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Anonymous asked:

Thanks for the tips before! So, a more specific question would be...How do you distribute the layers? Do you use a different layer for each color or shade? What about the lineart?

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  1. Sketch layer: The time to ‘go loose’! Deciding my character pose, perspective, attire, rough BG (if any)
  2. Lineart layer: Correcting the sketch, such as anatomy, details. I need to be careful with this one since after I start painting, it’s difficult to go back and make big changes lol
  3. Coloring: Each ‘part’ gets its own layer here, sorted into one Color group. Around this time I also decide where the light source is coming from (in this example it comes from right), so I know where the dark and light parts go
  4. Coloring 2: Finishing up the color. I start from skin, facial features, and hair, then move onto other parts like the clothes.
  5. Shadow layer: I paint on extra shadow layer for emphasis. It’s kind of like if you look at your hand now, you can see the form of bones or knuckles, from lighter and darker skin areas. But if I hover my hand over the other, it will cast an additional shadow.
  6. Apply Shadow: Putting it on top to see how it looks. Normally I just paint it with the color layer on since it’s faster XD
  7. Rimlight layer: I like this step for some reason?! Makes the character stand out.
  8. Mood, Texture: I add extra layers if I want to apply additional color or texture filters
  9. Effects, BG: More layers for effects that go on top of the entire picture, and for simple BGs that go below the picture. Sometimes I work with the BG before the coloring stage to set a color mood

Hope this helps. Some artists might only work on 1 layer, or work in different steps, but do whatever works for you :D 

Oct 1 2016 | 106 notes

Anonymous asked:

So that last drawing made me curious about Trails of Cold Steel. What is it about and what type of game is it? That is assuming you played it and aren't doing it as a request or commission.

Hi there!

Trails of Cold Steel 1 and 2 (and soon to be 3) are JRPGs under the ongoing ‘The Legend of Heroes’ series flag (not unlike the Tales series or FF series having different numerical entries). I have not played the rest of the entries so I can’t really comment on what the overarching story arc is going for.

You control the lead character Rean, who is enrolled in Thors Military Academy, under the special ‘Class VII’. The game touches on topics like the effects of war, social class discrimination, politics, etc + mixing it up with fantasy and technological elements. By the end of CS1 things get pretty epic lol

Each chapter follows a similar format, where you can choose to explore the area, battle monsters, take on side-quests, do activities like fishing, and when you’re ready you can move on in the main story. There’s a ‘social-link’ aspect where you are are given time to bond with your classmates and other important NPCs as well. Unlike Persona there’s no strict time limit for each activity. 

Gameplay wise, you form a squad of 4 from your current party members to bring into battle. Enemies are encountered on an open world, and the encounters themselves are in a controlled battle space. Battles are turn based, but your attacks and actions can ‘delay’ turns. You can form ‘links’ with a fellow party member to do follow-up attacks and other benefits. Each character also gets a special move. Characters can learn skills and amplify their powers by equipping ‘Orbs’. 

All in all, if you’re already into JRPGs, this will be quite a good meaty additional to your games library. Hope this helps :D

Sep 30 2016 | 11 notes

Anonymous asked:

Question! How did you learn to draw digital? And if you don't mind giving some tips or tricks >>

Hey there!

I started on digital art when I was introduced to Oekaki boards by school friends. I used the mouse to do a lot of pixel artwork, and then moved on to trying out the brush tools in PaintBBS. It was a lot of trial and error and getting used to a new interface from paper, I remember feeling so weird how I had to look up at a bright digital screen while my physical hand was moving on a tiny mousepad orz

Only when I enrolled to an animation/media course, did I get exposed to stuff like anatomy, composition, lighting, filters, colors, etc., as well as so many types of software and drawing tools!!! Even now after graduation, I’m still continually putting to practice what I’ve learnt and trying to study more on my own (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و 

Tips + Tricks in general

  • Pose practice A fun and simple exercise to do whether digital or traditional. You can get many poses from photos, movie posters, 3d models/figmas, etc. Draw your favorite characters doing anything :D IT builds confidence in your line strokes, you get to experiment with movement and anatomy, and it scratches the art itch quickly lol
  • Tell a story in your picture This can make an artwork more interesting if the character’s personality can shine through, even with props. Ex. Character sitting down - How many ways can the character sit? If you know the personality, it could already affect how he poses himself on the chair - casual, straight-backed? What about the type of chair? A normal wooden chair, a throne? Things like color and lighting will set the mood here too
  • Favorite Tools The software and tools it comes with can be important too, to be comfortable while drawing. I use Photoshop because I can work with many brush options, layers, and filters. Artists will have their own favourite to work with that offers the best options they need
  • Build your Artwork I find it easier to work in steps when creating an artwork. Research > Rough sketch > Lineart > Color > Lighting/Filter. Ex. Sketching to set up my scene composition and do rough poses so I know where a character is. Lineart is used to refine the character details after. I take each step to improve on a little bit of the artwork until I’m happy with it :)

Actually I could keep writing on and on but feel free to ask something more specific XD Of course, to everyone, feel free to share your own tips too~

Sep 28 2016 | 47 notes
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Sep 27 2016 | 243 notes