Art Book #3

hello

it's me

I'll be posting in this book from now on! expect sketches, art, commissions, trades and so on woo,,

if you're new, i'd like to say right off the bat - sorry in advance.

if you're a veteran, welcome back - sorry in advance lmao

here's my progress for the cover. feat. Rune hehe

1) sketch

doesn't have to be perfect :0

2) lineart

you can use any tool, sometimes i use the sketch tool or the pen one its depends on the effect im going for

3) flat colour

colour that bi - ct - h (if you get that reference we're- i'm. speechless ily)

4) details/shading/lighting

detail in scales, fur, or anything else - have at thee.,,, sometimes for shading I use dark purple then change the opacity, and sometimes i duplicate the colour layer + erase to have that sexey multi-colour shading. This time I just shaded slightly while adding details :0

5) lighting

only sometimes, if you want to have a harsh contrast or amplify shiny stuff idk

6) background

complicated or uncomplicated its up to youuuu ( i kind of did some of it in the lighting part ghh)

9) clipping

use a clipping layer and colour the lineart (yes i changed the first part at the last second pftt)

and before you bite my head of i did skip No. 7 and 8, but i want you to figure out why ;)

then that's it! this chapter was longer than intended oops

EDIT: Rune, originally Cobra (the yellow SandWing on the previous art book covers) has developed so much in 2017 and 2018. she had a massive redesign that actually fit her backstory and made her unique enough to satisfy my dumb ass. I know this cover is a stark difference to my other ones, being digital and with a practically completely different dragon on it, but it makes me happy to see her progress.

also, don't worry. of course, i'll still make traditional art. covers are just more fun digitally and I can mess around with effects more :v