User blog:Gojiran/How I make my art.

Since some people asked and requested, I decided to show you guys how exactly I do my art. Follow me step-through-step if you are interested.

1. Sketching
Sketching is the first step to making the art. Sketches can also be used with references, as I used the 20th movie SSJ Goku pose as the base for the body.

I also made changes between the reference. I defined and detailed the hair much more, as well as the face, and generally slightly enlarged his body to give Goku his muscular and bigger frame as opposed to his thinner and less-muscular frame that is sometimes practiced.

2. Lining
Lining is what follows after the sketch. Making lines inside of the art to fully detail and define it before any other advancements can be made. You can also make lining changes with referencing, as I changed the hair, pants, arms, etc. lines on the body.

3. Coloring


Coloring is the third step. While this might not be for you, coloring is generally the most exciting part of doing a digital drawing. Coloring is not too difficult, but what can be difficult is knowing what colors to use. You must also predict how it will work with shading.

4. First Wave Shading
Perhaps one of the more difficult parts of the process, is the first wave of shading. With shading you need to be more careful with how your colors, making sure they go with the art. I've made several errors before and correcting them with first wave shading, and knowing what matches and works with the coloring, and what does not. This is the medium-interface color on each part of the body.

5. Second Wave Shading
We are now onto second wave shading. Personally, second wave shading can tend to be stressful. With each shading layer you need to be more careful and precise with the colors you choose. This one is more time-consuming. These are the nearly darkest color interfaces on your body.

Screenshot_5.png. Final Wave Shading
And now, the last phase. This is the finalization of the art, but is even more time-consuming and can be more stressful. You are choosing the darkest interface for each part of the body and the lightest interface, but once finished, you will be satisfied for how it turns out.

Additional things

 * More shading - Sometimes you may feel more shading is necessary, and I have done this with my Super Saiyan God mugshot. Try not to shade too much, unless you want an incredibly detailed result.


 * Fixing up things - Fixing up the figure is usually common, especially when it comes to sketching and lining.

That is all. I hope you enjoyed this short demonstration.