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Hit the download for this! It's probably too long and small for conventional Deviantart Viewing.

Did this in response to FirmTub 's comment - comments.deviantart.com/1/4258…

I've never done a proper step-by-step before, so thought it might be interesting for some. As you can see, everything is hand drawn, then the process of digitally inking and colouring is the reason my stuff looks the way it does. I don't go out my way to replicate anyone, I don't trace models or other peoples stuff. The trick too drawing well is practice, and being critical of your own work enough to amend mistakes. Which my work is rife with by the way. I'm trying to distance myself from the Magnola comparisons by a playing around with some different techniques, but I guess that will follow me around while I use flat colour and blacks.

I've always been a bit wary of telling people exactly how I work, but now I'm trying to push it further, I see no harm in going through the very base technique at least. This is also the culmination of about 7 years of trial and error by the way, it was a fucking mess to begin with.

Maybe I'll do a video when I have the appropriate equipment one day.

There is a inked version available for download as well, if anyone fancies colouring their own Ninja, feel free to do what you want with it, just credit me for the inks if you post it online.

Anyway, hope its informative for those that have been asking about how I go about illustrating!

- DM

Description
Hit the download for this! It's probably too long and small for conventional Deviantart Viewing.

Did this in response to FirmTub 's comment - comments.deviantart.com/1/4258…

I've never done a proper step-by-step before, so thought it might be interesting for some. As you can see, everything is hand drawn, then the process of digitally inking and colouring is the reason my stuff looks the way it does. I don't go out my way to replicate anyone, I don't trace models or other peoples stuff. The trick too drawing well is practice, and being critical of your own work enough to amend mistakes. Which my work is rife with by the way. I'm trying to distance myself from the Magnola comparisons by a playing around with some different techniques, but I guess that will follow me around while I use flat colour and blacks.

I've always been a bit wary of telling people exactly how I work, but now I'm trying to push it further, I see no harm in going through the very base technique at least. This is also the culmination of about 7 years of trial and error by the way, it was a fucking mess to begin with.

Maybe I'll do a video when I have the appropriate equipment one day.

There is a inked version available for download as well, if anyone fancies colouring their own Ninja, feel free to do what you want with it, just credit me for the inks if you post it online.

Anyway, hope its informative for those that have been asking about how I go about illustrating!

- DM