Hey hivers, what’s up!
Last week I was kinda MIA because I was working on a project that took me longer than expected (thanks to power outages 😩).

Buuut I’m back now! And I’m bringing you this design, where I stepped out of my comfort zone. I wanted to try something I’d never done before: fusing two characters into one. In the end, it was easier than I thought because I used the symmetry tool (I don’t usually use it, but this time it really helped).

The characters I chose for this fusion are Light and Ocean 🎉🎉, two healers from @holozing. I love their style, so I draw them a lot. Idk, I thought it’d be a fun combo, so I gave it a shot!

I’ve dropped a couple of images so you can see the process of this portrait. It didn’t take me too long to make.

Initial Sketch

I started with some random scribbles, nothing too clear, but enough to sketch the idea.

Defining the Silhouette

Adding some volume and defining certain areas, I refined the sketch, giving it more shape.

Details

As I progressed, I made some small changes and improvements I worked in grayscale, adding shadows, volume, and details I had to do it before moving on to color ^^^^

Some Touches

Alright, once the idea was solid, I moved on to colors. I used overlay mode to apply the original colors of the characters, but with different saturation levels.

Defining

So far, it wasn’t looking too bad. Using the same overlay mode, I added darker shades of the colors to give more volume to the previously flat colors. It had more life now, but there was still work to do.

Cleaning and detailing

After I had the base colors done, I just needed to add a few more details—but I didn’t do it at the time because it would’ve messed up what I was working on. And well… to be honest, it was actually because I thought of it later haha.

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In the end I played around with lighting and shadows, adding some final touches. I decided to make some color adjustments using Curves, and I liked it better than how it was last step.
Hope you guys like this fusion as much as I do! Thanks for taking the time to check out my work!

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