Instructions: use the arrow keys, space bar, or click to navigate. To skip all the steps and go straight to the completed drawing, press the s key. Art: me, done in Scratch paint editor. Music: Surfin USA, by the Beach Boys. Code: Me, for once! Font in thumbnail: @FontGod (font is Bauhaus). Hello there! Below is a description of an art process, it's not a tutorial. I tried (and probably failed) to make it seem like I know what I'm doing, but I really don't... ~ The prep part of my process is confusing, inconsistent, and doesn't have a big impact on the following steps, so we're just going to start with the lineart :) 1. Black/dark lineart. Always my first step (I just used black today). I do this in vector, as its easier to adjust the lines in case I mess up. The thickness of the lines vary on the drawing. My normal range is from two to four, although I do experiment sometimes. I chose two for this piece. (A lot of experienced artists consider black lineart a sin, but I forget and don't really care anyways). 2. Colored lineart. It's the exact same thing, except not in black (or dark color, when I do that). I do this mainly for features found on skin and eyes (such as freckles, irises, or lekku patterns) that I don't want to stand out as much. 3. Vector touchups. I make the black lineart the front layer, to avoid complications after converting to bitmap. I also look for small mistakes that can be modified easier in vector. 4. Convert to bitmap! This step is self-explanatory... not to mention boring. Enjoy the lazy design created in PicCollage (background from the web, text is Roboto). 5. Bitmap touchups. I made the tail-things longer. I waited to do this until AFTER I converted to bitmap, because the process is easier in this form. 6. Base colors. I use the fill tool in bitmap. This is just a very basic color scheme. It doesn't necessarily determine the specific palette of the piece. 7. Add background. While it won't make much of a difference in this piece, I add the background before shading, as it can be my base reference for shading and highlighting. I went with fuchsia and dark blue to make it seem space-y. 8. Basic shading. I draw and fill in larger blocks of color, that I will then partially cover with more intricate shading. 9. Intricate shading. The final step! I added both shading and some small highlights to finish the piece off. 10. Well, that happened. Thanks for bothering to read this far! I didn't really NEED to make a thumbnail, but I did need the design practice :P Purrgils are pretty much space whales. They're from Star Wars Rebels, and I take no credit for the design of the species. I'm very attached to them for some reason. Sharing projects two days in a row... I was actually working on this one during the same time frame as the previous one, so it makes sense.
