Edited in Canva Pro.
Below are the materials I used in this art.
Photo taken using Tecno Spark Go.
Photo taken using Tecno Spark Go.
Photo taken using Tecno Spark Go.
You can check this link on another post for a more detailed description on how I use them.
My theme for this week is the very wonderful Lux Vega which is the only Neutral Summoner released as of this moment. I really liked the vibes she gave so I will be using her for this week's art focus using my own style and see if she would be a great fit.
Photo from Splinterlands.com
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I would like to apologize for having no photo available for the draft. I got into a nice groove drawing as I watch some animes and forgot to document the pencil draft.
I thought I took a pic of the pencil draft before doing the ink stage but apparently not.
Also, for this art, I don't have or used any references except for the color guide using the Splinterlands art. Other than that, everything is from my imagination.
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One thing I can promise is that even though I have no proof on the draft stage, I 100% inked the same one on this step. I didn't change anything at all. So, whatever you see here on the ink step, is the exact same on the draft step.
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Since there would be a lot of colors on this one, I wanted to try if not using a colored ink would be better. If not, I would go and revert to my previous style.
So, instead, I just added the backgrounds on this step. I added a lot of casino-related items which I think would look good since Lux Vega looks like a dealer in the casino.
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Colors Used: 050, 061, 047
For the skin, I used the usual colors that I use for skin. However, I would like you to focus on the neck part. I saw this when I was re-watching Black Clover and they have this shadow style on the neck area which I think would complement my own style.
Photo from Google as a result of Google Search.
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Colors Used: 014, 013, 017
There's a lot of twirly stuff on the hair. Instead of filling it, I added did a light shade on some areas and dark shade on another which allow me to create an illusion of highlights.
It went better than normal and I am pretty happy on how it went.
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Colors Used:
032, 031, 048, Pen Brush Brown 1 - Brown Parts
020 - Bone
Pen Brush Pink 1, Pen Brush Pink 2 - Pink Parts
This is one unexpected masterpiece that I made. So, the 72 Brutfuner set, although has a lot of options, don't really have the colors that I want from time to time. In this step, I originally used two colors which is 032, 031, and 048 for the brown area. You can see the transition of colors in it. However, to me, it isn't as dark as I want. So, I tried to add some Pen Brush magic with the Pen Brush Brown 1 (see the materials section for the color tone), and added that on top of the browns and that is how I got that beautiful dark brown.
The bone-ish design also is a good one. It almost looks like the original art in terms of color. I got this bluish violet color and applied it to the sides making sure to leave some white areas here and there to perceive a highlight color.
Last one is the gem in the middle. I first filled it in with a lighter color with a pen brush then added a slightly darker one on the sides. I like using pen brush and gel pens on gems and circular stuff because the color is more consistent than the colored pens.
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Colors Used:
001, Gel Pen Violet, Gel Pen Black
For the eyes, I did some experimenting in which you won't probably appreciate unless you zoomed in. At far, it looks exactly the same as the others but if zoomed in, there's huge difference.
I wanted to bring back the middle dot or pupil, which I normally do in drafts to show where the character is looking at. During the inking stage, this normally is just filled with blacks.
I tried to do a lot of styles behind the scenes and came up with this which I would may or may not do in the future depending on how far the main character is on the screen.
Like I said, you won't notice the difference unless you zoom in and look a little bit closer.
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Colors Used:
004 - Violet
057 - Inner Vest
022, 066 - Button
053 - Gloves
022, 066 - Shoulder Guard
Card:
022, 066 - Outer Card
003 - Inner Card
Pen Brush Pink 1, Pen Brush Blue 3 - Gems
Since I am breaking my own rules in this art, I also added the shadow and highlights on the clothes instead of my usual block of colors. I followed the original art as much as I can.
Honestly, this is the best look for me. Having a colored character with a non-colored background makes the main character pop out more. For some reason, looking at it also makes it look that my Lux Vega Fanart escaped from the paper. I don't know why this is or how I did it but I really like it.
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Lux Vega looks like a casino dealer with her holding a card on her hand. So, for the background, I did some stuff that expresses or can be seen in casinos. While it wasn't the best, it still looked good in my opinion.
Still, unlike others before this, not one of my best backgrounds, which I am fine with since backgrounds are really my biggest weakness.
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I wanted to make the main character stand out so I re-inked it with the Pen Brush Black. At first, I was thinking of just inking the outlines like the usual. However, this one is much zoomed in than normal so I decided to reink the whole thing.
One thing I think I made a mistake is the lower lips. I think it would be etter if I didn't re-ink the black part of the lower lips so it would have a sort of perspective. Also, I need more guide on inking the lips.
I wanted to do some sort of lipstick but I think I should've just added red on the middle part rather than the whole lips. While it doesn't look bad, it just feels a little off for some reason.
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After my week long break, I managed to recompose myself and my thoughts and got my inspiration back. I think I overestimated myself so when I did a couple of drawings that aren't my best, the confidence came crushing down.
However, I am all done with that. I just needed to humble myself and remember that not all are perfect and we all have some off days.
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