It has been an amazing year to get back into art! Thank you for joining me on the journey, everyone!

It's a @AussieBlep !!

Happy holidays from our family to yours!

Added more shading

I have the flu, expect art slow down as I recover. NYE ych will still be completed on time

Last lil NYE pup for @KurtisWulfgar !

lineart wip

I'm actually really enjoying sharing these WIPS as i recover from the flu. This is shading stage, I do so before applying color. I will add highlights next!

And highlights/under lighting! I switch up if I add this after shading or after adding base colors. I always start in yellow but sometimes hue change.

While this layer is flat color, in the end it will probably be a dodge glow, overlay, or semi transparent layer. Sometimes a combination!

Flat color stage! I make the other layers invisible for this part and then....

I turn them back on! here is where I play with the multiply layers, glow dodge, and overlay layers. This piece has 3 layers for the shade multiply, 3 for the eyes, and the highlights are overlay, glow dodge, and flat of various opacities. I also added 2 add glow layers on the eyes and used a mixture of g brush and the soft airbrush to make the effect

But we aren't done yet!

And the finished piece! I did ultimately add a multiply layer and shading under the horse. Obviously backgrounds involve a bunch of extra steps. I crop the canvas as all my drawings start on an 11x11 square, added some details and my signature. I tried to get the signature to look like it was carved into the wood using offsets and multiply layers.

So here's the finished piece! What do you all think? Any questions about my process? Each step can take anywhere from hours to days depending on the piece!

I am making a trello to keep track of things better! I will be combining both my normal and agere art because no way in heck can I keep 2 separate boards going. I am also thinking of making a Pixel Pup FA.

Thoughts?