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@ashvstheworld_ Aye. This is something one of my fav games, Phantasy Star Online did a lot for sure; making you feel like you're actually progressing. My fav example really is the final dungeon... things just get very surreal as you reach the end...
The following are a few samples that I do have with me at the moment. Some of these samples are old and I have improved over time so the final will come out a bit different (the last one is how my style is now). I'll make a proper comm sheet with specific samples down the line.
Going to bed, but overall made some excellent progress today on the design!
Its undecided but I MIGHT change the hairstyle... keyword being 'might' (reason being similarity with another OC of mine ^^; )
Anywho, what do you all think so far? ^^
Decided to partake in this!
Do any of these inspirations come as a surprise? ^^
Things are slowly coming together! ~
....Now just need to figure out how to do clothes shading and do some small tweaks here and there.
I redid the eyes and some of the colours in the hair this time around...we'll see if it was a good call or not overtime.
and let us not forget what it took to get there for sure... I'm still self-conscious bout just how long things took.
But at the same time, the original design's problem ultimately came down to it being rushed and me not having the skill to convey what was on my mind...
The downside to this process is that it took so long that in the time it took me to finish colouring it, I could have completed several traditional artworks. And that I did.
So while I have eight years of lineart experience, I have even less with colouring.
growing up I often preferred colour pencils over brushes since it felt easier to be precise with details.
When I began to take art more seriously I coloured digitally by scanning traditional artwork and tracing over them digitally; first with a mouse and later with a tablet.
I did my best with the shading for the clothes (misaligned chest shadow aside).
Im personally unsure if I got it right. The shading, for better or for worse, came out looking more 3D-ish than I imagined it would 🤔 (given that im trying to go for soft shading)