Fairy Tale Full Page Illustration WIP
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Thanks everyone for your feedback on the thumbnails! I processed all that tonight into the rough sketch:
Next step is digital ink, which should be an interesting first time experience
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After sleeping on it, I realize that the way I've designed the image and drawn the characters, that I obviously need to take Quentin's boot off his outstretched foot and put it in the road for the boar to be sniffing. I'll make that alteration this evening.
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That’s a great idea! Gives the whole scene an even great sense of tension.
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I've taken Quentin's boot off and flung it into the road.
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Wow! This is really wonderfully composed. Can't wait to see where you take it.
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I just wanted share this process shot because I'm excited. Part of the reason why I put off creating most of my illustration work digitially was because I was worried that it would make my process look too clean. But after getting comfortable with my new pen display and referencing/matching with the linework of some of my handdrawn pieces, I was able to dial the Classic Cartoonist brush in Photoshop to match my Pentel Pocketbrush! The only downside so far is that it's a slower process for me than just putting the ink on paper, but I'm thinking that will improve in time.
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it looks awesome! I'm Jealous, I have not mastered making my digital inking match my traditional yet.
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@ajillustrates what a difference moving a shoe does! The suspense and tension is way up the scale now!
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I've been mostly focused on CBPro the last couple weeks, but I was able to grab a few hours this weekend to finish the inking of the boar.
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@ajillustrates I am LOVING your linework! It really does look like you did it with the Pentel pocket brush as you mentioned earlier! Good luck with CBPro, but I do hope to see more of this illustration! It's awesome
Sabrina Gosselin
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@Sabrina-Gosselin Thanks! I'm definitely going to be working on this one every chance I get
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@ajillustrates This will be a really nice portfolio piece. excellent inking!
K.Flagg
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@K-Flagg Thanks!
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@ajillustrates It's looking soooooo good!!!! Can't wait to see it completed and the digital brush is perfect it looks so much like a traditional pen...very cool!!!!
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@Tiffany-Thomas Thank you! I'm really loving the digital brush.
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Finally able to hack through work and life and get back to this. The Dark Scout has taken shape! He was incredibly fun to draw, mixing axolotl with dragon with corrupt prison guard.
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I’ve completed the digital ink for my Land of the Dead piece with Quentin, our hero searching for his risen and abducted family with the help of Barnabas, a pessimistic raven who traded his sight for the ability to see visions of the future. I’m really loving coming up with the story behind these characters while drawing. Now I can move on to colors, freeing up drawing time for Inktober.
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This is coming out really good. The boy is getting a little lost because of the detail in his coat and the detail in the rocks. I think if you make the rock smoother, or the coat have less detail it will really make him stand out. This could be completely irrelevant though if you plan to paint the coat a bright color.
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@jenithornhill Good words of caution. I'm planning on having him stand out through color and contrast, but if he needs an extra nudge, I'll dial back some of the surrounding texture. Thanks!
