sketch - anatomy study

 

Sketch

 

Domestika class homework

 I'm taking an online course called "Digital Painting for Characters - Color and Light" by instructor Joel Santana from Domestika.  I'm really enjoying it so far.  Color and light is an area I'm pretty weak in when it comes to art and I'm been wanting to level up on it for a while.

Here are my homework exercises from the first section of the course.  Some sphere studies, and then modifying the spheres and then textures.  I'm learning a ton both in terms of technique and also how to use Clip Studio Pro.  (The class is taught in Photoshop, but I've been able to find equivalent features in Clip Studio Pro.)

Sketch

 I have some encouraging progress on Project Apricot.  I've been struggling to settle on a style for the story and characters.  Mainly because I don't have a style of my own.  But recently I discovered the art of a talented artist who goes by Toi, and fell in love with the style of her characters and their subtle expressions.  And I knew this was the style I wanted for Project Apricot.

https://toixx.tumblr.com/

https://www.instagram.com/toixx/

 I've reached out to ask about commissions and freelance work, but haven't heard back.  In the meantime, I'm trying to learn her style of drawing characters.  Here's an attempt to understand the way she does faces and an exploration of some looks for the character of Fang.