How I paint - several things - 2015vs2018 by rika-dono on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

And that's why I make steps-by-steps, just like my yt channel I keep "archives" and that's a really good way to see ones evolution; not only seeing a before after but seeing all the way one evolved. Although usually I just remake the whole "tutorials" whenever I integrate a technique within my drawings.

A few notes :
- last 3 steps for the lips are optionnal, it varies depending of the texture you want to give.
- last lips, I use a shade layer to give this color.
- The eyes, draw the lashes then make-up if wanted. Sorta like you apply make-up, prep the skin first ( you can draw the lashes unto a masked layer until you're done with this step ), then put eyeshadow, then eyeliner and if you want bigger lashes, you put on fake and draw thicker eyelashes.
- The belly; When I paint the bust without the shoulder I tend to elongate it as if the character is stretching after waking up, you might takes this into account if you want to apply this, so don't blindly copy it.
- The hair, I start with the lightest color the hair is gonna have : the highlights.

As you can see, I became a scaredy cat when it comes to highlights ... currently working on that x)

I'll be sharing my brushes soon, I use Paint Tool Sai v2 so you might not be able to transfer them as is into Sai v1.

A "remake" of :

I'd like to point out, those kinds of steps-by-steps, tutorials you see around are NOT for beginners. Remember that artists, myself included, providing those things can only share tips within our level of comprehension; they include a level of comprehension beginners do not have yet because of lack of experience.
There are a lot of steps we "skip" for they are ingraved in our drawing memory / instinct and we do not realize what they are anymore. There also are things we don't know yet, and what we draw can also be based on "wrong"/ biased knowledge.

Just a little thing to keep in mind when you look at works like this one

Please don't repost !!