I spent most of this morning correcting the line art and making a scrumptious crotch for this image. It wasn’t hard actually. Even though most of the work went easily enough, I still have a hard time giving her a good background.
After changing the color and adapting my shadow layer to her light source, I decided to stop here.
I’ll finish the hair later, promise.
Some of you may have noticed that my workflow on this image has been a little bit different. I started with my sketch and didn’t bother to clean up my linework at ALL. I even laid my colors down on one layer. What gives?
I’m trying to show you guys that there’s more than one way to get the job done. A lot of people will try to convince you that there’s only one and its theirs. But you honestly have to try different techniques! For me, my style is an amalgam of all of my influences; sci fi, comic books, anime and porn. Yes porn.
does it show?
You may have other graphic styles influencing you. Go for it! It’s okay to copy someone else’s style when you’re starting out, but eventually you will notice that you admire bits and pieces of a lot of artists.
You may have noticed that I brushed my flat colors in then used my burn and dodge tools to get tonal range on the skin.I’m not going for realism here, more of a cartoon style effect. Later I’ll add shadows and highlights with a soft brush set at about 20% opacity. I used this on the leather and her cleavage and got a pretty good effect.
Don’t be afraid to experiment. It may not always work out, but it will always pay off.
How much Portishead can you listen to until you need to hear Culture Club? No Wham though, that stuff was too angsty. Oops, did I just date myself?
Seriously, though, I’ve been put in charge of making video graphics at work! Hope I do well…
Howly Time! 