Good evening, everyone.
Today I wanted to draw something very much in my own style, highlighting the eyes and the blood. Above all, I used a warm, yet soft, color palette. I really liked the result. The eyes capture me, and the background is a combination of brown colors with brushstrokes that were later modified with a blur, giving it an effect I thought was very beautiful. In this drawing, I wanted to paint a black crown of thorns. It's something I've done before, but I haven't done it in a while, and I thought it would be a bit difficult. However, it turned out to be quite simple and well-placed (or so I think, haha). I hope you like it.
Proceso/Process
I made the sketch and began adding colors to the skin. This time, I chose very light, slightly saturated skin tones. On a new layer, I added more colors to give the face a better shape and then began blending these colors, leaving the skin smooth. For the hair, I used a light brown shade. At first, it was going to be black, but I remembered I'd make the crown black, and then it wouldn't look right.
Then I added some highlights and shadows to the hair to give it shape and as I always like to deepen the features a little more, so I applied reddish tones to the cheeks, the area under the eyes and the eyes, I also painted blood where the crown of thorns would be. I changed the background to a very light brown and I thought of making brush strokes with different shades of brown to then add a motion blur. I drew a simple crown of thorns with black and to give it volume I painted some white dots in some areas of the crown. Finally, I added some points of light in certain parts of the face and eyes, I also edited the image adjusting the saturation / contrast and exposure.
Tools:
- Photoshop CC 2022
- XP-PEN Deco Pro
Herramientas:
- Photoshop CC 2022
- XP-PEN Deco Pro