PROCESS: Swipe to see my digital painting process for this #nedtheexplorer illustration! 1) Sketch - when drawing digitally I like to do a really rough sketch, then clean up my lines a bit for the final illustration. A clean sketch is important because it is the cornerstone for the rest of your artwork. 2) Flats - after I am happy with my sketch, I fill in each section with a flat base color. 3) Texture - I give each flat color a textured gradient. For this particular illustration I used a custom brush I created in @procreate . 4) Shadows - After I have a texture I like in every section, I create a multiply layer and paint with a cool color for the shadows. I tent to like purple or blue. For this piece I used blue. 5) Highlights - then finally, (and this is the fun part) I paint in the highlights. I create another layer and set it to either color dodge or screen, then I paint in the highlights. For this piece I used green! 6)then for this piece I added some floating debris using the blur tool and the color dodge blending mode. 7) Then I am done! I hope this mini tutorial helps you if you are a digital artist and if not I hope you enjoyed scrolling through and taking a peak into my process. If you have any questions feel free to comment below 😊. If you are a digital artist and try out this process, post the picture and tag me in it! I would love to see what you come up with! Happy painting! . . For more follow @zacharyalanart . . #tutorial #creator #originalcharacter #comicart #comic #comics #digitalpainting #webcomics #comicartist #cartoonist #designer #conceptart #conceptartist #characterdesign #gameart #instaartist #characterdesigner #illustration #drawing #digitalart #applepencil #procreate #ipadpro #ipadproart #comiccon #artistalley #cartoon #illustrator #instaart