STEP BY STEP // Pose studies
Added 2020-01-31 17:50:54 +0000 UTCThese are the basic steps that I use when I make studies from photo reference!
The most important thing for me is that the rough sketch is expressive and stylized. The further in the process I go, the more ‘realistic’ it starts to get and the more it loses the movement of the first sketch. So I always want the first sketch to be as expressive as possible - and as you can see, I don’t really sweat the details at step 1 (just look at her face!)
Step 4 is also an important one: changing the color of the linework gives so much depth to the color scheme. This is something I do in all my digital art pieces. It helps to give extra dimension and life to the art!
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May I ask where to join this group on fb? I’d love to join <3
Rachel T.
2022-04-09 14:16:48 +0000 UTCI will try to practice this weekend following this one :) Thank you Lois!
GloryArt
2020-04-24 19:20:13 +0000 UTCPerfect!, that's a great idea. I'll do that, thank you!.
Garciartist
2020-03-17 16:19:02 +0000 UTChey! i usually just leave it, but it can be an issue especially if your lines are dense. you could always create a selection of the lines, fill it with the background color on a layer underneath, and then merge.
Loish
2020-03-17 12:56:31 +0000 UTCHi Loish, I've learned a lot with your art process, mainly to work faster and with better quality, thank you!. In my last artwork I changed my lines to multiply and by the time I merged with the character colors layer, the lines outside the character looked without the multiply effect. Is there any way to avoid this? or is just that I have to merge everything (including the background).
Garciartist
2020-03-15 04:49:06 +0000 UTCthe line layer!
Loish
2020-02-13 10:39:24 +0000 UTCHey Loish! On step 4, are you changing the line layer to multiply? Or the color layer?
Ameer Hamid
2020-02-13 06:51:09 +0000 UTCthanks so much!! I'm glad you like it and I really appreciate the feedback - I'll create more of these in the future :) thanks so much for the support and I hope you'll continue to enjoy the patreon content!!
Loish
2020-02-10 14:21:35 +0000 UTCLoish, first off, I wanted to say (I'm sure you get this a lot) that I have been a fan and admirer for 17 years now. I have 3 pieces of your artwork in my studio which get complimented and questioned by my clients on a nearly weekly basis. I have also been a member of your FB digital art group for as long as I can remember it being available. It's an incredibly helpful community, so thanks for that. I finally gave in and subscribed to your patreon (the first artist I've ever felt compelled to do this for)! This step-by-step is exactly the sort of content I was hoping you would provide. Thank you so much for giving us a look at your processes and offering suggestions as you go along. I can't wait to see what else you give us in the future!! BRB, starting a new piece using this guide right now. <3 Thank you.
Ren Shaye
2020-02-08 03:47:26 +0000 UTChaha it can be pretty scary! but it actually saves time for me, since i don't mind keeping the drawing a bit rough.
Loish
2020-02-06 18:05:33 +0000 UTCWow this is so helpful, thank you!! I've never tried merging everything before adding details as it seems kinda scary, but I really want to try it now :D
AmyGornsIllustrates
2020-02-05 18:27:34 +0000 UTCdefinitely! i agree. it's much more like traditional painting that way.
Loish
2020-02-03 10:05:49 +0000 UTChappy to hear that! i use a round gradient, so that it only covers a small area. I also lock the transparency so it doesn't go 'outside of the edges' so to speak.
Loish
2020-02-03 10:01:13 +0000 UTCSo helpful! How do you get the gradients at specific places?
Julia Wasala
2020-02-01 10:34:57 +0000 UTCMerge all layers and paint in one! that's one of the keys to make drawings look less digital in my opinion :)
Gustavo Espinel
2020-01-31 19:29:15 +0000 UTC
