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Racheal Bay | Posted: Nov. 11, 2016, 12:55 a.m.

Racheal Bay

Media: Digital Art, Photoshop Elements 9.0

Time: ~9-10 hours

This is a request from an artist on DeviantArt. I drew her original character Racheal Bay.

Her original work can be found here:
http://charming-manatee.deviantart.com/art/Racheal-Bay-361516827

The process:

I first drew a rough sketch in my sketchbook and then scanned it. I then drew a very rough lineart using Sandara's small brush set.

The brush set can be found here:
http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/My-brushes-351007003

The rest of the process consisted of experimenting with colors. I drew this piece at a time when I did not use predetermined color palettes. I think the hardest part of this piece was shading the skin; shading skin was always particularly difficult for me because I didn't know which colors to use for highlights and which to use for shadows.

Often times when I drew skin without using a reference, it looked a bit "muddy" because I tended to stick to reddish-brown undertones. However, now I know to use pink, yellow, or brown undertones, depending on the character.