02-15-2019, 08:54 PM
Barbarian commission progress- I fixed the lines in her hair shape, added some lines to show form, and changed her mouth. Oh, I also sized up her head and sword (a nodachi- it's very long)
i'm pretty happy with her hair. You can tell I've been bingeing DBZ. I've already learned so much from this piece, though- not the least of which is a variety of ways to wear a sword! Which I've always struggled with, because I never studied it. Another big thing I've realized is my approach to lineart is slower than it has any right to be. I made a rough gesture, then set that to low opacity and roughed in the figure and costume, and then went straight to inking, when I should probably have split this last step into two; one more rough ink layer ( you can see in the pants that I'm starting to realize this), and THEN gone in with final inks. I attached a color image for continuity's sake.![[Image: wilmer_barbarianprog.png?width=639&height=663]](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/545098090374496269/545917443864788992/wilmer_barbarianprog.png?width=639&height=663)
![[Image: wilmer_barbariancolorprog.png?width=639&height=663]](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/545098090374496269/545917402651557893/wilmer_barbariancolorprog.png?width=639&height=663)
I might go in and change the mouth if it starts to feel weird to me, but I want to move down the figure. You can see I've started cleaning up the fur collar.
i'm pretty happy with her hair. You can tell I've been bingeing DBZ. I've already learned so much from this piece, though- not the least of which is a variety of ways to wear a sword! Which I've always struggled with, because I never studied it. Another big thing I've realized is my approach to lineart is slower than it has any right to be. I made a rough gesture, then set that to low opacity and roughed in the figure and costume, and then went straight to inking, when I should probably have split this last step into two; one more rough ink layer ( you can see in the pants that I'm starting to realize this), and THEN gone in with final inks. I attached a color image for continuity's sake.
I might go in and change the mouth if it starts to feel weird to me, but I want to move down the figure. You can see I've started cleaning up the fur collar.
Sketchbook (updated daily) https://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8600.html
discord: Beau#4149
1. Use the biggest brush possible for a given passage.
2. Paint large shapes first, followed by small shapes.
3. Save your tonal and chromatic accents until the last.
4. Try to soften any edge that doesn’t need to be sharp.
5. Take time to get the center of interest right.
Or, the briefer version: (B.L.A.S.T.)
Big brushes.
Large to small.
Accents last.
Soften edges.
Take your time.
(James Gurney)
discord: Beau#4149
1. Use the biggest brush possible for a given passage.
2. Paint large shapes first, followed by small shapes.
3. Save your tonal and chromatic accents until the last.
4. Try to soften any edge that doesn’t need to be sharp.
5. Take time to get the center of interest right.
Or, the briefer version: (B.L.A.S.T.)
Big brushes.
Large to small.
Accents last.
Soften edges.
Take your time.
(James Gurney)