制作“驢子與巨魔”

在本教程中，我將向您展示我的日歷“獨(dú)角獸年”的完整插圖過(guò)程。 我將專注于二維數(shù)字繪畫，以及如何通過(guò)有機(jī)發(fā)展過(guò)程在許多層面上構(gòu)建一個(gè)異想天開(kāi)的插圖。 這個(gè)過(guò)程中有很多的發(fā)現(xiàn)，加上基本的結(jié)構(gòu)。

In this tutorial I will show you the full process of an illustration for my calendar The Year of the Unicorn. I will focus on 2D digital painting and how I build up a whimsical illustration in many layers through an organic development process. There is a great deal of discovery in the process, combined with basic structure.

步驟1:草圖階段

我的插圖大多數(shù)（并不總是）從我的素描本開(kāi)始。我一直在寫作文，直到我有了一些我喜歡的東西，這通常是通過(guò)一系列的縮略圖來(lái)完成的，但是對(duì)于這個(gè)例子，我馬上想到了一個(gè)具體的場(chǎng)景。

Step 1: The sketching phase

My illustrations most often (not always) begin in my sketchbook. I play around with compositions until I have something I like, this usually happens through a series of thumbnail illustrations, but for this illustration I had a specific scene in my mind right away.

步驟二:調(diào)整草圖

當(dāng)我有一個(gè)草圖的時(shí)候，我把它掃描到電腦里，然后在Photoshop中調(diào)整它，然后我開(kāi)始用顏色來(lái)?yè)踝∷�。我覺(jué)得巨怪的臉太擠了，所以我把它移了一點(diǎn)。我也延長(zhǎng)了帆布的長(zhǎng)度，為獨(dú)角獸的腿留出空間。最后，我把他的眼珠垂到離鼻子更近的地方，給他一個(gè)更粗野的樣子。

Step 2: Adjusting the Sketch

When I have a rough sketch to go from, I scan it into the computer and adjust it in Photoshop before I begin blocking in the colors. I thought the troll's face was too squished, so I moved it around a little. I also lengthened the canvas to have room for the legs of the unicorn. Lastly I dropped his eyed down closer to his nose to give him a more brutish appearance.

步驟3:粗糙的色塊

現(xiàn)在我選擇基色，開(kāi)始在主要區(qū)域阻塞。在這一點(diǎn)上，我不確定我想要的背景是什么顏色。我想獨(dú)角獸將會(huì)是一個(gè)閃亮的白色，這是我后來(lái)改變的決定。我繼續(xù)在巨魔上畫草圖，給他更多可靠的特征。

Step 3: Rough Color Block In

Now I select my base color and begin blocking in the major areas. At this point I am not quite certain what color I want the background to be. I imagine the unicorn is going to be a radiant white, a decision which I later wind up changing. I continue sketching on the troll to give him more solid features.

步驟4:拍攝一些參考資料

這時(shí)，我躺在地板上，拍了一些照片，我發(fā)現(xiàn)在一個(gè)俯臥的位置，你必須把頭傾斜，把巨怪的動(dòng)作拉下來(lái)，所以我就回去調(diào)整我的畫。我還為穩(wěn)定增加了秒針;這有助于推銷他的姿勢(shì)。

Step 4: Shoot some Reference

At this point I lie down on the floor and snap some photo reference, I find that in a prone position you have to tilt your head to pull off what the troll is doing, so I go back and adjust my drawing accordingly. I also add a second hand for stability; it helps to sell his pose.

步驟5:添加粗糙的背景

正如前面提到的，我的過(guò)程非常有組織性，我讓想法在我的例子中發(fā)揮作用。我開(kāi)始考慮背景了。我想讓巨魔呆在北歐的松林里，也許是他把松樹(shù)彎到一邊去抓獨(dú)角獸。我認(rèn)為這是一個(gè)北方的場(chǎng)景，因?yàn)榫弈�是斯堪的納維亞民間傳說(shuō)的重要組成部分。我也開(kāi)始考慮獨(dú)角獸的特征，看到長(zhǎng)耳朵了嗎？它變成了一donkeycorn。

Step 5: Adding a Rough Background

My process is as mentioned earlier very organic; I let ideas get worked into the illustration as I have them. I'm starting t think about the background. I want the troll to be in a Nordic pine forest, maybe he is bending pine trees aside to get to the unicorn. I imagine the setting to be Northern because trolls are an essential part of Scandinavian folklore. I'm also starting to think about the features of the unicorn, see the long ears? It's turning into a Donkeycorn.

第六步:調(diào)整膚色

現(xiàn)在我開(kāi)始致力于渲染巨魔的膚色，讓它更有生命力，我也在調(diào)整他的面部特征，把他的眼睛往下看，讓他看起來(lái)更不像人類。我試著給皮膚帶來(lái)更柔和的色調(diào)，所以它不完全一樣，這有助于把它帶到生活中。

Step 6: Adjusting Skin Tones

Now I begin to work on rendering the skin tones of the troll and bring it more to life, I'm also adjusting his facial features, dropping his eyes down even further on the face to make him look less human. I try to bring in more muted tones into the skin, so it isn't all the same tone, this helps to bring it to life.

第七步:Donkeycorn !

在這個(gè)階段，我把巨獸完全重新設(shè)計(jì)成驢子。 我也開(kāi)始勾畫出背景，并向巨魔添加更多細(xì)節(jié)。現(xiàn)在這個(gè)例子已經(jīng)開(kāi)始出現(xiàn)了。我正經(jīng)歷一段艱難的時(shí)期，松樹(shù)被他的手彎著，但這并不令人信服。我也開(kāi)始意識(shí)到，對(duì)于一只巨魔來(lái)說(shuō)，他在Donkeycorn上的手是很小的。

Step 7: Donkeycorn!

At this stage I redesign the unicorn completely to be a donkey. I also begin sketching out the background and add more details to the troll. The illustration is really beginning to come together now. I am having a tough time with the pine tree being bend down by his hand though, it's just not convincing. I also start to realize that for a troll his hand prodding at the Donkeycorn is rather small.

步驟8:添加更多細(xì)節(jié)

我將圖像重新居中，將手按比例放大，使之更像野獸的樣子，我開(kāi)始畫出Donkeycorn并重新定位它的頭部。然后我花了一些時(shí)間想出了一種有效的方法來(lái)畫出連接肉的組織和角。最后，我用短短的粗毛來(lái)蓋住這片區(qū)域。巨魔是非常多毛的，所以它適合這個(gè)角色。

Step 8: Adding more Detail

I re-center the image and scale up the hand to make it more like that of a beast, I begin rendering out the Donkeycorn and reposition its head. Then I spend some time figured out an effective way to paint the connecting flesh tissue and horn. I end up settling on covering the area in short coarse hairs. Trolls are known to be very hairy, so it fits the character.

步驟9:做一些渲染的時(shí)間

在這一點(diǎn)上，我真的開(kāi)始渲染了。我開(kāi)始詳細(xì)描述背景，在Photoshop中使用不同的畫筆。我推薦Kyle's Brushes和Gumroad上的一些套裝。我還把我的名字偷偷地印在一些巨魔的珠寶上。

Step 9: Time to do some rendering

At this point I really begin rendering. I start detailing the background, playing around with different brushes in Photoshop. I recommend Kyle's Brushes and some of the sets you can find on Gumroad. I also sneak my name in as engraving on some of the troll's jewelry.

第十步:它還不夠蓬松!

正如前面提到的，這些巨魔都是毛茸茸的，現(xiàn)在是時(shí)候給那些大手添一些毛發(fā)了。我還在背景上做了更多的工作，把松樹(shù)的細(xì)節(jié)和地上的紋理都帶進(jìn)了Donkeycorn。我喜歡畫不羈的頭發(fā)，所以巨魔和Donkeycorn都有額外的絨毛和毛茸茸的細(xì)節(jié)。

Step 10: It's not fluffy enough!

As mentioned earlier trolls are known to be very hairy and it is time to start adding some hair to those big hands. I also work more on the background, bringing in the pine tree details and ground texture around the Donkeycorn. I love painting unruly hair so both troll and Donkeycorn have extra fluff and hairy details added.

步驟11:添加更多細(xì)節(jié)

繪畫的最后一部分總是花費(fèi)最多的時(shí)間，從現(xiàn)在開(kāi)始只是渲染和添加細(xì)節(jié)。我還沒(méi)有完全賣掉手上畫的頭發(fā)。我開(kāi)始添加更多的前景樹(shù)葉，讓它感覺(jué)像是你在森林里觀察這兩個(gè)。我也開(kāi)始詳細(xì)說(shuō)明他的戒指。

Step 11: Adding more Details

The last part of a painting always takes the most time, from now on it's just rendering and adding detail. I'm not fully sold on the hair I painted on the hands. I begin adding more foreground foliage too to make it feel like you're observing the two from within the forest. I also start to detail out his ring.

第12步:把燈帶來(lái)

現(xiàn)在我再把頭發(fā)放松一下。頭發(fā)總是結(jié)塊，有太多的線顯示出不好。我現(xiàn)在離終點(diǎn)線不遠(yuǎn)了，是時(shí)候給Donkeycorn,添加一些神奇的光了，他畢竟是一個(gè)獨(dú)角獸的表親，他們是非常神奇的生物。我專注于在我的圖像的焦點(diǎn)上添加更多的焦點(diǎn)和細(xì)節(jié)，這是Donkeycorn的頭部，也完成了他的身體。

Step 12: Bring in the Light

Now I soften up the hair on the hands again. Hair always clumps and having too many strands showing never works well. I am near the finish line now, it is time to add some magical light to the Donkeycorn, he is after all a unicorn cousin and they are very magical beings. I focus on adding as much focus and detail to my focal point of the image here which is the head of the Donkeycorn and also finish up his body.

第13步:最后階段，最后推動(dòng)。

現(xiàn)在我開(kāi)始思考我能做些什么來(lái)進(jìn)一步推動(dòng)這個(gè)例子。我開(kāi)始詳細(xì)地介紹地面，并添加一些紋理層來(lái)讓它更加深入。為了展示傳統(tǒng)媒體而不是數(shù)字的形象，我使用了紙張紋理的掃描圖像。我收集了一些不同質(zhì)地的紙張，我做了并掃描了。例如，用一種簡(jiǎn)單的白紙，用噴漆，甚至是咖啡渣，你就能得到一個(gè)很好的顏料質(zhì)感。

我在Photoshop上做了一個(gè)新的圖層，并復(fù)制了紋理圖像。然后我把它設(shè)置為“柔和的光”，然后降低不透明度，直到它在我的畫中增加一點(diǎn)紋理和深度。在最后一階段，我還微調(diào)了我的圖像的照明，并向前景圖像添加了一些細(xì)節(jié)，這就是它!

Step 13: Final Stages, give it the last push.

Now I begin thinking about what I can do to push this illustration further. I begin to really detail the ground and add some texture layers to make give it some depth. To give the illustration a look of traditional media instead of digital, I used scanned images of paper textures. I have a collection of papers with different textures I have made and scanned. For instance by splattering paint or even coffee grounds on a simple piece of plain white paper, you can get a really nice paint texture.

I make a new layer in Photoshop on top of my illustration and copy the texture image in. Then I set it to "Soft Light" and lower the opacity until it's just adding a bit of grain and depth to my painting. At this last stage I also fine tune the lighting in my image and add some details to the foreground images and that's it!

頂部提示:添加亮點(diǎn)

記住亮點(diǎn)，無(wú)論是在皮膚，眼睛，金屬或任何其他材料不應(yīng)該是純白色，它會(huì)洗出你的顏色。 選擇一種淺色，與添加高光時(shí)所用的色調(diào)相配。

Top tip: When Adding Highlights

Remember highlights, whether on skin, eyes, metal or any other material should never be pure white, it will wash out your colors. Pick a light color that compliments the tones you are working in when adding highlights.