Step 3
Inking with fine pen strokes to get
the features out, followed by
thicker brush strokes applied on the faces,
bodies and background.
The latter helps to bring
the whole picture out,
even in black & white.
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 Step 1 Draft out the position of the characters and the angle they are facing. |
 Step 2 Sketch out the faces, bodies together with postures and interactions (between them) in pencil. |
Step 3 Inking with fine pen strokes to get the features out, followed by thicker brush strokes applied on the faces, bodies and background. The latter helps to bring the whole picture out, even in black & white. |
 Step 4 Colours are applied using markers. This helps to bring out the details which are impossible using pen & brush.. The colours are applied in layers, from light, medium to dark tones so that the image will look more 3-dimensional, contrasting & lively. |
 Step 5 The completed drawing with 3d musical notes and text added. |
Portrait in Watercolour (b/w)
 pencil sketch |
 base shades |
 sculpting out the details |
 letting the water and ink flow |
 completed artwork |
Portrait in Colourpencil
 pencil sketch with base colour |
 darker shades |
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 pencil sketch of the male |
 base colour |
 darker shades |
 more details |
 finishing touches |
 pencil sketch |
 caricatures inked in |
 completed artwork |
Portrait in Airbrush
 The reference photo |
 The canvas for the artwork |
 pencil sketches of the portraits |
 masking film added to cover the whole canvas |
 first layer of base colour sprayed on |
 darker shades added |
 brush details to enhance the features and hair |
 higher contrast added in |
 details can be edge out first too |
 colour added in |
 darker shades |
 finishing touch |
 base colour with brush details |
 muscles carved out |
 soften the shades overall |
 finishing touches |
 feeling the pressure at this stage as any mistakes made is irreversible |
 greasy hair details added |
 unmask the last portrait for airbrush |
 pencil sketches |
 brush details |
 intermediate shades |
 richer tones |
 finishing off |
 all human portraits done |
 brush details |
 light grey shades |
 colours added for the belt |
 same procedures as the portraits |
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 mask removed to see the overall effect |
 sweater rendered out |
 mask removed to check against the face |
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 rendered sweater of the girl |
 special attention paid to the folds of this sweater of different colours |
 various details done up |
 zoom in details 1 |
 zoom in details 2 |
 zoom in details 3 |
 zoom in details 4 |
 artwork without background |
sky & grass background added in |
 closer view 1 |
 closer view 2 |
 closer view 3 |
 family portraits done up |
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