bengarrr wrote:You are the bob ross of verve in my eyes
I'm happy to hear that. I did use layers, but it was more for staying organized than creating texture. The no.8 brush is my favorite and did most of the work for both paintings. If I needed more texture, I would just need to paint more heavily and verve's lighting will do the rest. I wanted to paint some small patches of grass around the pool of water but the "fireflies" kept showing up so I gave up. Hopefully that bug is gone for the next release. It seems to happen when painting with a small brush with low bristle count.
Here are some images I saved of the painting at earlier stages.