Hero - Dragon Quest VIII - high res + step by step walkthrough PDF
Added 2021-01-26 20:29:06 +0000 UTCHey!
Hope you're well! I just wanted to share something I worked up for you all yesterday - it's my approach to working through quick, painterly, portraits - this approach takes me around 1-2 hours generally and leans more toward the oldschool rpg aesthetic than the recent My Hero Academia stuff that I shared.
I included a PDF(which is also in the pictures above) that walks you through my process for this style - I find that this is a great way to knock out covers if all you have is a window of a couple days to create a finished piece - it looks relatively done without a crazy amount of over rendering, which is very easy for me to get lost in.
The brushes I used in this approach are from Greg Rutkowski(for the drawing) & Justin Gerard(for the clouds and textures in soft light on skin/clothes)
The printable file is attached to this post - it's a TIFF file, this means it's lossless and you can print the best version possible - please convert this file to CMYK before printing or have your local print shop convert it for you and handle necessary color adjustments!
Thanks as always for your support! I'll be back shortly with a Bloodborne update!
Dave
Comments
Do you ever add details, like the bounce light, above the outline layer or is it all done underneath? THanks.
Marty J
2021-03-11 00:30:04 +0000 UTCAwesome awesome stuff. I love these process breakdowns!
Oronoro
2021-01-31 07:15:34 +0000 UTCOh, btw thanks on the recommendation for the chair...ehh, a little expensive at the moment. I went for a standing desk ha! Thanks.
Octavio Sosa
2021-01-30 21:30:16 +0000 UTCI love those colors! Dave, I hope you don't mind me asking you but what brand for a external hard drive would you recommend? Thanks man!
Octavio Sosa
2021-01-30 21:28:43 +0000 UTCThis is so powerful!! I'll definitely use this as a guide for trying to knock out some lighter commission work!
Nachta
2021-01-29 18:23:07 +0000 UTCThe .pdf walkthroughs are killer. Thanks for sharing Dave. $5 for this account is too generous man.
Sondog Studios
2021-01-27 17:58:31 +0000 UTCawesome thanks man!
Paul Bautista
2021-01-27 04:53:48 +0000 UTCI believe it's the "plastic wrap light" brush
David Rapoza
2021-01-27 04:53:13 +0000 UTCOh this is great. Dave, in the Rutkowski pack, do you remember the specific brushes used in this one?
Paul Bautista
2021-01-26 20:49:11 +0000 UTC
