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Quick little video tutorial! This is a method I use to block in shapes when I’m fighting the urge to polish my lineart at an early stage, especially in rough concept art that doesn’t actually need polished lineart.

I group two layers in photoshop—a rough sketch, and a flat color—and then carve out the negative space by painting into a mask on the group, instead of filling in the positive shapes. From there I can start painting and adding shading into that group, knowing that I’ve already locked down a good initial silhouette for the object/character:

It feels like oil painting, and I end up finding silhouettes/shapes in a way I wouldn’t if I was obsessively cleaning up the linework first. Digital art has a tendency to veer towards cleanliness/polish, so I love finding little opportunities for happy accidents and a bit of mess!

I used it on my unicorn piece last month, for instance, which I think would have lost a lot of its dynamism and charm if I had worried too much about doing a full ink pass:

This whole scene was just pure gold.

Hello!

First of all - I'm so sorry for a possibly late reply ;w; but here goes the answer! Easy answer: I am lurking on the internet, I am looking at films, video clips, pictures etc. on any given searching engine/website. More specific answer: I am checking regular Google results This site for specific body parts: (x) These guys are legendary at this point (x) Pinterest but mostly for gathering the "vibes" of an artwork if nothing I find online suits my needs - I just use my phone and do a photo of myself or my surroundings And when it comes to commissions - I am often provided with specific poses, clothes or sceneries by the commissioners :)

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