Dawnblade – step by step

Artwork I did this week–some Destiny fanart, which means two people in armor and fiery wings and swords battling it out.

[image error]Pretty!



[image error]This is my initial sketch, just working out poses and stuff. Erased and redrew a lot at this stage.



[image error]Next, more details. The sketch is more refined, and I drew their armor.

[image error]Next comes inking. I’m not super good at this stage, and my tablet is uncooperative. The pros do this stage with the pen tool and vector lines, but I’m usually trying to get this done while the baby is asleep and lack time.



[image error]Next, I blocked in their colors and added the shading.



[image error]Time for background and special effects, my favorite! The inked lines stand out a bit. I color over those last.



[image error]The wings needed more contrast, so I added black to really make them pop. The inked lines got some painting treatment, too.



[image error]Last of all, a red gradient set to Liner Dodge to give the figures a nice red glow.

I haven’t done a pic like this in a while, and it was nice. Here’s a comic, too, about what happens when our main tank jumps games from Destiny to Fortnite.

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