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July Pin-up - Zoulápin
🕑 Added 2020-07-27 17:56:28 +0000 UTCTime for our first pin-up!!! While doing this I thought a lot about how i'll approach pin-ups for our monthly feature ((:
For Zoulápin I wanted to make what looks like a game over screen - he's having a good time over his bath house, having Azhar acting as his servant!
I want to give pin-up illustrations a scene component, but here I played that way up! I plan to make pin-ups more character focused. I'm not a big fan of "cocky smile, muscle flex" compositions, so I'll always try giving context to the character.
Let's go with a step-by-step for this one! :)
> Base sketch!! Setting up the mood.
> Cleaning off that roughness! Things having more shape here. For this one i admit I committed a mistake that I unfortunately noticed too deep in - I used a two point perspective grid with vanishing points inside the picture!! It's usually not advisable. You want them outside the canvas, at least half the canvas width, as to give it a more organic look. But as I aim for more complex pictures, I think one, two or three little hiccups are bound to happen... worked my best to go around it though!
> Lineart! I tried my usual thin line finish for a more complex composition for the first time here. For bigger scenes, i tend to use a more thick brush with a rougher finish - have any of you ever noticed it? It got me thinking a lot about the subject. Line size, weight and canvas size...I look forward to coming up with creative solutions for it and bring my style forth!
> Hard shadows! The far background looked so flat on the lineart step. Shadows really makes things pop!!!
> Color sketch! This piece is meant to be all about Zoulápin, so I painted the setting up to reflect his color scheme! The bath house is also meant to be a dreamy oasis like place, where you want to go - but will you come back home?! Wanted to bring a summer feeling to the piece, so I made it really pool party like... and also a huge, soda float! That's me being silly ffdsfds.....
> I've been studying ornamental borders lately, and wanted to put one on the finished picture!
Comments
Fsoda
I didn't as well! I was very surprised. Thank you so much coop, I always have fun with them ;V;
Wow I really didn't expected him to win but I'm glad you did an amazing job. I really love your original characters ✨
Fsoda
I admit I was insecure as it's the first pin-up I'm doing through the new pool system so I really appreciate it, rob! ;v;
Robert Smith
I love this! The colours are amazing, and the whole aesthetic is just... really summery. Thanks for breaking it down as well!
