As in lesson 3, we're going to start with a sketch.
Here, I've sketched the entire composition on Layer
0. I've used a bit of hatching to mark where I might
like to do some shading in the final piece. |
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 Next,
I added the outlines of the foreground figure on Layer
1. I did this so I could color Candra entirely separate
from the background.
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 Here
I outlined the houses in the background on Layer 0.
I then went on to color everything as explained in lesson
3. You can either do all the coloring on layer 0 (remember
to use the Mask tool), or you can, as I did, color and
shade the foreground on Layer 1 and then do the background
exclusively on Layer 0. Regardless, remember to be consistent
or you might end up just frustrating yourself when you
cover certain areas on Layer 0 with things you've done
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 Here's
the finished piece. By keeping the foreground and
background on separate layers I found it much easier
to shade them independently. This is the technique
I recommend for beginners, but I've known other artists
to do their background, foreground shading and outline
on Layer 0 and then do all their highlights on Layer
1. As I said, experiment and see what works best for
you.
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 Here's
another example with a slightly different technique.
I did my foreground sketch on Layer 0 and then outlined
everything on Layer 1. I then deleted my sketch from
the bottom layer. From there I colored and shaded
everything on the bottom layer and then used the Layer
Unify tool on Layer 1 to move all of that color and
shaded information from the bottom to top layer. To
get the focus and motion blur effects, I just used
the shade-off tool at a large brush size.
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 On
Layer 0, I sketched in the background. Some people
don't like this technique as much because depending
on your foreground, you don't always get to see what
you're drawing on your background. Alternatively,
it's a good way to fill out an otherwise bland composition.
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 After
sketching in the background, I laid down some outlines
on Layer 0. Then I used the mask tool and filled in
the color and shading with a combination of watercolor
and tones. It was a pretty sloppy job, but I suppose
it works for demonstration purposes.
Happy oekaki--um.. ing. Until next time! o(^o^)o
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