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A step-by-step walkthrough of my process of drawing on RMD, broken down into nine steps. There are many tips included along the way.
Step 1I always ALWAYS draw/paint the background first, except for when I plan for no background –I usually end up adding one anyways- That way you don’t have to be uber-careful and color around your subject later. =p You can slap them on without worrying about how to put the background behind them later. Choosing the canvas is important. They save a lot of ink when used correctly according to what type of background you have.
Step 2Continue with the background, remembering to switch the guide layer off and on often to compare. In the end people are only going to see your canvas layer. Make that the priority. I usually use low opacity and a lot of airbrush when drawing the background. That way It doesn’t drag attention away from the subject in the end. Also, it looks more natural this way~ background is always more blurry unless you’re using a special camera filter. =____=U
Step 3Now I start outlining. I’ve put down all the base colors and shaded everything, so it’s fine now. I use the straight line tool for most parts, because it makes cleaner lines, and I almost always line while magnified, because I’m a detail freak and it’s easier that way. xP In some places, it’s better to use the freehand line, like a curve.
Another important point is that sometimes there’s no need to line certain places. If the contrast of the two colors that are next to each other is high, then there’s no need for a line. It’s easy enough to distinguish the separation. I use a much darker shade of the inside color for all my lines. It gives it a more natural look than the traditional black line.
Step 4The details, like the bandage and the mouth here go on last, for the same reason why the background is drawn first. I line these VERY carefully, with straight lines at all times and dark lines (compared to the object it’s lining.) This is all to make sure that people can make out the details and don’t get confused by messy, jagged lines.
Step 5If this is a recent drawing, or if you think you’ll revise it later, just save it for later editions. Don’t bother saving if it only has a few % ink left, though. You can’t change much with that little ink. In this case, I’m not too happy with the results so I saved it.
In this last sceenshot shows the guide layer on again. I’ve left it hidden for all the shading, and only used it to check the placement of things. I change a lot of stuff from sketch to finish. ^^; The most obvious thing here is probably the ears. I moved them down his head a lot, because the original placement looked nothing like where his twin brother’s ears are.
