Hello! ๐
How is everyone? I missed Week 259 because I was sick. ๐ฉ The sudden change of weather irritates my throat. In addition, I had heavy work before that, so I was busy and sick. But, congrats to the winners of last week. You can check them here.
For this week, I chose Noa the Just.
Art Process
I usually drew characters with slim to medium build but this time, a muscular guy. Jacked characters for me are hard to draw. ๐ I searched for a good reference for this card to help me with the sketch. Instead of long hair, I drew spiky hair with a low ponytail. I also replaced the mermaid tail with legs topped with clothing. In the background, I am thinking of putting some waves and a mountain. After the sketching, I lowered the opacity and started doing the lineart. For this, I used a solid pencil brush. I drew lines to make the muscle visible. I fixed the width and erased the excess of the lines using a vector eraser.
I added another layer on top to darken the skin. I used a dark blue in multiply mode. For the background, I thought of doing Hokusai's famous painting The Great Wave. It is very fitting for this character, in my opinion. I still remember how I drew the wave so, it was easy for me to recreate it. I added a glow of blue on the left corner, just a little.
Final Art
In addition to the waves, I added another element which is the snowy mountain. I blurred out some of the background for depth. Added some noise monochrome for a paper texture. Lastly, fixed and adjusted the lines. ๐
Finished art!! ๐ฅฐ I enjoyed doing this art.
Thanks for reading~ ๐
Software: Clip Studio Paint Pro
That is it for this art blog. I will see you at the next one!
๐ธ All photos are owned and taken by me, otherwise credited.
ยฉ๏ธjijisaurart
Reference
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