The Pet Store Mishap - Illustration process

in #art7 years ago

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This is an illustration I did in my spare time and this is how I usually work. For those wondering this was done in an app called Procreate on the iPad.
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I start with a pencil tool. and I start doodling. I thought this guy looked funny because his head is part of the same shape as his body, usually I draw them separately.
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I drew him reacting to something so I started to wonder what he might be reacting to. Maybe his friend was being attached by something. SO I sketched in an octopus. I also realized that there had to be a reason there was an octopus on him and so I put an aquarium behind the two guys. I also gave them the same shirt and name tags. Maybe they are employees there.
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Now I start drawing the ink lines. This is is where things speed up. Getting the idea and sketch right takes some time, but now I can just go with the flow.
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Now I'm blocking in Color. Procreate makes this super easy just by dragging color into open spaces as long as they are enclosed by ink lines.
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Now I add shadows and details. I also added things to the aquarium. I try not to add to many colors or details to the aquarium. If I colored all the fish differently or something it might draw the viewer's attention to the background and away from the main characters.
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Added more details and now it's finished.

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Excellent post! Thank you for sharing.

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