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Pachycrocuta In reply to Everwho [2011-12-09 15:59:22 +0000 UTC]

Whoa. I hadn't thought this was done in traditional media. You don't happen to have created any tutorials about how you work with Copics and colored pencils combined, by any chance?

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Everwho In reply to Pachycrocuta [2011-12-09 20:21:46 +0000 UTC]

No, but there's not much to tell. Unlike some of the more "superhero" pics I've done for Mutants & Masterminds, this was actually drawn by hand from start to finish, with the exception of the addition of clouds and other details via Photoshop. Basically, I start with a pencil sketch, which I lightly erase with a kneaded eraser to great a "ghost image" that I can work over. Then I start drawing the whole thing with Copics. Once that step is done, I start the cleanup process with black and color Micron pens and then start adding textures and details with colored pencil. The buildings in the background, for instance, were pretty much just flat blocks of color before I came in and drew in all the lines with the colored pencils. You have to do all the marker work first because the alcohol-based ink will smear the Micron ink and won't lay down over the colored pencil. So that has to be your base layer and the others have to go on top of the markers. The pencils really need to be last because nothing with go on top of them once they're down. The white outline around the central figures, highlights on the sone and the shiny "wet spots" on the Lovecraftian monster was done with a brush using opaque Copic ink. The final stage is the digital enhancement in Photoshop, which, for this pic, was the addition of clouds and splash effects and the blurring of the far background (the lighthouse) in order to create atmospheric perspective, along with the standard color correction that always has to be done. I've never been able to create a realistic-looking cloud with markers. They just aren't designed for that kind of randomness. For those, I rely on Photoshop brushes.

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Pachycrocuta In reply to Everwho [2011-12-10 00:50:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I did a run through your gallery looking at lighting/composition before checking email today, so I apologize for asking twice about basically the same stuff.

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Everwho In reply to Pachycrocuta [2011-12-10 08:16:29 +0000 UTC]

No problem. In all honestly, lighting is one of my weak areas. If you want to see someone who handles serious lighting, check out Lorraine Schleter [link] She's actually the other artist (besides myself) with full work in Children of Wyrms. I'm envious of her skills with dramatic lighting.

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Pachycrocuta In reply to Everwho [2011-12-12 21:25:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for pointing me at her work, she's amazing!

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Everwho In reply to Pachycrocuta [2011-12-13 20:28:46 +0000 UTC]

And a real sweetheart, too. I'm really looking forward to showing off the work she did for Children of Wyrms.

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