It's deceptively simple.I put all the detail into the single black layer.
Then I did the shadow (two/three layers - this one was three)
Add the hair underneath, then make some of it lighter and more saturated, some lighter and less saturated, then darker and saturated, darker and unsaturated.
That gives the hair a more detailed effect.
Then the eyes, which is a few similarly colours shapes, I play around with the blending modes until it looks right.
Then the skin, a single skin tone.
Add the lips, which are also pretty simple.
Then a lighter layer.
Do the clothes like I described the hair.
Accessories are pretty simple, too.
It's rarely boring, it's like a little adventure :D
The thing I find is that it's not the colours that change, it's the shade, meaning you can have very few colours, and lots of different shades of those colours.
It looks a bit more natural then.
Yes, I only just figured that out.
(Then I did the shadow (two/three layers - this one was three)
Add the hair underneath, then make some of it lighter and more saturated, some lighter and less saturated, then darker and saturated, darker and unsaturated.
That gives the hair a more detailed effect.
Then the eyes, which is a few similarly colours shapes, I play around with the blending modes until it looks right.
Then the skin, a single skin tone.
Add the lips, which are also pretty simple.
Then a lighter layer.
Do the clothes like I described the hair.
Accessories are pretty simple, too.
It's rarely boring, it's like a little adventure :D
The thing I find is that it's not the colours that change, it's the shade, meaning you can have very few colours, and lots of different shades of those colours.
It looks a bit more natural then.
Yes, I only just figured that out.
ClanSoul,
Mon 16 Jun 2008, 2:03,
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Simple it may bebut it still sounds like a lot of work, time-wise.
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We are the lemon irked your craw on,
Mon 16 Jun 2008, 2:04,
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Well if you ever get time, whip out then pen tool and have a go. ClanSoul,
Mon 16 Jun 2008, 2:05,
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