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MichaelDooney — Domino step by step
Published: 2013-04-15 18:52:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 3033; Favourites: 107; Downloads: 180
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Here are the basic steps I go through when doing these variant cover drawings. First, I rough out a pose very loosely in pencil (4b) I can usually tell at this stage if it is going to work or not...if I'm not sure, I'll erase and try again before I get in too deep. Second pass, since I am inking myself, I'll pencil things just tight enough so I know where I am going. Using various markers and brush markers (hello Jetpens.com!) I'll ink in all the line work and then erase the pencils. Now it's gray marker time (copic cool grays here). I do all of the gray tones and then fill in the solid blacks at the very end so they don't get grayed out or smudged in the process. Finally, I punch in some white details here and there with white gouache paint and a white gel pen. There you go, all my secrets revealed
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I like your stuff. It's pretty tight. You forgot the very first step of at least 5 years of practice.
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Thanks for sharing. It's always cool to see these steps
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Interesting to get a glance into how you work and see the piece take shape. And, once again, you did a fantastic job on this commission, I love it!
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What brand of white gel pen do you use? The ones I find always seem to let the under color bleed through.
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gelly roll. They sell them at Michael's, and Hobby Lobby type stores...I guess most folks use them for scrapbooking these days.
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