Oh, buddy boy, here we go again(My requests are open but this time around I'm going to be way slower getting to them- busy week will get to asks on the weekend- )
Faux Leyendecker-esque cover in celebration of The Glass Scientists by @arythusa coming out in print! I got volume one for my birthday and it's crazy to be able to physically flip through a comic I've been reading on and off for years
you're so good at drawing the sides!! any tips for newer artists on your process?
Thank you <3 :D I definitely still consider myself a beginner but I can still go over my basic process
when I start sketching I play around with different poses warp stuff and scoot body parts over until I’m satisfied with it
Then we go into line art considering I’m still doing art for fun I tend to prioritize parts of the art process that I find more enjoyable so since line art in most cases tends to be my least favorite thing to do I’m not stressing over how messy it is (as I continue in my process I will clean up but as for now it isn’t a big priority) when doing line art I'm making sure to do lines one stroke and not have a bunch of little strokes make up a line. Playing around with line weight helps for example having thicker lines to indicate shadows are heaviness. Also it's fun to play around with different brushes until you find one you like
Then when choosing colors I tend to fill the character in a color I want the drawing to have and remove my white background I find that it helps me when choosing colors. I still keep all little colored parts separate in case I want to switch colors or add gradients. At this time I also add some blush to the face cause personally I think it makes them feel more alive.
Time for shading, at the start I have the color I want my shadows to be then hit the multiply layer then lower the opacity with however I see fit. It allows me a basic idea of where I want my shadows to fall (this isn’t the best example but it helps to have a basic idea of where your light source is coming from
Then the 2nd part of my rendering which is me playing around with colors surprisingly there is some method to the madness and that is having a basic idea of what color I want my light source and shadows to be with this drawing I want my light sources to be an orangy color and my shadows a pinkish one - at this stage I’m also painting over mistakes and anything I feel is sort of wonky
And there is times where I add an overlay layer if I want to help my colors to be more cohesive, or lights and shadows to be more dramatic
Lastly I have a layer to add my white highlights and any little effects I want
As I’m drawing if I am stumped with whatever I’m trying to depict I look at references also what helped me continue wanting to draw is drawing stuff I found enjoyable and making sure that I found a way to do art in a way I found fun. As I continued drawing I also try to compare myself to only past drawings that I did cause comparing myself to others only ever made me feel demotivated. I also took a lot of inspiration from other artists and how they colored stuff. Hope this messy explanation of my process helped.
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