BUT here I am back on it again!
When I last updated, I had started inking the pencil sketch. I've completed the inking and started painting and "tweaking". You'll notice with the next series of screen grabs that the illustration begins to NOT look like the original sketch.
Here's just the base color. Nothing fancy.
Now this is where the tweaking begins (and where I started getting weary from sitting in front of a computer... lol). Here I've got a before and after. The image on the left shows where I was getting a bit too detail oriented and I was painting Bina's face as if I were painting a 60 year-old and not the young 30-something she really is. I was over-working the piece. Luckily, I'm using layers to create the skin tones and details.
The right side is after I cleared the layer and started over. She looks more her age here but I'm still not satisfied. This is the point where exhaustion met frustration and I set this aside for what I thought would be a few days... HA!
Jump to yesterday, December 2, 2013 (yeah, a whole 8 months later) and I get back on this. Having not been satisfied with what I had done so far, I started tweaking the illustration more to get more of a resemblance of the photo that I've drawn inspiration from. Mainly, getting the face to look more like a young Bina instead of "future, 30 years from now Bina." You'll notice the face is more rounded and not as long. Also, I started the detail of the dress.
And here is where I am now with this piece. Adding details to the arms and hands and a little starburst splash in the background.
So, I'm nearing the end of this little project. My first using the new Manga Studio 5 and I really do like it! I'll be finishing up this illustration soon as Bina's birthday is coming up really soon and I'd like to give her a print by then. Be sure to check back in!
Take care!
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