Hello! I love your art so much! I was wondering if you have the timelapse - if you would be willing to share it of course - for your mark scout reintegrating piece. I’m super curious to see the process of it!! That or even just like bts screenshots of how you drew him is fine too! Much love from TN!! :D
Thank you so much! I really appreciate this!
So, unfortunately, I deleted the video because I wanted to save space on my iPad. I also usually merge layers so I can tweak the hues of the overall painting. What I can do is describe my process? (Extremely unhelpful, I know- but I'll make sure not to turn off videos next time!)
I usually start by lightly tracing a picture to get the dimensions right, then refining the sketch to match my drawing style.
Next, I paint a layer underneath the sketch as a base. Usually, it's red around the eyes and cheeks, yellow on the high points, and blue around the shadows. This base is very bright and vibrant. Then, I use an oil-paint-type brush to paint the skin tone over this base, allowing the base colors to peek through. This red-yellow-blue base is important because it keeps the skin looking vibrant rather than flat or dull. This is also the step where I establish the overall tone of the painting. For this piece, I wanted it to feel shadowed- similar to the scene where Mark was in his room as he was reintegrating.
I then start painting over the sketch, adding all the details to make it look realistic. I don’t know how to describe it exactly, but I use a reference and paint each part of the face one by one. For the Mark reintegration piece, I painted the whole portrait first, as a whole. After finishing the portrait, I duplicated this layer, then used the lasso tool to cut the right side of his face. I lightly sketched the shapes of a cracked mirror. Some of the pieces were copy-pasted from the initial portrait, like the eyes and mouth, but for others, I wanted to include elements of his time inside Lumon, as well as glimpses of Gemma (since he was remembering Gemma as Ms. Casey while reintegrating).
I usually finish the painting by merging all the layers, adjusting brightness and contrast, tweaking the hues, and adding a very slight blur to the cracked mirror pieces so they don’t look too harsh.
I realize this is extremely convoluted, and I’m so sorry! I’m currently painting a similar piece for Gemma, so I’ll make sure to include the speedpaint video for that!
Thank you again for your interest!!
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