#fedir krychevsky

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Beatrice by Fedir Krychevsky (1911)

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Fedir Krychevsky (Ukrainian, 1879–1947)

"The Bride", 1910

National Art Museum of Ukraine, on loan to the Belvedere Museum (Vienna)

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This is Fedir Krychevsky. I was browsing his WikiArt page, as one does. Initially drawn in by the delicate mood of the Edwardian self portrait above, I was surprised to find how much I liked his paintings of women. The colors, the directness of her expression, the light on her face and in her eyes:

The way these women gather around the central figure, giving her a close, warm background of support while she shines clear:

The way the youngest and the middle aged look ahead, while the oldest looks off at something beyond or behind:

How she is posed in classic profile, but her wreath is extravagant, not restrained, Bacchanalian or fae:

And then I was charmed again by this second self portrait, shy in expression yet bold in pose, with a very good coat.

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Family by Fedir Krychevsky, 1928

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Fedir Krychevsky - Three ages (1913)

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Girl's Head in a Shawl, Fedir Krychevsky

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Кричевський Федір / Fedir Krychevsky

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Fedir Krychevsky - Self portrait

Fedir Krychevsky (1879-1947) was an influential Ukrainian early modernist painter.

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Fedir Krychevsky (Ukrainian, 1879–1947) Три віки (1913) oil on wood

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Merry Milkmaids, 1937

By Fedir Krychevsky

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Family, the central part of triptych "Life" (1925-1927) by Fedir Krychevsky

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Girl with Braids by Fedir Krychevsky, 1912

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hello :) i had two questions to ask but first i must tell you that your art is beautiful ! im so glad i stumbled across it

i was curious about what brushes you use in procreate (if that is what you use that is), i really enjoy the texture and line weight in your work so i thought i would ask

i also wanted to know how you go about colouring skin, especially with unique lighting… do you use reference images? either for anatomy or for skin tone? most of my art is b&w out of comfort haha but if you have any tips when it comes to working in colour i would love to hear them !

once again you are so so talented and i hope you have a lovely day <3

Hello!! Thank you for the questions and kind words 🤲💙✨

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First of all, brushes

You guessed it right, I use Procreate and here are the brushes I use the most:

Most of them are standard, but Water Liner and Wooden Pencil, my most favourite brushes, are from downloaded sets. Here's where Wooden Pencil comes from:

I couldn't find the exact same set of Water Liner (I guess it's because they updated it), but this one is pretty close:

I use these two brushes pretty much for everything. Wooden Pencil is a little modified (blend mode on multiply) and I use it both for sketches and linework. Water Liner is sometimes for filling with base colours and always for rendering.

Also all of my artworks have a noise effect!

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Secondly, coloring skin. Most of the time I go with the flow and do what feels right. Of course I keep in mind anatomy and other stuff like surrounding and skin tone. Like, everything that surrounds your character shares a little bit of it's colour (but you need to be careful with it). Also skin by itself is pretty colorful, for examble forehed is yellowish, cheeks and nose have some pink and chin and jaw are a little bit greeny-bluish. Also I think Ukrainian painting school has a great influence on me, so you can check out some of our artists. For example, Fedir Krychevsky and Oleksandr Murashko.

When it comes to some tricky lighting I start looking for references or use this thing:

There's also one with male head from this guy, you can find it in his profile. They're really helpful when you can't figure out how to do shadows and lighting.

Hope it all will be useful for you!