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I like to switch things up but this is usually how I paint things, starting with a line drawing then blocking in colors underneath before moving onto the final rendering of values/textures overtop everything.

Sometimes I don't see certain mistakes until later stages, like realizing Mordin's hips were very feminine looking in the initial linework, which is why I like this process because once I block in the flat colors I get a rough idea of the silhouette and can make adjustments before proceeding to the laborious rendering stage.
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~Wallaceclan Feb 1, 2013
Dude...Bioware must hire you!
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~TheKillerAngel Nov 21, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
How long does the line drawing usually take you, and what resolution/dpi do you start at?
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~The-BigC Oct 29, 2012
so you start with the linework, put in some first colours and then.....oh come on!
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~Antrix32 Oct 17, 2012
Just curious, why do you choose to go strait to colour rather than using monochrome first to make the setting of values easier for you?
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*AndrewRyanArt Oct 17, 2012  Student General Artist
I find that trying to add color on top of value can lead to weird clashes with temperature
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~Antrix32 Oct 17, 2012
Understandable.

Thanks for the answer :) love your work.
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~StormAndy Oct 8, 2012
What kind of brush options do you sketch with and what tablet for the first stage? As much as i try to get into it and enjoy i still have massive preference to sketching by hand which is really holding me back since I don't have a scanner handy.
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~Sakara-Siluria Oct 6, 2012
Really interesting to see the progress of an image from sketch to final painting. Thanks for sharing!
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~metalliam Oct 6, 2012  Student Digital Artist
love mordin and i love this process very interesting to look at and notice the changes between the 2nd and 3rd shot
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~whitetower-exe Oct 4, 2012  Student Digital Artist
Also: Next time could you post another shot, between 2 and 3? It feels like a bit of a jump in quality (but then again it's always the last 20% of final touches that make it look professional, but those are the ones we usually miss out).
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