There you go: THICK! This give some rich curves, here and there, hehe! Next stage is shadows, dunno exactly how it's gonna turn, surprise surprise! ;-)
2020-04-15 14:57:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Now you got the digital ink, basic line. You'll see how this gets enhanced with some thicker inking later!
2020-04-15 12:07:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's humpday, you're gonna watch this bumpy illustration come to life! Let's rendez-vous several times today to see the progress. This is all digital with Procreate on Ipad pro.
It looked easy at first glance but it's a tricky pose, with the hands & fingers, plus the perspective of the leg. It's gonna look polished in the next stage: inking.
2020-04-15 05:05:29 +0000 UTC View Post
After the hair, here are the shadows, the last step. I thought about a background, but I rather leave the full character this way.
So I went for high contrast, was pretty happy with the result but then I told myself it's too bad we can't read the boxer anymore. I decided to tone down the 100% black to 55% and voilà ! The result in the first image is striking, the global rendering looks great ...
2020-04-14 19:21:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Traditional way here, after the sketch I scanned before drawing further, this is the lines I performed right after. Next step is HAIR + beard & body hair, as our hero sports a lot!
Who said too much?! XD
2020-04-13 15:53:35 +0000 UTC View Post
This step by step shows the detailled coloring process, as the drawing & inking were done during the comiccon and I couldn't scan the stages as I was performing them (like I do for LUST panels for instance).
As I wrote in the final image, I learned a lot with the background and how to blend the character with the coloring, mixing them. See at the end the last evolution shows this clearly. I'm happy as this illustration seems to please a lot. So I'm on the right path.
2020-04-13 15:48:15 +0000 UTC View Post
After the sketch part, this is the full ink + beard for this study (I showed you the detailled inking & hair separately before).
I remember spending tons of time on his beard & hair, dot by dot here in digital, exactly like I do with my graphite signature rendering! It's still too much time but I feel it's the only way to get the natural detailled hairy style I love to draw. Digital ar...
2020-04-11 19:29:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Next step after the sketch. Coloring or high contrast are required to correct the flatness I have here with the pecs.
Oh, on a side note I watched him playing Elton John in "Rocketman", damn, he seriously deserved the praise!
2020-04-10 15:04:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Throw back thursday: 3 years from now, I drawn this hunky soldier sporting nothing else than his dog tags and a tanline. Just updated him with a sepia filter, old times style. Maybe he's concentrating on his inner superpowers, who knows?
2020-04-09 09:35:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally I give you the last ink test I drawn during the lastest comiccon I went to. It's again Nimo in a traditional sketch + ink, and a coloring test all digital on Photoshop. What's interesting here is how I managed to blend the dark coloured background on the character's suit & skin. I tested several ways & learned a lot during the process.
I need to make another test but with some high contrast shadows, setting up a darker mood. At some point you could bet I'm going fo...
2020-04-08 19:08:54 +0000 UTC View Post
As you see on the the date with the signature, this is an old digital try out for one of the characters from the next comic. I got back to finish this one here & there, only the background needs to be done now.
So I'm gonna show you the main stages creating the man, as some of you are so THIRSTY FOR ARMPIT!!
2020-04-07 19:55:52 +0000 UTC View Post
I guess I never confessed that: since the beginning, I've used myself, my body, as a reference for drawing, especially since creating LUST.
I realized that this afternoon while working on chapter 4. Drawing the hairy forearm of our hero, I naturally put my left arm on the drawing board to see how my hair flow on the skin. So I took a picture to show you my process, hehe!
I guess lots of creative people do so, it's time I tell you about it, haha!
2020-04-07 19:27:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Logical new step after inking. I played a bit with the textures in Procreate: lovely boxer briefs! I started the shadowing with high contrast, a bit tougher with this posing, we'll see.
2020-04-06 19:48:22 +0000 UTC View Post
The first sketch of a panel in the forthcoming pages of LUST! I don't remember drawing characters SO thirsty, hahaha!
So, unlike the digital creations, this is graphite on thick grain paper, then scanned, you see all the glitches and even a trace that featured on the scan glass (you need to clean it on between each use, my characters are too dirty!).
As I said lately, I love my new digital tools, but never tired of the good old fashion way.
2020-04-05 19:02:31 +0000 UTC View Post
This panel was terrifying to me when I first imagined it in my head. And it proved right all along the way! Although I knew the feet won't make the cut in the page layout, I went for the full lenght, which need even more time. Anyway I needed to show where the characters are at that moment, cause everything (and every body) is about get mixed up!
2020-04-05 18:46:20 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a while I had a cool pic of this actor, time to draw him a bit. Oh well, he just lost his shirt in the process, toOo bad! XD
2020-04-04 20:35:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Just inked this lovely bear, you saw the sketch here. I'm thinking hair + shadowing, high contrast maybe, we'll see!
2020-04-03 18:46:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Last part, but not least, after the shading. This time it's all dedicated to match the character & the mood. This really looks like what I'd like to get for the future comic. Gotta master the shading, but practice is good, definitely.
So, here we are, guys! You saw all the stages for this digital illustration (only colors is missing, we'll see that later). I detailled the process a lot, ho...
2020-04-02 20:30:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Got an emergency tonight: finish this, one way or another, and I went for full colors! Once again, I'm not a coloring artist but thanks to Procreate on Ipad pro it feels smoother & easier. I'm pretty happy with the result.
Still the end result needs to be enhanced in Photoshop to my taste, I suspect the Ipad screen to have higher color contrast. I mean it's gorgeous, but when you sw...
2020-04-02 18:33:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Feeling exhibitionist for today's throw back thrusday! The perfect example of how to ruin a nice drawing with a fucked up background... the perspective is off and to this day I dunno why it happened this way! XD
But for once, one of my man has clothes on. Oh, wait...
;-)
2020-04-02 05:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
High contrast shadows now, and it's departing from the previous step. I'm not fully satisfied with how I draw them, I really see some improvements, these need practice.
Just a background fully worked and the job is done!
2020-04-01 19:39:48 +0000 UTC View Post
From page 11, I show you this glorious panel in a larger size, this is humpdayyy!!
2020-04-01 09:45:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I promised this stage for today, after this one, here ya go! He ages pretty fast LOL, but just wait for the high contrast shading, he's getting even tougher! XD
Drawing hair & body hair with digital tools feels oddly similar to the traditional stuff, maybe smoother, a bit the same as inking.
I really can compare as I'm drawing pages 13 & 14 of LUST chapter 4 and the sensati...
2020-03-31 19:47:28 +0000 UTC View Post
A lil surprise right here right now, just done it in 30 minutes, yay!
Hope you like it, I reworked a bit my signature indies, if you noticed before, I linked the "C" & "L" as I used to link "L" & "X".
2020-03-31 15:14:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Next main ink step after the previous one. There I used different shapes of digital ink tools. I'm still experimenting things, I got a clearer view of what could look like the next comic. The guy already looks better, but wait for next stage: hair! ;-)
2020-03-30 19:56:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Second step after the sketch phase. This screams digital to me, I just inked the line with a thin tool. The next ink step gives body to all this, you'll see ;-)
Watching the sketch, I noticed I didn't bother draw the body hair, facial hair, which is like a first for me, all the more with this character!
2020-03-29 19:26:16 +0000 UTC View Post
A long process on this one. Not so fond of the background, but I like the overall posing. The position of the character's claws is so odd, I had trouble drawing them. Love the tattoos, although the armpit pose doesn't help reading them, ha!
2020-03-29 19:21:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the inking for this image, all digital again. The pubic hair took some time, it's funny to draw fuzzy! :-P Love the result for now, although I don't know where to go next, colors or not, high contrast, we'll see.
2020-03-28 20:58:45 +0000 UTC View Post
New drawing with my character Nimo, all digital. Although the sketch is pretty messy as are the ones I draw the traditional way, hehe!
So, just like the Ace Quinn fanart, I'm gonna show you the stages, detailling more the inking.
Have a great week-end, stay safe & sound home!
2020-03-27 20:00:54 +0000 UTC View Post