One of my first commissions I recently got was with the local Kiwanis Club where I live. They are revamping their Pedestrian Safety course for kids and want a new activity book. I have enjoyed working with the non-profit, and the process has become faster now that I have a new drawing tablet! Here is the finished drawing for the cover page:
first layer in purple and green
second layer in red
all layers visible
The group wanted a new mascot - the owl - and a boy and a girl featured in the activity book. I have been drawing in a looser style with less details. Their printer mentioned to me that it would be better with thicker lines since it will be printed on newspaper like paper.
I am so happy I bought Clip Studio Paint! I am able to draw in layers. Up until this drawing, I would do a preliminary sketch of everything out with the pencil tool, and then add a new layer to outline with the ink tool. With this one, I did two sketch layers (see below). The purple sketch was a basic setup of body proportion and position. The green layer is a bit more filled out and detailed with facial features, hair, hands/feet, etc.
first layer in purple and green
What I did differently this time was added a layer for clothes (in red pencil, below). I haven't thought of doing this before, and I think it will help me in the long run.
second layer in red
You can also see some of the adjustments I made based on how the clothes looked after I sketched them out over the characters bodies. Once I am happy with the way all the sketches look, I add a new layer and outline with ink. Here you can see all the layers visible.
all layers visible
I am actually really happy with how this turned out. The layer function is super helpful. It is also nice to be able to make them visible or invisible.
So there you have it! Nothing too special. In the future, I am going to try and put some graphics together and/or videos of my drawing process. Thanks for reading!
Madalyn
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