Process for “Search for the Halo” collaboration with Negshin
I was commissioned for a painting of Sunngyu which would be printed as a postcard for the encore concert in Seoul. The requested brief given was “Fantasy, Sexy, Angel vs Devil.” After finding some reference images and drawing up drafts, I asked my friend @negshin for her opinion on the layout and the colors. During the discussion, we decided to collaborate together for the final image. A few more details were added to the initial draft and it was approved by the commissioner.
In order for the collaboration to go smoothly, we each painted sections and would regularly update each other. We frequently offered each other suggestions and would send WIPs almost every step of the way. I started working on the faces and the wings while Negshin worked on the bodies. We worked in black and white at this stage to get our base values down and play with the colors later.
Before going into too many details, we started adding colors. We experimented with the background a bit, finally settling on a strong red rim light against the darker, contrasting shadows.
With the image coming together, we began fixing things here and there. The wings needed more depth so their colors were changed and more feathers were added/refined.
We also decided to change Angel Gyu’s tie from black to red to unify their overall look better. We struggled with his shirt a bit cause it just didn’t look right.
For the final steps we added some fire effects, refined the details even more and played with the colors a bit more to push back some of the reds. All done! GO HERE TO SEE FINAL VERSION AND CLOSE UP VIEW.
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