Sailor Venus Making Of

Hello everybody ^__^

Today i have some new intermediate stages ready for you of Sailor Vensu from
my Sailor Moon Fanart Series ;)

On the left side you can see the sketch. It is more worked out like i do usually,
but i tried to dive deeper into the volumes and shadows to see if the overall 

composition looks nice.  Then i worked with my light table to trace it onto
my Canson Montval Watercolor Paper. 

Here i put more contrast in certrain areas where lines come together!

it looks more realistic in the end and provides a better foundation for the

coloring. At the right side you can see the finished lineart. ^^

Now i'm ready to color. I usually begin with the skin because it's the easiest for
me and lets me get a deaper connection to the figure and the whole coloration.

Here you can see how i drew her hair. The Orange and the yellow give a nice
combination. It reminds me a bit of fire when i look at it. oO
I spare out highlights in certain areas. For the small or thin areas i use my
Dr. PH Martin Pen White later on, it is well covering and can be used like
ink. I love it ;)

While coloring i always concentrate on the color scheme. When you work on
one painting the whole time it can happen that you don't see mistakes any
more and loose the feeling what looks right or wrong. So it's also important to
take breaks to get your mind fresh and clear. :o

(For the eyes i have made some extra shots which will be uploaded in my
Eyes-Tutorial next week!!)  >_<'

Here you can see the last steps. The background was added 

with crayons, some retouching with pen white and setting additional

contrast in certain areas.

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Juni Aceo Card Commission

 Hi friends,

Today i have some photos of me painting 

an aceo card commission of my characters

Juni, Sho (ur), Erik (mr) and Verdun (br)

of my manga "Sometimes she's the Light" ;)

 

here some steps while painting ^_____^'

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ACEO Card - making off

This evening, i have another little tutorial for. I made this comission

ACEO Card for -Suika_ from www.animexx.de.

First, i made a sketch of the scene setting on normal copy paper.

Secondly i do the sketch on watercolorpaper with Faber Castell pecil

Thirdly, inking the lines with burnt sienna ink from Rohrer  & Klingner.

I erase the pencil lines and then i begin

to color the lines.

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Goodbye summer - making of

Hello friends,

Today i have some intermediate steps for Aitheria my 

OC of the "Goodbye Summer" Theme.

 

This is the sketch of the illustration. I made it on normal copy paper with HB pencil cause 

later on i will use my light table to get a clean version of it. ^_^

This is the part where i .partially inked the whole character with Rohrer & Klingner

burnt Sienna Ink on Canson Montval Watercolor Paper.

I descided that the main concentration should be on the violin and the play with the

leaves so i choose a very high contrast to the character. :D

At last i have a little trick for you. Sometimes i work with the good old salt

on the areas wich are still wet to get nice color flows in the background.

The salt i use here is simple Effect Salt. You can get it in an average 

Drawing Shop.

After drying it should look like this. It is a very easy and nice

technique so just give it a try on your comming projects. ;)

Have fun

Nashi

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Sailor Jupiter Intermediate Stages

Hi friends,

i have some new intermediate stages for you of my Sailor Jupiter Fanart ^____^'
If you want more details you can visit my Sailor Merkur and Sailor Mars Blog entry ;)

On the left you can see the sketch done with HB Farbercastell Pencils. Then i used my light tableto trace it.

Here you can see the final inked version of my Sailor Jupiter. I used colored Rohrer & Klingner Ink ;)

some little steps of the coloration so you can see how the unfinished work looks at this stage.

the coloration and the shading is done so i can concentrate on the background now.

here you can see me adding some crayon and smurge it with a piece of kleenex.

You can view the full sized image of Sailor Jupiter here ;)

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sketch inking

hoho, who's next?
You will see it tomorrow on friday ^__^

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Nadja 3

 

Hmm, i think Nadja is very sexy on this illustration.

I love the color of her skirt.

Nadja 2

Step 2 of Nadja from my manga

The lines are finally finished ;)
Nadja is one of the main characters of my manga and is one of the best friends of Juni. She is very girlish and always looks out for the boys >_>

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Nadja

In the next days, i will upload this Nadja illustration on devianart.
I'm inking with burnt sienna on Canson paper right now. ;)