I wanted to end off the year with a big scene and produced this (char was my christmas gift to myself lmao) - - - 1. Rough sketch. I was going for the spiral composition (the tree branch leads the eye to the character) 2. Cleaned up the sketch lines to be the final lineart, it's always so much faster than redrawing all the lines 3. Color concepting stage! I was having so much trouble picking between the two concepts, the first one (top left) frames the character better and is more dramatic but the second one is much warmer and softer 4. Close up of the first color concept 5. Close up of the second color concept 6. Flat coloring, I ended up going with the first color concept for the dramatic effect 7. Rendering stage one, just a multiply and add layer for the characters and scene elements 8. Rendering stage two, added the rim lighting and also added shading and lighting for the piece as a whole 9. Finished piece! For the finishing touches I just painted some details and fixed up the shadow. It still looks a little off imo but I'll leave it be - - - Thats it merry late Christmas!
Code: @spectralswan Art: @spectralswan Character/s: @spectralswan Programs: Krita, pinetools [ for the blurred thumb ] Music: what will you leave behind [ spiritfarer ]
