This summer I've been trying out different digital 2D art techniques and methods, just to see what felt most comfortable and what would work best for me. Most recently I've found that the way I wanted to continue to make my digital art would be by doing the following steps: Sketch, linework, color blocking, shade/highlights. This is what I want to do because rather than a technique I have done in the past where I would first do the image in greyscale with shading and all the details, and then add the color, this technique is better in the long-term for me to grow in an understanding of color. While it was easier to paint and get the details down in greyscale, because I'm usually sketching just in pencil so it's what I'm used to, I want to be able to one day utilize color very well, and the best way to do that for me is to stray away from this technique. My most recent drawing with my new method is a full body drawing since I wanted to keep myself from doing just another portrait image. This time unlike my previous post I started sketching first on the tablet because it's something I need to make a habit, since it's important to me to be able to do both digital and pencil sketches. For this drawing I also didn't use many references because I was able to ask family members for advice if I thought something looked off, and wasn't sure why. The most difficult part of this though was the shoes because I don't have much experience at all drawing shoes and I'm still trying to get down how to recreate perspective when someone is walking.
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About meI am a Senior at DSA and currently taking the Advanced Game Art and Design course. I enjoy playing video games and drawing in my free time. The opinions expressed within this blog are my own, and do not reflect that of Durham School of the Arts of Durham Public Schools Archives
May 2022
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