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TIME LAPSE: Naira
🕑 Added 2023-11-08 15:27:20 +0000 UTCThis is one of the first long video recordings I took of my work since I figured out my tablet can handle it much better than I expected! I use Clip Studio's own time lapse option as it's really handy when I'm working on a mobile device (which in my case is Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+), but I had been worried about the file size getting too big for it to handle. I could feel some lag by the end of the process but nothing too bothersome! It has taught me to arrange my layers much better though since I can't keep too much clutter taking up the space. Definitely something I'm guilty of.. 😅
Some notes about the process:
At the start of the video you can see me trying different poses and perspectives. This is something I do with almost everything I draw as I rarely if ever have a clear picture in mind, only the abstract concept and mood I know I want to convey. For a long time I was so self conscious about this part of my creative process but within the past couple of years I've learned to embrace it!
From the beginning I knew I wanted the character's baseball bat to be in the spotlight, but it wasn't the only reason I chose the composition seen in the finished art. The sketches where you can see her standing up were close to the threatening and powerful atmosphere I wanted to radiate from her, but I felt like I could make use of the composition with that goal in mind, too, and that's how I landed with a relaxed sitting position with a slight below perspective. (In many cases I would have used a 3D model to help me figure this out, but for this I felt like some exaggeration would be more beneficial than perfect anatomy in this case.) I tried to further emphasize the 'big boss' impression with the overhead lighting.
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In future I want to merge these kind of design notes in the step-by-step posts for a better readability! I didn't think of it when I planned out the first posts, hence the simple text format for now. 😅
Comments
Cloudbuster
man this is so cool, your work is 1 of my favourites and you're a huge inspiration for me so seeing your work process is honestly really helpful, I am trying to improve with shading and such and i love the way you do it!!
Axjaxx
I love to see your process throughout this!! I’ve always admired your work and it’s great to see it come to life like this! Can’t wait to see more :D
Jeniak
I'm happy to hear you think so, it was fun to document the process like this! Thank you so much for the kind words on the art, too 💛 Shout out to floidiv for coming up with such a badass character, I'm glad if I could do her justice! 💪
Jeniak
Thank you so much, it means a lot! ;u; 💛
Nasty.Bat
This is stunning! And extremely insightful I loved getting to hear your breakdown stages for your work and then the visual aspect, fantastic work 💕 she definitely looks like a baddie 💪😈
Saberblush
This is insanely stunning!! It’s so wonderful to see your thought process with making this masterpiece!! The pose expression and lighting definitely convey an intense and cool vibe!! 🖤
