kaprikas work in progress. see the magic as it happens!

[Egan]

another WIP
8D
i can say this is the best anthro dragon ive done yet!
this is a secksay beast c:<

Why thank you!

[Kaprika]

yes. its been a while since i posted a WIP
but here is a first for digital art, so bear with me

digital art has a WHOLE nother set of rules than traditional art. and with those new rules comes new advantages. such as layers.
here is a fairly basic sketch im working on of two of my OC's...as you see there is the sketch..which is one layer, and the actual lineart, wich is its own layer as well.

i tried to do the areas where dante overlaps artemis in red, so he stands out from her lines so i dont get confused. it helps it REALLY helps. (thicness can also aide in this)

when doing a sketch you can be a vauge or precise as you need. its your visual guide to whatever it is that your wanting.

[Kaprika]

here is a GREAT example of layering your art.

when you layer, use different colors, so you dont mix them up..try lighter colors for the lower layers and darker for the top ones..

[Kaprika]

some WIP's of a dragon OC of mine named Zeik'x
i thought his older pic didnt look badass enough. so here i aim to fix it

[Kaprika]

here is a coloring step id like to share

when working with layers. start with what you conceive to be "the top"
and with what you see here..i did the outer body plating he has. what i did was take a color as the main..and pic two shades darker and two shades lighter and use those to add depth shape and shine

then i just take the water blending tool and smudge it in a side to side direction..do this to all the shades you made..and if you think you didnt go dark or light enough..its tottaly fine to add more on top and blend THAT it. the more the contrast the more the pop!

as my graphic arts proffessor alwase told me. never be afraid to go really dark!

[Ares the Ram]

Dem bones!

[Kaprika]