illustration + design
Ever so often I like to post a visual walkthrough so people can see the steps I take in my creative process. Once the final sketch is done it’s scanned. After scanning the line art has color values added along with gradients and shadows based on light source. It’s always fun to think of something loud for the background sometimes.
Just trying out some multiple layer illustration effects. The reference image was taken from The Sartorialist a great site for quick fashion references.
Skimming an art site the other day they mentioned the idea of lots of thumbnails before putting in the long hours on a finish piece that just doesn’t work out.
For fun I drew a bunch of profiles, then picked one very fast and sloppy added light sources and a couple of color values.
Ever so often I like to post a visual walkthrough so people can see the steps I take in my creative process.
I wanted to try a variation on the greaser pin-up girl theme I have been just experimenting with for a while now. This time after the final concept was sketched on paper, it was scanned and recreated using solid shapes tool.
Thinking about Suda51 games and Jet Grind Radio lately. Basic character design based on La Femme Nikita forced to fight etc. etc. I want to revisit this maybe in Anime Studio with a 15-30 sec. short clip.
It’s been a bit always tough to get back into illustration mode after the holidays. It’s not that I don’t draw it’s just time consuming to stay up all night rendering the sketch in Photoshop/Manga Studio with so much to do outside of work.
Trying out a new set of Frenden brushes in Manga Studio. I really like the scratchy feel of it all. Totally going for an Initial D vibe on this piece.
Maybe I’ll go back and post some of the other color renders to this image. I really like going overboard with the contrast sometimes also noticing a trend with yellowish backgrounds.
Finished this late last night. It’s fun but tiring to start and finish an illustration on the same night. Once I get started it hard to stop.
Apologies, I can’t track down the source of the reference photo that was used in this illustration. Just another experiment with using set colors to set a mood with an image.
Still making my way through Manga Studio. It’s a fantastic program it really does feel smooth like you’re actually drawing on paper.
Felt like doing some Bioshock:Infinite fanart. I still haven’t gotten around to playing it yet but the team over at 2KGames did a fantastic job with their character designs.
Trying out some Photoshop shading techniques I saw the other day online. It’s really amazing the amount of ways one program can cast shadows and lighting hues.
