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    • ajillustrates
      ajillustrates last edited by

      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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      • Niels
        Niels @ajillustrates last edited by

        @ajillustrates

        That’s a great idea! Gives the whole scene an even great sense of tension.

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        • ajillustrates
          ajillustrates last edited by

          I've taken Quentin's boot off and flung it into the road.

          Fairy-Tale-Traveler_Rough-Sketch.jpg

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          • Valerie Light
            Valerie Light last edited by

            Wow! This is really wonderfully composed. Can't wait to see where you take it.

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            • ajillustrates
              ajillustrates last edited by

              Fairy-Tale-Traveler_Ink-Progress.jpg

              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.

              https://ajillustrates.com
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              • K.Flagg
                K.Flagg last edited by

                it looks awesome! I'm Jealous, I have not mastered making my digital inking match my traditional yet.

                K.Flagg

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                • lizardillo
                  lizardillo @ajillustrates last edited by

                  @ajillustrates what a difference moving a shoe does! The suspense and tension is way up the scale now!

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                  • ajillustrates
                    ajillustrates last edited by

                    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.
                    Boar.jpg

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                    • Sabrina Gosselin
                      Sabrina Gosselin @ajillustrates last edited by

                      @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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                      • ajillustrates
                        ajillustrates @Sabrina Gosselin last edited by

                        @Sabrina-Gosselin Thanks! I'm definitely going to be working on this one every chance I get 🙂

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                        • K.Flagg
                          K.Flagg @ajillustrates last edited by

                          @ajillustrates This will be a really nice portfolio piece. excellent inking!

                          K.Flagg

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                          • ajillustrates
                            ajillustrates @K.Flagg last edited by

                            @K-Flagg Thanks!

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                            • Tiffany Thomas
                              Tiffany Thomas @ajillustrates last edited by

                              @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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                              • ajillustrates
                                ajillustrates @Tiffany Thomas last edited by

                                @Tiffany-Thomas Thank you! I'm really loving the digital brush.

                                https://ajillustrates.com
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                                • ajillustrates
                                  ajillustrates last edited by

                                  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.

                                  Dark-Scout.jpg

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                                  • ajillustrates
                                    ajillustrates last edited by

                                    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.

                                    Quentin.jpg
                                    Fairy-Tale-Traveler_Final-Ink.jpg

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                                    https://www.instagram.com/aj.illustrates/

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                                    • jenithornhill
                                      jenithornhill last edited by

                                      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.

                                      Jennifer Thornhill
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                                      • ajillustrates
                                        ajillustrates @jenithornhill last edited by

                                        @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!

                                        https://ajillustrates.com
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