Hi there! I just wanted to ask if you often work with multiple layers or just on one? And if you use multiple layers how do you organize them? I love your style, btw!!
Oooh, that is a very interesting question! Unfortunately, the answer may be difficult to explain…
I work in a way where I am constantly adding and merging together my layers, haha. There is no organization to it really - my day job working in animation is insanely organized so I’m fed up with that at the end of the day. :P
Usually, I start with a sloppy sketch…
Then I create a layer underneath it to fill in flat colors…
After that, I merge the two together layers (not including the background) and continue defining my flat shapes by painting on top of the lines and carving away any parts I don’t like. I know this is an odd process, haha, but I just don’t really enjoy making clean careful line-art. This way is far more fun for me.
I work at a high dpi, anywhere between 300 and 600, depending on what I’m trying to do. So at this point, I can just magic wand my shapes and fill in low lights as I please. (I usually do this on another layer so it’s easier to carve away and define them.)
Then that usually gets merged together and the madness continues. I just create these top “safety” layers to paint over bits, change colors, play around - and gradually things get merged back together when I’m happy with where the illustration is going. I use the magic wand a lot to control what my brush/eraser can and can’t affect, as well as locking the transparent pixels in the layers menu (mainly if I’m trying to clean up outer edges).
Usually last, I try to make the background less dumb, haha…
And that’s my crazy-ass process…even if the style or brushes I’m using change, this is still typically how I work. I hope that info was useful. Thank you for that interesting question! And sorry for the long post (or typos), haha. :P
[ One last thing I’d like to say is: experiment guys!! Find a process that is fun for you to do! Whatever gets you working! :) ]
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