was important to produce the work directly on a screen to imitate the connection a traditional artist has with their painting, Wacom Cintiq 13HD was used to produce all the digital paintings on this blog. During one week's session I also considered the emotional impact of working from home, doing that allowed myself to have a lot more of a connection to my environment and my emotions overall increasing the affect my portraits had on me emotionally, however the main disadvantage with working from home was the urge to procrastinate was stronger.






Even though I liked the look of the Paint Tool SAI portrait I thought the finished product was far to rendered for the effect I wanted and because of how 'lightweight' and limited the program was it wasn't able to do A3 size images, only high quality A4, the program had a limited size that it could work to.