Dwarf Fighter D&D Commission Process
Instead of describing my process verbally to a friend recently, I decided to do a detailed(ish) breakdown of one of my character illustrations step-by-step. Enjoy!
Final Image
Step1: Janky anatomy and pose drawing
Step 2: Jank linework
Step 3: Clipping mask silhouette for subsequent layers
Step 4: Flat colors
Step 5: Overlay shadows 1
Step 6: Overlay shadows 2
Step 7: Lightening overlay layer beneath shadows
Step 8: Single layer rendering over all previous layers
Step 9: Duplicate sections of render layer as Color Dodge layer
Step 10 (Final Piece): Collapse all layers > apply noise > apply selective color > apply curves adjustment layer