For warm up, i did a rough sketch of Himmel based on the reference given above. I really like the scene where him and his party were together, talking, and watching the sky.
In this part, aside from just drawing the lines, I stretched and moved details to achieve the drawing I had in mind.
I haven't done this before but I have seen this type of style in coloring. Coloring, shading, and lighting the character in grayscale then putting color on top of it.
In this part, I clipped the color layers on the grayscale layer then either used layer effects like color or overlay. After adding colors to the skin, hair, and clothing, I then proceeded to add details to eyes and mouth.
For the background, I painted a darker blue on the top and a little purple-ish and lighter on the bottom. I also used spray brushes and sparkle brushes to add stars in the sky. (I would probably just stop here but I think the character doesn't blend into the background that much)
To blend the character in the background, I did the technique I watched a long time ago. It is picking the color of the upper part of the sky and applying it to the bottom part of the character and vice versa.
I haven't been drawing for a while and I swear every time I got back to drawing I have a different art style. I probably have to be consistent to be able to find my style but that would be impossible since life is unexpected. It was fun and fulfilling, drawing after a long time of break. I had fun.
