#I swap between inking the shadows in with a pen and filling in a lasso tool selection with no real regularity

[pluma-azurea]

#3: Modern AU!Haytham

Time: 4.5 hrs Program: Clip Studio Paint Tools: Maru pen, lasso tool, hard airbrush, soft airbrush, gradient tool

#ok confession time #honestly just leaving this round's goal at simply ”Haytham” would've been sufficient bcs this guy #is so hard to get right #(gremlin vc) i'll get you someday 'aytham #but yeaaah ok other than that #I had plans for a serious modern day Templar-Assassin war AU that's been gathering dust for like 1.5 years now #but for some reason I never got around to really doing it #funny how that keeps happening #...I may need to reevaluate my fanwork habits #anyway on the technical side #this time I wanted a clean crisp look #so I used the lasso tool for shading #which I promise is not as weird as it sounds #I swap between inking the shadows in with a pen and filling in a lasso tool selection with no real regularity #but one thing about lasso-type shading is that I feel it's easier to make clean-edged shadows with them #bcs I don't get tempted to try ”draw in” the shadows #with a lot of disjointed pen lines #and lasso shadows where the ends/edges are strategically erased with a soft airbrush to create that gradient transition? 👌👌👌💯 #(the sort you can see on Haytham's shirt around his tie here) #Also done here: An attempt at strictly clean lines #bcs lately I feel like I have the habit of sketching stuff out and that makes the lines messy af #I also made it a point to pay attention to the forms and structure here so I don't end up with floppy cloth especially #I feel like some parts could use more work...but at least that coat looks like I put some real effort in it 😂 #assassin's creed iii #haytham kenway