Edited in Canva Pro.
Below are the materials I used in this art.
Edited in Canva Pro.
Have you ever had those Splinterlands games where you start with the game and yet you can see the absolute win? Have you ever had those moments that you could've lost but saved by 1 health then your opponent's last monster is a monster with 15 health from scavenger but you won because it has a range attack and cannot attack from the first position?
If you said yes to either of those questions, this is the emote for you. Here's my latest Splinterlands emote, "Llamao!"
Before I continue, I for sure would say that I cannot show you 100% how I colored this step by step because I've used multiple color with varying shades for the shadows and highlights. One example is that for the gem above, I've probably done 6 shades of highlights from pink to white. Why I did that? I don't know. I just enjoyed doing this and got too excited.
The challenge is to have Scarred Llama Mage have that annoying smile like mocking you and I can't find anything in the whole internet that I can use as a guide so I did this without referring to any guide.
Trace all the lines and use a 4px brush for the lines. There are some lines that are for design like the leaf lines and cactus thorns. I used 2px for that so it wouldn't overpower the other lines.
Here's the original art of Scarred Llama Mage:
As usual, I love when lighting is from the top side. It's easiest and makes stuff alive.
As you can see, it's not one color. You can do this by doing these steps:
There are also little fur strands for the shadows. Make sure to do this first before applying the gradient.
For the highlights, the original art didn't use a strong outside light like what I do so I didn't add any as well.
There's 2 parts though that I think you should take note:
The eyes are a bit straightforward. Base color with two highlights, a white circle and green-ish one with 0 hardness.
There's also a little shadow below the upper eyelids.
This part is fun. Took me the longest probably. First we color the base and add some highlight lines.
For the shadows, the original art used a pink color. I don't know the reasoning except for making it stand out so I did as well.
There's a REAAAALLY soft light though on the other side. I used a white 30% flow with 0 hardness and brushed it a bit. It's not obvious when far but you can see it when zoomed.
I was happy to see this one. I never expected that the trick I found last time would be really useful immediately.
The easiest way to follow this is to copy the color from the original and use it for the lines. Make sure the lineart layer has Transparent Layer Lock so you only affect the lines:
For other lines where you cannot see the lineart, it's there. I discovered that you can do this by copying the color of the nearest pixel and use it to overlap the color of the lines making some of the lines look invisible.
Here's the final output of my quirky emote, Llamao!
I hope you enjoy this week's art and thank you for all the support I'm getting especially in this great crypto depression. Keep drawing and have a good day!
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