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Exactly as the title specifies. I was originally trying something pretty specific, but that failed spectacularly. Fortunately the picture itself came out pretty decent, so I'm okay with it. Just not what I had planned. x3
Drawn on a little 4x5 inch piece of left over bristolboard.
Drawn on a little 4x5 inch piece of left over bristolboard.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Vulpine (Other)
Size 414 x 515px
File Size 65.1 kB
Well, I'll see if I can give the quick version, as not to bore with excess details. x3
I'll assume we're talking about colouring, since drawing is pretty hard to explain, that you just sorta do :P Once I have the picture all drawn and inked up, I take a blue-grey colour and do a layer just for the shadows. This gives everything a 3D feeling and really helps liven the shading.
Then, I go over the whole picture in lighter, flat washes of the colours I plan on finishing with- in this case, a light yellowish orange colour for the orange, warm grey for the black, etc. With the shading already done underneat this, it starts to look like a coloured picture around this point, as it now has ligther, warmer and darker, cooler versions of the colours in place.
Then I start the pencil work- starting with the darks and moving onto the lights. So in this case, I started by going over the shadowed areas with a dark brown, then a little tuscan red to redden it up, then go over most of the picture in mineral orange to give it that foxy colour, and then in the lightest areas I give a very light touch of yellow.
For the black fur, I actually start with a dark blue in the darkest areas, and then go over the blue in dark brown, creating a blackish effect with subtle warm and cool tones, looks a bit nicer than just pure black :3
And... that's this picture in a nutshell I guess. x3 Hope that wasn't too much or too little!
I'll assume we're talking about colouring, since drawing is pretty hard to explain, that you just sorta do :P Once I have the picture all drawn and inked up, I take a blue-grey colour and do a layer just for the shadows. This gives everything a 3D feeling and really helps liven the shading.
Then, I go over the whole picture in lighter, flat washes of the colours I plan on finishing with- in this case, a light yellowish orange colour for the orange, warm grey for the black, etc. With the shading already done underneat this, it starts to look like a coloured picture around this point, as it now has ligther, warmer and darker, cooler versions of the colours in place.
Then I start the pencil work- starting with the darks and moving onto the lights. So in this case, I started by going over the shadowed areas with a dark brown, then a little tuscan red to redden it up, then go over most of the picture in mineral orange to give it that foxy colour, and then in the lightest areas I give a very light touch of yellow.
For the black fur, I actually start with a dark blue in the darkest areas, and then go over the blue in dark brown, creating a blackish effect with subtle warm and cool tones, looks a bit nicer than just pure black :3
And... that's this picture in a nutshell I guess. x3 Hope that wasn't too much or too little!
Hrm, well I can think of a few general tips... too much realism can make anthro expressions tricky, so watch for that. A little cartoony-ness goes a long way, my own style has a fair bit o fit. Ears are just as important to the expression as eyes and mouth, on an anthro of most species. Pay attention to them- up for happy or excited, down for sad or depressed, flat for angry or annoyed. Eyes are obviously important, they should never be opened fully unless something surprising or scary is going on, otherwise some eyelid looks a lot more natural- the less eye is showing the more perverted the expression will become. xD
Just pay attention to how all these things work in concert and you'll have no troubles, methinks.
Just pay attention to how all these things work in concert and you'll have no troubles, methinks.
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