07-01-2013, 01:47 PM
Thanks dude - actually what I'm doing is painting each element in a normal layer, as a clipping mask over the base silhouette. The shadows and light masses are multiply layers and linear dodge layers on top of everything. Those are where the "rendering" is happening for right now. At this stage, I like having everything set up this way because I can iterate as much as I like, or as much as my AD might need me to. Trust me, I wouldn't have started working this way if not for my helpful AD's ;) Anyway, once I've made up my mind I'll flatten the character into its own layer and just start painting "directly".
The indirect method is a great way to cover a lot of ground early on, but is lacking when you really try to finish something out (imo). Ya know though, Devin Platts really seems to make it work for a final.
Below is a quick screencap of my layer arrangement for this guy:
The indirect method is a great way to cover a lot of ground early on, but is lacking when you really try to finish something out (imo). Ya know though, Devin Platts really seems to make it work for a final.
Below is a quick screencap of my layer arrangement for this guy: