07-20-2013, 10:17 AM
I've learned a ton by making this and the previous image, more about technique rather than rendering and design skills, but it feels good anyway.
I've grown fond of starting with some rough linework and then add in color. What I've learned is:
• Don't go in to details too soon (can't stress that enough)
• Draw in the proper lighting-effects earlier in the process (like glow, fog, reflective light, rim light etc)
• Upscale the image earlier in the process (my current computer is quite weak, so I tend to draw at low res as long as I can, but that means I waste time later on fixing and sharpening edges etc..)
• Get the damn proportions, shapes and other fundamental stuff correct with the linedrawing, it makes the coloring a lot easier!
Still got quite some to do with this one, many edges that needs to be fixed, the tail has to be rendered better, atmosphere, the little dude needs to be painted etc etc.
But I figured I could post it anyway, even in this unfinished state :)
I've grown fond of starting with some rough linework and then add in color. What I've learned is:
• Don't go in to details too soon (can't stress that enough)
• Draw in the proper lighting-effects earlier in the process (like glow, fog, reflective light, rim light etc)
• Upscale the image earlier in the process (my current computer is quite weak, so I tend to draw at low res as long as I can, but that means I waste time later on fixing and sharpening edges etc..)
• Get the damn proportions, shapes and other fundamental stuff correct with the linedrawing, it makes the coloring a lot easier!
Still got quite some to do with this one, many edges that needs to be fixed, the tail has to be rendered better, atmosphere, the little dude needs to be painted etc etc.
But I figured I could post it anyway, even in this unfinished state :)