Hi everybody!
I come back with step by step artwork. In my last post some of you asked me to explain better which is the metodo to make my artwork, explain better why I choose the colors tones and color harmony and now I would like to give some tips I use to create a digital illustration.
I use Adobe Photoshop to make my artwork. Personally I think that it does not matter if you use another drawing program, the concept is the same to create a digital illustrator. The most important is how you use the tool.
@fadamada asked me how I select the color in my composition. Generally it is a experimental process but I discover recently one way to have an idea about colors. For this illustration I search some pictures on www.pinterest and I create a moodboard with 3 landscape photo. This moodboard is a reference about how I would like to looks the composition at the end and Its help me to select colors and know what contrast I am looking. Here below the moodboard for this illustration.
Step 1. The sketch is the base of the drawing. Dont worry if this drawing if rough. It is just a guie for the next step. Also each illustrator has a personal style of drawing and you decide to make cartoonish or realistic illustration.
Step 2. I redefined some details on the face of main character.
Step 3. Here I applied a flat color in each part of main character, skin, hair, t-shirt, jeans. Something important, I added black-brown color in the hair because I am thinking to add bright and light colors on hair in the next steps. If I want that looks awesome I need a base tone dark.
Step 4. I added a blue blackground. Thinking on the moodboard as a reference.
Step 5. If you see the background of previous step has a monotone, I mean the blue. To make more interesting harmony color I added a purple. When I applied a color on skin or eyes, ect I use diferents tones, not only one with degradation of Brightness (black or light) but a variation of Hue too. In this step I added some shadows on each flat colors layer.
Step 6. Something that I used to make is a gradient color into sketch layer (it is a layer mask into the layer sketch). In this case is a gradient of pink and light-pink because I am thinking in the moodboard colors and it have been inspirated me to add this shining pinks colors on hair.
Step 7. Some ajustment on edges of color face and clothes.
Step 8. Well its time to talk about skin color. I would like to show you a palete color I use for the skin. The key here is try to use not only one tone of brown. Also is important make a good blending color between “skin color base”, “shadow 1” and “shadow 2”. The ”warm skin color” (is a orange tone) help me to create a warm harmony. Some times it happend to me that I selected a black color skin tones and it looks too cooler.
In this step also I added more details on t-shirt (some lines) because I thought that was so simple without it. Also I decided to change the eyes tones to green because the skin is already orange: I was looking contrast’s color.
Just an advice: In Photoshop go to “Image” and “Hue/saturation” or just press the botom “control+U" you can use the saturation option and make the color tone of skin more bright with intensity color sliding through the option to the right (check the gif below to understand what I mean). Also in this panel you can change the tone with the Hue option, as well sliding through to the left or right it let you change the whole layer color and experiment with another chromatic possibility.
Step 9. More details on hair and blending color on skin. Pacience and pacience is the key here!
Step 10. The hair was a messy with confuse lines so I decided to work more on it.
Step 11. So time ago I found a picture of a girl with had a red hair color, I thought that someday I am going to add this effects in one of my character and here was the perfect opportunity to make it.
Step 12. The hardest part to me. My speciallity is the character design and I used to created main characters more than background. This time I took the moodboard as an inspiration.
Step 13. More details on background
Step 14. I realized that mountain was too strong and it removed the protagonism of main character so I decided to reduce the opacity of layer.
Step 15. Finally is almost completed. I only add some details on background: branches of trees without leaves.
Here I am upload a .gif file that show the step by step the process work. I hope you like it.
Also, a picture of myself and my old mac book pro 2006. The warrior!
I really sorry if my english is so basic with many mistakes. Is not easy express myself in another language. I speak an write only in spanish and italian. I hope to improve my write-english skills with this step by step post. If you like my post and you want to support my art, upvote me or reesteemit. I really apreciate all your feedbacks and opinions. I can talk about a particual aspect in this creative process if you asked me.
Thank you so much to check my post and enjoy it. Also if you would like to see more of my work, follow me at instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abrahmatan/
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@mandelsage you made me laugh when you said that cartoonish character remember your sister and her "typical teenage-y bored, morose expression on her face..." jajajaja. Thank you so much for your comment I am sure it hep me to have a little bit of upvotes. I hope to improve my english skills. I really like your feedback, I think you are a charismatic person. Have a wonderful day my friend.
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This is really stunning again. You're a very good digital artist. I wish I could do the same ... but for now I can't. So I just am impressed by your skills. Keep on posting the good work.
Thank so much! I really appreciate your words!... You can do the same, came on! yuo only need time and inspiration to develot this skill! I hope to see your drawing and improvement soon! :)
What a beautiful and lovely portrait painting, @abrahmatan! :-D
You always have been seen my art! Thank you my friend! :)
You're welcome. To find people like you is why I'm in SteemIt in the first place! 😉
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Uao!!! Thank you! It help me a lot! :)
Brilliant stuff @abrahmatan! Such nice mix of colours and great to learn how you do it as well. Very detailed explanation of your work and that makes appreciating a piece of art easier. I always wonder how an artist thinks when i look at paintings, photographs or digital art. Thanks for providing the explanation. Very nice outcome. Love it.
Thank you so much! it is great receive your feedback. This post step by step it takes to me a lot time to explain, but it is a great exercise that help me to valorize the artwork and how was the process to reach it.
A beautiful illustration with a great step by step shots. I really enjoy looking at the picture getting closer and closer to the finished version.
Lovely and subdued background complements the pretty girl with voluminous hair very well :).
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Thanks you! :) it turnet out really well. I am going to post more work like this, as cartoonish and caricarized characters.
Woah! This is fantastic! I'm going to book mark this page for future reference, for when I get my digital drawing pad ^^ ... Beautiful!
Thank you. I am glad that you take it as a reference for future learnings. I hope to give more tips to improve in this kind of artwork.
Es un trabajo hermoso en realidad, me encanta la combinación de colores sobre todo en el cabello, le da un estilo único.
Muchas gracias @gineska que bueno que ha sido de tu agrado. No es el mejor trabajo pero seguro los que vienen seran mejores! Un fuerte abrazo para ti! Continua posteando articulos de interes para ilustradores, de verdad gustan mucho.
Es un trabajo hermoso, esperare con ansias el próximo, ademas aprendo con tus paso a paso. Significa mucho para mi que me lean, muchas gracias!
Gracias por tus bellas palabras! Seguro que si! espero que sigas disfrutando de el proceso de mis próximas ilustraciones. Yo te sigo de cerca asi nos seguimos inspirando mutuamente! Te parece? Una abrazo para ti!
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TrufflePigUao!!! thank you so! I really appreciate you honesty and ammability to help me and contribuite to have more reconizing of this post on steemit. Muchas gracias!
Me encantan tus trabajos espero ver pronto mucho mas de ti.
Muchas gracias! si claro! seguire posteando por esta via! gracias por seguir mi proceso como ilustrador!
Beautiful work:)
Thank you! :)
could you draw a monster? Message me in Discord (minnowpond.org).
Sure! I can. I dont know how to use Discord. Let me informate more how its works and I will contact you. Thanks
@aggroed send me again the invitation on discord. The link you sent me is not available.
Nice progress ^^
and i like how the hair looks like :)
even it makes me curious her bored expression in that ambient xD
Thank you :). Sincerely, the illustration came to life on its own. jejejeje! :)
hola! es impresionante la manera de realizar este dibujo apenas lo vi me gusto muchísimo tienes un gran talento que espero y sigas utilizando.... es bueno ver como haces el proceso pasa por paso y realmente es excelente ¡ Sigue Adelante! Me gusto mucho. Felicidades
Gracias por tu comentario! que fino recibir mensajes de alientos como el tuyo, me inspira a seguir trabajando y mostrando mas de lo que estoy haciendo! Un abrazo para ti! :)
Your step by step presentation is very well detailed <3 Nicely done ! The girl is pretty and I love how you put her together :> I like her hair a lot !!! Very nice post <3
Thank you so much! I am going to show more of my step by step process. :)
Me encantó la composición de colores, ¡felicitaciones!
Muchas gracias! Si de hecho me enfoco mucho en la combinación cromatica! la selección de los colores es todo un reto! Saludos!
Looks great! Nice work. And your English is just fine! My first language is English, but I speak basic Spanish as well.
Y a mi me pasa lo mismo tambien. A veces es dificil expresar ideas complejas en otro idioma!
Thank you my friend! I hope to improve my english skills and express myself better. A huge step is that you understand me jajajaja!
Gracias por tomarte la molestia en escribirme! Realmente lo valoro mucho! El mayor éxito para ti!
lol! Yes, that is a huge step. I only wish that more Americans like myself would learn to speak a foreign language. And it's no bother at all! I can't wait to see more of your drawings!
Sure my friend! You will see more of my drawing! :) Keep checking my account!