Prototype

new painting

I don’t really know how to draw butts so now I gotta look up pictures of butts

art life~

still a long way to go

i don’t even know when this is due now

more progress, plus a close-up

wow it is a good thing she gave us a week extension because this is taking me forever

today’s progress

friendly reminder that this is still a thing that is happening

someone teach me how to draw faster

Process! ‘cause I don’t do enough of those. This was a little easier to document since everything’s on it’s own layer.

Original lineart > flats > gradient wash > shading > colored lineart + another gradient wash

gradient washes are my secret to making even the most heinous of color schemes palatable.

(I might slap on a background later, and maybe change up the lighting since that’s still really close to the original. It wasn’t a conscious decision, that just seemed like the best place to put the light source. I guess that’s why it was like that in the first place blah blah blah I talk too much.)

EDIT: uhhh if it doesn’t work try opening the image in a new tab or something o_o

just finished resting up from finals so I’ve been making progress on wonderlandstuck

I added something of a background and also base colors. Whenever I draw like this (less painterly, more cartoonish) I like to fill characters up with one solid color, usually something that really contrasts my background. I do the actual coloration on a layer above it with a clipping mask. This way I make sure that I stay completely within the lines, but more importantly I get a sense of their silhouettes to see how my composition is working so far.

Looks like I’ve still got a lot of anatomy tweaking to do though.

supposed to be writing my paper and I accidentally homestucked because bad procrastination begets good art (or at least good inspiration)

But yea what with all the not-so-subtle Wonderland reference in the comic lately, I couldn’t resist doing a big illustration. Especially after I saw this post, but also because Alice in Wonderland is my most favorite thing ever. Jake as the March Hare is a bit of a stretch, but I’ll take what I can get.

Anyway it was nice to do lines but I am not letting myself touch this again until after I finish my paper. HAHAHA I’M SUCH A TEASE ALWAYS POSTING IN-PROGRESS STUFF BUT NEVER FINISHING ANYTHING…

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OTL

I’m tired.

Progress? What progress?

Things have calmed down at work now so maybe I can finally finish this thing I did that one time.

First I must correct that terrible, terrible right leg. What is that, even.