While everyone is so hyped about artwar4
im here not knowing if I want to participate or not. I kinda do.. but kinda not?
decisionssss..

more sketchbook scans

thanks dude!

well.. maybe

after some time i've finally decided to go back to it.

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Hello!
I hope that everyone is doing alright, I'm trying to get back on track with my drawing routine. Now I've got nowhere to run since I am stuck at home.
anyway,
here's my first illustration in 2020.
I spent on this piece 5 days in total, sometimes I was lazy, sometimes I was motivated.

I started by throwing ideas back and forth and finally I developed a sketch with decent lineart and some shadows on separate layers.

I didn't know what to do with the background but I kept working on this. I threw some gradient maps on top of flat gray with AO.

Following day I spent on figuring out some background and a skeleton's skull. I painted it on top of all the layers.

Final day I spent finalising this piece. I had to figure out how to paint a fire and once I finished this illustration I've realised that it was overdone.

I thought I would postpone repainting this fire and this sword but I was just too hyped to finish it . So i fixed it ( i think)
I changed a colour of this sword and it now looks more pleasant to the eye and less heavy with all the amounts of orange. I also worked a little more on reflected light. It might not be perfect but personaly I feel that it was a huge step for me to finish a piece like this.

Learnt and understood the following things:
- why I need somewhat clean lineart (so it is easier to plan the hierarchy of layers and easier and quicker start with applying basic shading and also it helps to determine main elements of the design)
- Using gradient maps and AO is very handy and quick (you just need to get the hang of creating cool gradients)
- How to paint fire
- Proper shadows are always 50% off from your main colour, this way you can build nice shading
- Not to be afraid of grey

I wish that I could picture the final result beforehand so I actually have a chance to structure my layers better but hey, I feel like I've learnt a lot.

Instagram

Oke, I blurred this background a little
IG

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So I've decided to participate in fruitpeople contest by Tck
and here's my Barry of Bananan Clan

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(19.04.2020)
Updated version.
I enhanced light a bit more and to add another light source to make this character pop, and to brighten up this background.

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@Juanreina thanks Ye i think it's definetly a good desicion to blur it. Maybe could blur it a tiny bit more idk

@cedricgo Behold there are more epic character will be coming in the near future.

I'm currently working on an apple warrior. It's really fun to paint fruit people. Trying out different approach from painting greyscale and then I'll try to converge it to colour with gradient maps or something.

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It's been a while.
Here, have some dinner with me

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Glad to hear it looks delicious !
thanks