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| Fallen hero |
This is a series of images
which shows the process that I go through when making
a image.
In this case I started out by doing a pencil sketch.
I did a few fast sketches before this one, where
I practiced drawing the horse, tried out different
compositions etc. When I was satisfied with the
result, I scanned it at a resolution of 300 dpi.
After scanning it I put it into photoshop for some
coloring. I started blocking out the basic colors,
just to get an idea of what kind of mood I would
end up with. I used a basic airbrush for the ground
and a custom brush for the tree trunk to the right
and for the foliage. I had toned down the line art
by cutting it from the background layer and onto
a new layer which I sat as multiply in layer mode
and altered the visibility of. By doing that I can
always add new layers underneath it to color upon.
In this stage I've done more shadows, colored the
horse and the rider and painted some more tree trunks
and foliage. Again with a combination of different
custom and standard brushes.
Almost finished. More refinement of foliage, ground,
grass, horse and rider. At this stage I have several
different layers in the image. One for foliage,
tree trunks, horse and rider, lighting etc.
Here's the finished painting. I added some more
lighting effects and shadows in this one. Click
it to see it a the full working resolution (big
download).
That's it. I hope you enjoyed this little work in
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