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This illustration is called Jail Break and as you can see it starts with a mess of lines, plotting a map of the character, setting the mood, blocking in color, then adding shadows/highlights/detailing.
Each step takes patience and sometimes the ability to see into the near future (as in this will work! I can envision it! Oo! I’ll add this too!)
Most importantly, it takes the joy of creation and the forgiveness to your ego. (Don’t beat your artist self up, more likely than not, it won’t turn out EXACTLY as you pictured it!)
Hello! I've gained a whole bunch of followers lately and I've been getting a lot of questions about what my setup is, what brushes I use, what my process is like, etc, so I thought I'd make a post about it to answer everyone's questions at once !
Putting them under the cut <3
How long have I been doing digital art:
I've been drawing digitally for about 5 years now i think? But before that I've been drawing and painting traditionally literally since the moment I could pick up a pencil.
Set-up:
It's just me and my ipad and apple pencil laying on my bed. I wouldn't even know where to begin for those whole multi-monitor/screen setups ;-; I draw only with Procreate
Brushes:
I've put the ones I use most in the first image! I tend to play with different brushes from time to time to get different textures, but generally i use the same few for most of my drawings/styles. My favorite one is the Peppermint Brush, for sketching. I use it in every drawing i make! I always sketch with it, and often do the line-art with it as well! And it makes for a nice textured brush for rendering as well! (i used it for a lot of rendering of the armor in this drawing)
general style:
calligraphy - Chalk (coloring/rendering)
sketching - Peppermint (line-art/sketching)
realism:
calligraphy - Shale Brush (full rendering) Also using the shale brush for smudging and erasing when drawing realistic
How/why do you choose a base color:
I tend to look at a few different things when deciding on a base color/color palette.
the overall color of the reference pic
the color i associate with who or what i am drawing
the feeling/vibe i want to give off with that drawing
color has a BIG impact on the vibe of a drawing, so it is something i keep in mind when im drawing.
Using a color as a base to start, helps a lot with my drawing process. It helps me pick out other colors so they match better. It helps me get light/dark values right. And the chalk brush i use, has gaps between the strokes, so the base color will always come through a little. Having the same color come through in the entire drawing, helps pull all the colors together if that makes sense? I always start with a solid base color when i am painting traditionally as well!
Advice:
PRACTICE!!! just keep drawing and practice. I know this is such generic advice but truly practice is The Way. Learn from other artists but don't compare yourself to them. Everyone's artistic journey is different and there's no "good" or "bad". And most importantly make sure that you have fun when you're making stuff :3
I sketched this up back in December, but this was legitimately my thought process when Fulbright said this line because my brain was so focused on Miles Edgeworth …
I've gone through so many of your posts and love your style. If you're comfortable or able to (whenever) I would love to see a process video of how you make art <33
Your art is very amazing and I want to see your process
Hi! This is not a process video - but a gif of my process.