I wanted to try my hand at a more painterly style when I stumbled on Aaron Griffin, really liked his style – you can see below the results of about 40min work, it’s a surprisingly quick style.
You can download his brushes here:
http://aarongriffinart.deviantart.com/art/BRUSHES-609357781
Stills of his process.
http://aarongriffinart.deviantart.com/art/Tom-Hardy-Process-591784684
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