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I’m mostly focusing on the general layout, making sure everything is in a good place. I try drawing the characters from memory so I don’t fall into the references rabbit hole. If I take ages making them look accurate but then I have to move everything around, I usually start losing motivation. The brush is “eaglehawk” in the drawing folder in the classic library.

Starting to reference

I own the HTTYD2 artbook, which I had open next to me the whole time. It has some great Bewilderbeast concept art and renders to study! I turned down the opacity of the other layers so they didn’t distract me too much, but I could still see the differences between my memory and the actual design. The brush is “bruny” in the pencils folder in the Procreate library.

Sketch

I map out the quills on the Bewilderbeast, mostly following the artbook, but I avoid drawing every single one to keep the simple style I'm going for. I also segment the cliff into warped tube shapes to make it look more interesting. But it isn’t the main focus of the drawing, so I don’t worry about making it too detailed. (Still the same brush, i just decided to make it orange.)

Lineart

I started with a really small brush size (“dusky” in the pencils folder in the Procreate library) and went back with a larger brush size if I noticed something that needed defining. Usually to outline the characters or sections that overlapped or lines that were intersecting, but also if I just felt like it. I decided not to define the cliff at all, it felt like it would take too much attention and make the Bewilderbeast look smaller.

Colouring / final edits