Kastral the Windcrested, Glarb-Calmity’s Augur, and GenCon 2023 (pt 2)
Time to pick up the story where I'd left off...
It was good to be home where I could resume working in my studio.
The art director approved the drawings and selected their preferred color studies.
(she selected Kastral #3 and Glarb #2).
I jumped onto Kastral first.
I'd drawn both cards digitally while at GenCon using my iPad and Procreate. I printed the drawing of Kastral at about 20% on a 140 lb Cold Press Arches watercolor paper. I taped the paper to my drawing board.
I wanted the tunnel of clouds to feel like a watercolor wash, so I painted the background first, using gouache.
With the bg painted, I proceeded to rework and refine the drawing of Kastral with a Caran D'ache brown colored pencil.
Using Casein, I painted a Raw Umber value underpainting, capturing the values, lights, and darks, on Kastral.
Once I was satisfied with the underpainting, I began to lay in the color, continuing with Casein.
The art director asked for a little more of a golden brown tinge highlighting the light side of the character.
And Kastral was complete!
Stay tuned for Glarb, coming up soon!