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Published: 2013-11-10 00:00:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 11121; Favourites: 759; Downloads: 124
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Tools: Intuos 5 medium, Photoshop CS5Time: ~45 hrs
Final:
Happy to answer any questions C:
Q: Holy cow, 45 hrs!
A: This one took especially long, mostly because I had to do a lot of clothes research and make up all those designs. I made many many versions with slightly different colors/compositions to compare against in order to find the best one (and also for the lighting, color, highlights, etc.) The painting part wasn't actually the most time consuming.
Q: How many layers did you use? I'm wondering cause you painted and detailed the face and hair first how did you get to the clothing underneath the hair?
A: I made a lot of layers for this pic, maybe like 40~? not because I separated all objects by layer (eg. shoulder, clip), but more because I was a bit obsessive about the composition and I had to make a ton of layers with the different versions to figure out the one I liked best. Generally, when I make new layers, it's when I'm adding something experimental or highlights in the midst of drawing. I don't specifically make something labelled hair, or clothing, and draw them on different layers. Every layer I have will have parts of paint here and there/all over the canvas. I usually merge all (then make more) several times during the painting process. I painted the clothing on top of the hair layer. (It only looks like it's underneath because of the shadowing and more painting I did.)
Q: How do you make the whole drawing so light or reflect the light from the cage to his face?
A: I paint on a combination of layers - usually Overlay and multiply. I fill out both light and dark parts around the same time, and I usually darken surrounding areas first because I wait until the end to do the really bright highlights so the image doesn't get overexposed. Overlay tends to decrease the values range of your artwork. I also make Adjustment Layers on Curves/Levels and edit those. Additionally, I have to adjust for my screen. My drawing screen is a really old one and leans towards overly bright and vibrant with a red tint, so near the end, I'll open the artwork on another computer and make final adjustments (which almost always include brightening and making it more vibrant) to match what I intended it to look like.
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got to the end of the gif and all that came out of my mouth was "holy sh*t!!"
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Oh wow, these drawings are amazing and I enjoy watching all of the artwork progress each time! Great work!!
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Ah~ your technique kills my heart 
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Ahhh I believe overpainting is when you use another thing as base, such as a photo or another artwork, like for matte paintings. This was done with no base. While I do paint over my sketch/lines, I think this is just traditional painting technique xD
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ah, I see . Thank you . Keep up the great works 
I'm always looking for to seeing your works
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This is so beautiful and the way it was lightened was just well i cant say its that good
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Very 3D work here. Wonderful use of color and composition. And the use of light feels very balanced. It is appealing to the eyes.Β
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I'm happy you think so! Thank you!
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i have a question how do you make the whole drawing so light or reflect the light from the cage to his face ?
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I paint on a combination of layers - Overlay, darken surrounding areas, then I make Adjustment Layers on Curves/Levels. My drawing screen is a really old one and tends to be overly bright and vibrant, so near the end, I'll open the artwork on another computer and make final adjustments (which almost always include brightening and making it more vibrant to match what I intended.)
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so you just go from dark to lightest ? do you use alot of yellow ?
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Ahh what do you mean? Are you talking about the colors I use? I fill out both light and dark parts on my images around the same time, but I usually wait until the end to do the highlights, otherwise, it would end up being overexposed.
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oh i see that helps alot thank you so muchΒ
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I love to see the process. :3
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yeah XD; this one took so long, mostly because I had to do a lot of clothing research and make up all those designs. I made many many versions with slightly different colors/compositions to compare against and find the best one. I usually don't do this much extensive... OCDing
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I couldn't have stayed for 45h on the same artwork for sure... You've got a lot of patience and creativity
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Ahh thank you! It's something I wouldn't have been able to do when I first started out either. Had to train myself for it. I tended to leave things unfinished (forever) if I had to spend more than one sitting on it.
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Yeah, me too! Hopefully I'll be like you one day
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woow, thank Β you so much! Loved this piece, so it's very enlightening to see how the process went! I'll be sure to question you further in how... as soon as I figure out where to start haha
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hahaha XD take your time. Thank you very much!
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How many layers did you use for this picture? I'm wondering cause you painted and detailed the face and hair first how did you get to the clothing underneath the hair?
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I made a lot of layers for this pic, maybe like 40~? not because I separated all objects by layer (eg. shoulder, clip), but more because I was a bit obsessive about the composition and I had to make many many versions so I could compare them and figure out the one I liked best. Generally, when I make new layers, it's when I'm adding something experimental or highlights in the midst of drawing. I don't specifically make something labelled hair, or clothing, and draw them on different layers. Every layer I have will have parts of paint here and there/all over the canvas. I usually merge all (then make more) several times during the painting process.
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My jaw just dropped at the sheer beauty and complexit of the piece.
I don't know how you do it but don't ever stop.Β
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thank you so much, I'm glad my time and effort pulled through!
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Oh, it most certainly has.
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45 hourssss. You have such an amazing patience. ;o;
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This one took especially long, mostly because I had to do a lot of clothes research and none of the designs were set, so I had to do multiple versions of the same composition and compare lighting, color, highlights, etc. The painting part wasn't the most time consuming.
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I cannot express how lovely it is to see something go from concept to finished piece, especially when it's your painting omg. <3
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No problem! *watches it again all secretive like.* <3
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How do you come up with the embroidery designs? I always have trouble with those
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Ahh I googled the band Versailles? or something for inspiration +v+
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Oh haha nice XD
Say I have question..Β For a drawing that is about a half body shot that nearly takes up the picture and is supposed to represent hope, what kind of a background would you use? I can't really do much of a scenery because I do not think there is enough space, so I was just curious as to what you would do.
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Ahh, I can't really say unless I'm shown the pic? take a big deal, but usually hope is represented by something bright, so I'd say dark bg with a bright center light. Of course, I did do a pic called Hope, which I did no bg for at all xD
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Oh ok. Makes sense: hope=light
Hmm.. Then could I note you a sketch of it then?
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sorry wow I'm multitasking so apologies for the weird phrase typo "take a big deal"
Ahh sure, but I won't be available for the next two days. Make sure your sketch has colors because I wouldn't be able to to tell you anything unless I see the other colors.
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