Saturday November 29, 2008   ·   Nat chars - finished product

The final stage of an art commission — completing the inks and making it look all snazzy. Snaz away!

The last time you saw this, it was basic inks of Natalie’s characters. Now it’s time to add line-depth and details, and by the time we’re through. . . .

Ta-da! All rich and lovely lines. I had much fun working on this commission. The originals are now on their way to Natalie, and I hope she enjoys them as much as I enjoyed working on ‘em.

And that, folks, is what goes on behind the scenes of an art commission. Hope you like!

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Tuesday November 25, 2008   ·   Nat chars - basic inks

More of a look into what goes into an art commission. After getting the go-ahead on the completed pencils, I laid out basic inks for the chars.

If I were using a brush, it would be completed inks all in one go, but I was using my Pentel Tradio pen for more detail.

As you can see, it’s basic line-art at this point. The next post will show the finished product.

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Saturday November 22, 2008   ·   Nat chars - pencils round 2

More behind-the-scenes action: After finishing the first pencils, I sent them off to Natalie for pre-approval to see if there’s anything she’d like adjusted before I go ahead with inking. She did want a collar unbuttoned and shirt untucked for one of the chars, and wanted the hair slightly longer for another of the chars, so I did those:

If you compare with the first round, you’ll spot the slight differences!

After reviewing this round, Natalie asked that the hair that had been made longer now be shortened ever-so-slightly to get the ideal length. Sent those off to her, she gave the go-ahead, and I started on inks.

Next stage to come!

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