Swimming Lessons
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After reading chapter 37 of Unspoiled I was utterly charmed by the idea of Kagome teaching little Sess how to swim. I don't know if Forthright is ever going to actually write said scene, but I couldn't help doodling it anyway.
One of these days I'm going to do a well-deserved finished, fully-developed piece for her, but for now just more rough work...*EDIT* ahaha, okay, I've been properly chastened. by 'rough' I meant that stylistically and complexity wise I would consider this a sketch or prep-work for a more finished piece, not that the work itself is rough. :D */EDIT*
I've done similar things to what Kagome has on with simple lengths of cloth, and Sess is supposed to be wearing fundoshi (but its sort of hard to see). Also - ankle stripes a la chapter 66 of Imperceptible :D
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One of these days I'm going to do a well-deserved finished, fully-developed piece for her, but for now just more rough work...*EDIT* ahaha, okay, I've been properly chastened. by 'rough' I meant that stylistically and complexity wise I would consider this a sketch or prep-work for a more finished piece, not that the work itself is rough. :D */EDIT*
I've done similar things to what Kagome has on with simple lengths of cloth, and Sess is supposed to be wearing fundoshi (but its sort of hard to see). Also - ankle stripes a la chapter 66 of Imperceptible :D
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02.06.2010 13:17:27
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It just needs some newts
its a combination of things. I usually paint with a brush around 75% opacity and a medium-hard edge (depending on the effect I want). I tend to start with relatively pale, low-saturation colors to begin with (and if I want a darker, more vivid color I build it up slowly). Then I mess with levels, layer opacity (I use LOTS of layers so I can fudge with things individually), and color saturation. I think saturation is one of the most overlooked tools for digital art. A lot of the time just nudging the saturation down a little and/or increasing the brightness a smidge can get that soft 'watery' look to the colors or fix a color that seems too bright and jarring.
Beautiful work as always