This is my entry for the weekly Splinterlands Art Contest found HERE
Here is the original card art:
From the Splinterlands Wiki: (https://splinterlands.fandom.com/wiki/Medusa)
Every water-breather in ΛZMΛRÉ knows that Gorgons live in their waters. A simple trip to the ocean floor reveals the statues of the unfortunate Merfolk who crossed the path of a Gorgon. Medusa is the only Gorgon to reveal herself to others without turning them to stone. At least they have a choice.
Created in Clip Studio Paint Pro on a Microsoft Surface Pro 7+. Here is the timelapse video:
https://rumble.com/v57ul31-medusa.html?mref=18dagn&mc=d3obe
And here is the step-by-step drawing process:
Step One: Rough draft. I use a 40 px pastel pencil to block out the rough shape
Step Two: Line art
Step Three: Flat color layer
Step Four: Separate color layers for cloth and gold. The cloth layer is just plain white at about a 25% opacity to make it look like transparent cloth.
Step Five: Shading!
Step Six: Overlay layer for some highlights
Step Seven: Snakes! I just used a wide gPen to make dull green lines then made a black 3 px outline for the whole layers. Then made a separate clipped shading layer to airbrush some shadows to make it look like a volume not a flat mess
Step Eight: Background. I've been getting a lot of mileage out of just using a huge watercolor wet brush to splash the background into place
Step Nine: Sign it! Rare piece where I signed my intitals in white instead of black. A new day has dawned
Step Ten: Victory over our enemies!
Enjoy your week everyone!
