I take the pencil sketch into one of four apps (Corel Painter, Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash) depending on what I want the final piece to look like and trace over it. More often than not, I will modify the final from the sketch as I go.
This is the AI art board with the layers pallet opened up showing the number of layers this screen. I like to keep each element (eyes, head, hair, body) on it’s own layer and then grouped by major element (skateboarder, girl, balloon boy) in a super layer. (Click for larger image)
And finally, the completed version. For the record, I did the pencil sketch with a .5mm Techniclick II mechanical pencil in a Moleskine notebook. The final version was created in Adobe Illustrator CS.
Your comments are encouraged.
3 comments:
cool! I love that you show your process!
so neato Tone! I always wondered what they mean when they say layers and now i know. If i wasn't overworked i would take a class :) maybe someday... Awesome and Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks for sharing the process. What would you recommend for learning "layers"? I'm a stumbling self-teaching dabbler. My things definitely have particular styles depending on whether they start as scanned pencil, scanned pen/ink, or stylus (or mouse)-drawn images.
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