Just another pretty face

Line art

Flats

Rendered

Kerrie

Cartoon

My sister-in-law was putting together a bulletin board for a school project. Her theme was political cartoons and she wanted to illustrate that they are all a matter of perspective. So asked me to draw something for her.

Valentine Gift

The poem is from Amici Forever's song "Whisper of Angels"

I was yours before the first morn broke
Before the sun that woke the earth
And I was yours before rain kissed the ground
Before the first dawn's sound was heard

I'm the rush-the fire in your veins
Across the desert plains I ride
I'm the ache the sound that midnight makes
A streak of star across the sky

I'll be the whisper of angels
And I'll be the frost on your glass
And I'll be the shadows at twilight
I'll be your first your last

A family portrait

Finished image

So, here's the completed image of these two characters. The lineart has been colored and I've adjusted their heights to the right proportion.

My process

1. First, I doodle on my Wacom in Illustrator. I used to sketch in pencil, then scan, then ink, but lately I've just been drawing straight in Illustrator. I like the control it gives me. Here I've drawn a lovely young lady in a loose-flowing top.




2. Once I like the inks, I export to bitmap and open it in Photoshop. I'll usually do a little clean-up on the lines. The important thing before coloring is "flatting." I select each part and assign it a shade of gray. This lets me select only those areas when I'm coloring later.




3. Spend some time coloring in Photoshop. And, she's done. I'll probably go back and give color to all the lines, instead of leaving them black.