INKTOBER #2

Fantastic day today at Wicked cafe with a bunch of awesome people!!!
Here we go! The second drawing for the challenge... hope I can keep up with this consistently .

Cheers!

INKTOBER #1

Following Jake Parker's example. This year I am gonna tackle one of those stories I've had in my drawer for a while. The idea went through different stages of undo, redo, this is not working, I'm overthinking. But now at least I have something to go with. Enjoy!

Post Apocalyptic survivor

This drawing came out of nowhere. I just wanted to experiment with the classic coloring technique:
Flats - Multiply Layer for shadows - Add Layer and Add Glow layer for highlights.

Tip: when you set a color for your multiply layer, don't choose grey, you can shift towards warm or cool, by giving it a reddish or bluish tint. For example this guy looks like he is in a hot place, or sometimes during sunset because the shadows are red. 

You can also try to first color in shadow, and then carve the light out with an add layer. That way your flats become the ambient light in the shade, while the Add Layer becomes your light (and light color.)

reaching 300 likes on facebook page :) - Merfolk gathering Elemental Mana

Too bad the facebook page does not exist anymore. I left social media a while ago, and to be honest, I don't miss it. 

In this painting I had fun duplicating the shadow and setting it a negative color.  This created a complementary bounce lighting on the arm, or even a sense of subsurface scattering.

Mage Girl

I absolutely love this little mage. Something about the blue cloth and the glowing symbol on her head make me want to explore her story. 

sneak peek #2 Eep and the sands of illusion

A sneak peek at an illustration in progress. I love this stage of a picture. The pencil already sells the idea, and inking almost becomes a formality. 

The sands of illusion flow around Eep, while his body double melts back into it. The sorcerer with the Triarchon is not done with our hero yet.

Mako - cute fantasy pet

This little creature was spawned by the Triarkon - the Arkon of creation. He is like a hedgehog and a chipmunk all rolled into one.