@fmb I’m so happy to hear that! Good luck ❤️❤️❤️

@Heather-Boyd Thanks Heather! Really appreciate your feedback. Yeah I'm having fun with stuff like rim lighting; it's not perfect and I'm a bit inconsistent with it, but to paraphrase the SVS guys, it's okay to do what works even if it's not exactly right 🙂

Pentel Pocket brush pen is a favorite among many artists due to its durable nylon brush tip, which offers excellent flexibility and control. It produces smooth and consistent lines, making it great for both beginners and professionals.

Hi guys!

I m currently working on a step to step timelapse video for my followers on IG ,
regarding the stages I go through when making a digital illustration.

I upload a step every day ,and I answer questions regarding that step.
Figured I d share this here if anyone is interested to see another approach to art , and also to get feedback and critiques.

Here is the first four steps I made , rough concept-sketch-inks-colour blocked.
If you have any questions, feel free to share!

Cheers!
G-Chris

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@Braden-Hallett yes, by “correct” I mean either erase and redraw or touch the line up itself. You use higher powered programs than I do- something for me to shoot for in the future.

I did BOTH courses earlier this year. Back then I thought HTI 2.0 is a second part, so I nailed the first one beforehand and honestly, they kinda complement each other?

2.0 has much more knowledge pumped into it. There are more videos, excersises and it appears more professional overall, however, doing one right after the other, I've noticed that 1.0 touches on some subjects that 2.0 doesn't. I don't remember what it was exactly, but I remember something was missing.

There is also the pdf file with drawings to ink over. 2.0 has less drawings to ink, the choice of drawings is much better though. Some of the drawings included in the 1.0 weren't really teaching you that much, you know? In the 2.0 pdf, you'll find drawings that are much more versatile in terms of linework which is much better to learn from. HOWEVER, the pdf for How To Ink 2.0 has only one version of each drawing, while 1.0 had a couple versions of each one. Finished outline, loose sketch version, stuff like that. I really missed it in the 2.0 since inking over a loose sketch is SOOO much different than just tracing the finished linework which are offered to you in the 2.0.

If you can afford it, I kinda feel like doing both would be the most beneficial since those offer slightly different experienes and cover a few different things. If you can go for only one, 2.0 should be the option though.

Inking practice - not quite in control of brush pen yet 😬0_1537488181289_75817A5E-8892-43AA-A743-6B8D42DE374F.jpeg

Hi, I like the drawing in the sense that you have nice line work and shapes but from a composition standpoint I'm not sure what the story is because the girl seems to just be standing there looking into the sky. Is the monster dangerous? If yes then the sheep would be very noisy and active and that would make the girl take notice. Right now it looks like they are waiting for something to happen but I would consider drawing the moment when something is happening

Actually you ain’t half bad. Watch jakes inking video. First pay attention to line weight. There’s loads of different ways of approaching that. Jake favours heavier lines where the shadow is. Some people in manga style have a darker line around the outside of the characters or main features to break things up. After that look at rendering if you want to. You could go strict black and white and really block out where you want the darks to be. I think it’s harder to do that than cross hatching, even though cross hatching is a longer process. With cross hatching you build up the shading.

But whatever, that’s the point of Inktober. It’s the usual story of volume is what is important, just do it. 31 images later you’ll see you’re own improvement.

Last thing that is useful is to look at black and white art you admire and see if you can replicate the style and technique for your own drawing. Kinda fan art, but it’s only the technique yiu are being a fan of. Try it out, and if you like it then keep it and add another bit of technique from somewhere else.