Update on Sister Psyke...

Heya', folks. Here's a further update on Sister Psyke. I've got most of it down to a formula now which is nice as all I can think of is getting this and the ogre done for Friday. My thumb's still pretty sore but this won't stop me! :) Now, as for keeping you all up to date on my method, when it comes to doing repetitive work, I typically break a small part of it down to four steps and then a final, overall touch up. Firstly with the feathers I get the layout done. I do a line drawing of where all the bits line up. Then I do the detailed structure of the feathers. It could also be bricks or...some other type of repeating object. I then shade it from a standard, basically illuminated point of view. Second to last I take into account where the light is coming from so that the highlights and deeper shadows are in the right places. This last bit is sort of the base coat for giving an illustration depth. The overall final once-over is to make doubly certain that everything is being lit from the same source/s of light. The stuff like boots and other one-offs is very different in that it lacks the repetitive structure. The line drawings and such remain the same but after that I jump right into deepest blacks and leaving highlights blank. Then I do the second to last shading and it all gets touched up during the final once-over. I hope you're all enjoying this and I would also like to apologise for my lengthy absence. I will also be posting a drawing of a robot/swampthing hybrid I drew for the store where I work. Talk to y'all soon. -Dave