I have always loved the moon and I also love to reflect it in my drawings. Today I wanted to create a portrait with an idea that I found interesting, although it didn't turn out as I expected this drawing was originally intended to be half of the face in the shape of a moon, with all the skin and even the hair covering the moon literally being a moon—I mean the actual texture and color of it. But I really tried it and didn't like how it looked, So I made a change, leaving that area of skin in black and white and the part covered by hair in a deep black color. I also added some additional details to make this drawing magical and beautiful. Even though I drew this in a terrible mood because I was quite sad and have had a very hard time these days, I feel that it turned out very cute, and I love the result. I hope you like it.
Proceso/Process
I made my sketch and started coloring the background with a grayish purple tone, then I started adding color to the skin using desaturated pinks, blues, and browns. In a new layer, I added more colors to give everything a better shape, and on the left side of the face, I painted with grayscale, only on the part where it covers the silhouette of the moon. I painted the hair at first with a desaturated brown color, but later decided to change the tone. Then I blended the colors of the entire skin, leaving a soft texture.
As I mentioned, I decided to change the hair color and opted for a gray tone, which I later changed to a grayish blue. I really made a lot of changes to the hair until I was satisfied. I added some highlights with a very light blue and then began to detail the left side where it covers the moon. I tried to make that part literally moon-shaped, but it didn't work out, so I changed everything, leaving only the silhouette and converting everything inside it to grayscale. For the background, I chose a dark blue color and highlighted it with slightly lighter blues. I also drew small stars around it. I added a little more detail to the face by adding shadows and depth to the eyes, lips, and nose. Then I created a new layer where I began to apply a lot of light to illuminate the eyes, lips, nose, and part of the shoulder. I also drew some accessories, as I thought they would give the whole drawing a more elegant touch. I finished by making a slight color adjustment.
Tools:
- Photoshop CC 2022
- XP-PEN Deco Pro
Herramientas:
- Photoshop CC 2022
- XP-PEN Deco Pro