Clink. Clank. Kasshk.
Insight Function: [ACTIVE]
This is an in-depth look, stage by stage, of drafting a panel! I've been wanting to post something like this for a while. I know I always find it interesting from other artists.
Stage 1: Pencils
Drawing my figure onto my initial thumbnail (a thumbnail is a proto-sketch) for the page...
...defining shapes and details...
...adding his face + more details...
...sketching the background...
...found refs for the background + planning lettering...
...sketching out the background some more...
Stage 2: Inks & Lettering
Inking Buzz!
Inking the BG + lettering!
Stage 3: Colours
Background colours: painted quickly all in one layer.
Adding background detail, and also colour correcting.
Colouring the figure in a separate layer.
Adding more details into the background + foreground...
Adding glow using Lighten and Overlay layers!
And finally: adding a faint halo around him to help differentiate him from the background!
And that's it! It's a bit hard for me to record my process for these because usually I switch from my iPad to my PC midway. Buuut this panel of little Buzzling has been brought to life! Hope this was insightful!
- Dee/Duski