Girls docking… Wallpaper!

Thank you those who keep coming back to check on progresses, I decided to make wallpaper versions of this particular image ;)

http://puppy52.googlepages.com/girls_docking_s.jpg
1024 x 768
1600 x 1200
1680 x 1050 (16:10)
1920 x 1200 (16:10)

But of course, the final image is available on the Gallery page as well :3 and also by clicking on the image up there you get to see the actual higher resolution for your personal collection.

To see the previous work in progress for this particular image, you can check out the URLs below:
Inspiration and sketch
“Inking” in Sai (What is Sai?)
Colour progress teaser

Girls docking progress

Of course not completed yet, just wanted to tease :P

Girls docking inked

Enough said, I love Sai! ^O^ okie think gotta head out soonish, will catch up with comments later :) (thanks guys, I read em ^^/)

Girls dockin…?

Saw a news item on dannychoo.com yesterday, was very amused that that imagery has a term! :P
yes a sketchu preview in progress :P Gotta love a lazy(-ish) Sunday!

Alice in wonderland more progress

Bunny not touched yet so left it out for now, and I think I gonna call it a nite ^^;

Alice in wonderland progress

Tried some other tools in Sai, very quick fills done, haven’t really figured out the program fully just yet, so background was quickly done in photoshop, may redo it later in Sai of course.

There are different ways and methods I use when I colour my artwork.

Usually the line art — either scanned image, or inked in the computer — is in a separate layer, and similar or same colours or items (example, hair, clothing, skintone etc) in different layers. I noticed that in photoshop the file will become huge as more layers, shading and effects are added.

In Sai, the image refreshes and saves quickly, something I really like since it definitely saves some time. Also multi control-Z is definitely a plus ^^.  In this current work in progress, I fill some base colours (in separate layers) first, this method allows me a quick over view of the overall colour schemes and when I finalise colours I will do shading later. This method is neater in a way that we can re-select the filled in parts, keeping most shading within the base colours.

In the previous “That cat girl” I used a slightly more time consuming and messier method, where I shade roughly around and then erase the strokes which bleeded outside of the line art.

Alice in wonderland inked

Took some time to ink one of the sketches from Thursday ^^ Colour adjusted and text added in photoshop Am really enjoying inking with Sai! ^O^ (thanks FatB for pointing out I’m missing something before Sai lol)

That Cat girl

Okie quick colouring of cat girl completed ^^/ Was gonna give her a more fantasy colour hair style but end up using brown ^^;  This piece of work is mostly coloured in Sai, quick background and text done in photoshop ^^ As usual, clicking on image below brings you to full view, or you can find it in Gallery page.

okay back to Work work ^^;;;;

Nya?

Sai program getto p(^O^)q

I was pleasantly surprised that they had an english version of a page which I previously only saw a Japanese version of, and realised omg I could get the license to use it since I like it a lot :P The line and brush strokes feels more natural on this little programe than photoshop ^^; I’m not used to the wand tool in Sai just yet so am using a different method to colour, the colours leaking out will be erased near the end — which is why the colours are bleeding on the edge. I’m not done colouring this image yet of course :P

Shop sketches from thursday

Was rather busy on Friday, so did not scan my sketches from thursday ^^;
I sketched some ideas for some doll related sewing, couldn’t resist drawing thus “Alice in wonderland” inspired themed girl ;)

Drew a maiddo chan and a nameless lady holding a cuppa coffee ^^

Sketching is always quick, but refining and colouring are time consuming, hopefully will find some time to colour something soon! ^O^;