I was planning to write a very, very, very long post about how I draw using my phone and MediBang Paint for Android, but my brain can't keep up. Words always fail me when I try to describe something, and I find that actually showing how it's done is the best way to go.
But I suck at editing videos, how much more tutorial ones? I thought I would try, but maybe not today. In the near future, though, I would. For now, I think my timelapse videos give a general idea of how I do my digital drawings.
Salient point: I draw by pure gut feeling. Which hinders learning, to be honest, but that's what I got used to over time.
No one-size-fits-all
This will probably make you cringe, but I hardly even understand values. I know the bare minimum about arts as far as art classes in high school went. I do watch online tutorials on Youtube, but I haven't exactly applied them.
If there's something I learned about online tutorials, there's no one-size-fits-all formula to drawing. Every tutorial you'd find online is something that worked for a particular artist, and will probably work for others, too. Here's mine, that I developed over the time I've been practicing.
The Drawing: Park Bo-Gum
The reference for today's drawing is from a Pinterest post I found online. It is a photo of Park Bo-gum, a South Korean actor. He's pretty popular among girls because he makes our hearts flutter without even trying! Hahaha. (Just getting that last bit out there.)
Drawing Park Bo-Gum
1. Draw that sketch.
This is my favorite part. When I said draw that sketch, I meant draw it without worrying about accuracy. I would draw the initial sketch and find that no, it didn't resemble the reference at all. Most of the time, it would look hideous (hence, I always only share the clean ones here).
- Brush: Pencil, 100% opacity
After making a very rough sketch, I would adjust it (select, transform, erase, draw) so it gets the general form of the drawing. Then create a second layer and draw a cleaner sketch based on the reference that's more accurate, while still following the form of the messy base sketch.
2. Base colors
Then I would add in the base colors following through the cleaner line art. I do them in separate layers for different parts: a layer for the base color of the skin, another for the hair. Then another for other parts.
Sometimes I worry about the color to use. There are times I use lighter colors, sometimes darker, sometimes in between. Here, I used the in between.
- Brush: Watercolor, 100% opacity
3. Shadows
Previously, I would color the details one by one. The skin first, then the hair, then the rest. I had a change of "formula" since coming back to draw after a month-long hiatus.
I would add all shadows first before penning in the details. I enjoy seeing the drawing take form, no matter how vague. I think that thought contributes to this choice.
- Brush: Watercolor, varying opacity
4. Details... details... details
Finally, the arduous task of painting the details. I normally start with the face. In particular, the nose. I don't know why, but I liked seeing the nose finally have shape. It would be followed by the eyes, mouth, eyebrows, then the rest of the skin.
I would play around with the watercolor brush's opacity and color pick in between colors. One of my favorites is adding the highlight. It was a little difficult, but still fun nonetheless.
Therapeutic
I always say this, and I'll say it again. Drawing is therapeutic... to me. I takes my mind off things in the long period I engage myself in it. It also makes me discover things I thought I already got covered, making me realize I have lot I can learn as long as I keep going.
Details
- Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
- Apps:
- MediBang Paint for Android
- Brushes: watercolor (at varying opacity settings); pencil (100% opacity); pen (100% opacity); blur
Notes
I actually really like Park Bo-gum. Since watching one of his shows a few years back, I've become really aware of him and his following filmography. He has this really kind look that's so charming, it's difficult not to like.
I haven't been meaning to draw him, but I found it while going through Pinterest and I can't help it! One of my friends, @glenduuuuuh, is a big fan of his, so I'll dedicate this piece for her. (Unfortunately, she hasn't been active here since 2 years ago.)
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Please do, "behind the scenes" is always interesting to see. Split the material for multiple episodes.
Bring her back, it's about time. Hive is awesome :-)
i was contemplating about publishing multiple parts for different topics on this BTS concept, so i might try!
hahaha Hive is awesome. i've been trying to pull her back, and she promised to come back once her schedule clears. :)
Before Hive was born I used to have a non-Hive schedule too... ;-)
omg this is awesome! :O
thank you so much! ❤️
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