A little over a week ago I started a raffle, the prize being a Steemit themed avatar or artwork created specifically for the winner!
Id like to thank all those who entered for their support! So thank you :3
The winner was @jazzhero and here is what they won!
I finished this commission a lot sooner than expected.
I contacted them, announcing them as the winner! They have been super supportive, and I am thankful !
@jazzhero gave me alot of freedom to do what I wanted! Initially asking for a bard elf, I asked for more to go on ! Here are the elements I was asked to include in the artwork!
- A character resembling Rami Malek
- Imagine mixing an elven bard with sax
- Maybe a pet. To represent steemit maybe a minnow or a fish (in the air) dancing along the bard's playing.
- Include the colour blue
I was super happy to have so much to consider! and to draw!
1 - I begun by sketching the body, I kinda skipped a step and refined the face abit too early.
2 - I slowly start to build up layers of detail using line.
3 - After cleaning up my lines I begin painting solid areas of colour. I tend to use colour palettes that are too big? I do use random colour generators! they are helpful and challenging!
4 - Much like my line art i build up colour slowly, layer upon layer. Replacing the older layers or merging them with the refined layers.
5 -I continue refining the tone, for the most part I used a dark green for the shading tone. To build up tone gradually I use a brush on a low opacity. I quickly changed the direction that the elf was facing; a good tip to go by, for checking proportions, is changing the direction of what your drawing to see if the proportions still look fine. Also I wasn't happy with the hands, they looked like blobs, so I redrew them.
6 - I had drawn this fish well before this stage but I didn't want to refine them until i was happy with the focal point, the elf.
7 - I applied all the same techniques I previously used to colour the fish, I went back and erased the fins slowly to create a sense of transparency.
And well here is the final in all its glory XD Did I mention I am not use to drawing men?
I hope you enjoyed this post/process.
I hope you have a lovely day !
this is so cool! I was very happy when you reached out, saying that I won the raffle. I knew the art's going to be awesome.
I like how you made it
jazzbut fantasy style. Plus the minnows! Awesome way to incorporate it. turns out my hunch about the mr robot guy looking like a good elf is accurate. This looks like my hero character on Dragon Age: Origins.Great commission art. I couldn't ask for more.
I am so glad you like it !
I looked at the sax and kinda though how can I make this more fantasy like XD I turned it into a log, cause it would take some kind of magic to play it ahahah.
Funny story I just kept drawing fish until i had drawn a whole school of them! happy accident, kind of.
I just drew things until they worked. It was super fun doing this for/with you!
looks beautiful :) I love the character idea. Nice colours too :}
Fantastic work as usual! another happy client I can tell.
Cheers
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There is some real mastery in your sketch work!
Naw, I tend to like line work more than coloring :)
Yeah, we all have a favorite party of the process
Wow! It is really great
Nice work! Thanks for sharing the process Its always cool to see other artists steps. =D Im new here so nice to meet ya! I'm gonna give you a follow and if you get a chance be sure to check out my art on my page also ^_^ -Nycto