Gaviel

Gaviel

Gaviel.  He came from a conversation with a colleague that led to an amalgamation of inspirational ideas ranging from Starcraft creatures to ugly Dell computers.  

Took a while to decide upon a style to draw Gaviel in.  I wanted to explore Comic Book art ever since I signed up to an App called xComics or something.  This style of artwork captures action and emotion with high contrast, vivid colours and a variety of line styles.  Next thing for me to try my hand at is portraying action.  xComics or whatever they're called, have opened up a whole new world of art for me with the tiny thumbnails that are embedded in their emails.

Gargh.  How I despise tiny thumbnails.  They are like the unreachable ice-cream that lies at the back of the freezer.

Enjoy!  Please leave me feedback using the comments thing.  That would make one most happy.

Process

Sketch, keeping it loose just to line out the silhouette.  Move to base coat layer to lay down a thick colour base to work from, define some outlines.  Next layer for working the outlines to build structure and form, fill in any white bits.  Then duplicate to Detail and Lighting layer to light the subject and further define structure, use the Navigator throughout to ensure it still looks good as a thumbnail.  Final layer is to finish off by further defining dark and light areas to lead the eye to details, Curving and changing Brightness, Hue and Saturation until the desired result is reached.  9 hours total.