Wanted to draw a Lucario = ✔
Wanted to try lineless again = ✔
Wanted to express that I do not condone pokéballs = almost missed but ✔ or rather ❌
Finally pleased with how a lineless mouth came out = ✔
Wanted to try lineless again = ✔
Wanted to express that I do not condone pokéballs = almost missed but ✔ or rather ❌
Finally pleased with how a lineless mouth came out = ✔
The setup: such that I might be able to replicate this again.
Sketch on sketchy layer(s)
-block out muzzle shape, refine mouth later
-don't be afraid to erase, zoom in, and re-work errors
-zoom out every once in a while to make sure it looks right, detail work causes tunnel-vision
New layer for outline
-open areas between arms are also outlined, but nothing else
New layer to fill-in outline as base for colors and shading
-main colors first
-main shadows second
-THEN detail colors
-HOW DID ANTI-ALIASING GET TURNED ON FOR BUCKET AGAIN?????
New layers for shading
-shadow layer set to multiply
-highlight layer set to add
-highlight layer above shadow
New layer for shading palette
-5 levels of middle brightness, no extremes but very distinct, use about 4/5ths of the total range
-slight tan hue, pure grey rarely looks right
-save the brightest highlights and darkest shadows for... essentially lines
Confirm that it still looks good with the outline removed
Done
Category Artwork (Digital) / Pokemon
Species Pokemon
Size 1430 x 1440px
File Size 763.9 kB
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