Painting David Bowie from Space Oddity | Step-by-Step
For this illustration I studied the photography of the music video: Space Oddity. Since it is one of my favorite songs, I tried to recreate one of the frames, personally for study purposes. The method is based mostly on oil or gouache painting. Take a look on how I did it below:
Step 1: Sketch
This time I created a basic sketch in blue, with a few lines just to locate the basic elements.
Step 2: Black and first flat colors.
Changed the background to black and started making the first patches of paint on the head and arms with flat colors and a textured brush. In procreate, is called the Nikko Rul Brush.
Step 3: Colorizing skin and solid lines
With a softer brush, added red and oranges to the skin, smudging and blurring between colors to create the volume game. Also added solid lines for the eyes, hair and other feautures.
Step 4: More Volume and Textures
First repeated step 2 and 3 in the shirt and guitar. Kept voluminizing the hair, added more solid lines.
Step 5: More Lightning and details
Repeated colorization as stated in step 3 for the shirt and guitar, then added lightning and a Space Oddity Lettering as a final touch.
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Great work, @gabeecm! Very beautiful! :-)
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Nice! Thank you!
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David Bowie <3. You painted a great picture of him, and I also like watching the video of how you worked. Nicely done, Gabee! :D
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
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It's nice to see the video of how you worked. I like the final picture :) And the music as well :)
thank you! i'm glad that you like it!
Gorgeous ! I love Bowie and you captured him so well <3 The video showcases your process so nicely, also <3 Love your arts, @gabeecm <3 <3 <3
David Bowie is awesome! Is great to know that you like it, Makes me happy ❤️❤️❤️
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Hello @gabeecm, thank you for sharing this creative work! We just stopped by to say that you've been upvoted by the @creativecrypto magazine. The Creative Crypto is all about art on the blockchain and learning from creatives like you. Looking forward to crossing paths again soon. Steem on!
Awesome! Thank you very much!
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Awesome! Thank you very much!
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