I) FIRST I START OFF WITH AN UGLY SKETCH OF THE CHARACTER I REMEMBER TO DO THIS LIGHTLY<br><br><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb144/Midorinohana/AinuSnowgirlsketch.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"><br><br>II)THEN I DEFINE THE LINES I WANT WITH PENCIL BY MAKING THEM DARKER THAN THE OTHER LINES, I THEN INK THE LINES I DEFINED (RIGHT NOW IM USING PIGMA MICRONS BUT TACHIKAWA PENS GIVE SMOOTHER LINES WHICH MAKE YOUR ART LOOK SOOOOOO MUCH BETTER)<br><br><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb144/Midorinohana/AinuSnowgirl1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"><br><br><br>III)I THEN ERASE THE LIGHT PENCIL LINES AND WHATS LEFT IS THE INKED LINES<br><br><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb144/Midorinohana/AinuArGINtine.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"><br><br>IV) I UPLOAD THE INKED DRAWING TO PHOTOSHOP AND CLEAN UP ANY UNNECESSARY LINES AND ANY OTHER MISTAKES ETC. I ALSO ADJUST MY BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST TO GET MY BLACKS BLACK AND MY WHITES WHITE THIS ALSO HELPS IN ERASING ANY OTHER MISTAKES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED HOWEVER I REMAIN CONSCIOUS OF ANY SMALL LINES I PUT IN INTENTIONALLY SO I DONT LOSE THEM. (ADJUST BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST HELPS TRUST ME)<br><br><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb144/Midorinohana/AinuArGINtineclean.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"><br><br>V)I THEN LAY DOWN THE BASIC COLORS USING LAYERS SET TO MULTIPLY (LAYERS ARE YOUR FRIEND) I MAKE SEPERATE LAYERS FOR EACH PIECE OF THE DRAWING SKIN, HAIR, EYES, CLOTHING, SNOWBOARD(IN THIS CASE)<br><br><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb144/Midorinohana/AinuArGINtineBlue.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"><br><br>VI) I SAVE MY PROGRESS AS .JPG AND UPLOAD IT INTO COREL PAINTER IN PAINTER I MAKE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME LAYERS AS I DID IN PHOTOSHOP HOWEVER THIS TIME ITS FOR VALUE. I ADD VALUE TO THE COLORED DRAWING (SHADOWS) TO MAKE IT POP OUT AT YOU (I USE THE DIGITAL WATERBRUSH TOOL IN PAINTER AND LOWER MY OPACITY LEVELS )<br><br><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb144/Midorinohana/AinuArGINtineBlue2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"><br><br>VII) NOW I HAVE A GENERAL IDEA OF WHERE IM HEADED WITH THE DRAWING I TINT CERTAIN PARTS (LIKE ANYTHING THAT REFLECTS LIGHT SILVER JEWELRY, EYES, LIPS, HAIR, AND METAL EMBROIDERY ON KNITCAP) I ADD DETAILS THAT ARE DESIRABLE A TITLE (AS THIS IS A CHARACTER WITHIN A STORY I DID A WHILE BACK)<br><br><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb144/Midorinohana/AinuArGINtineBlue4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"><br><br>VIII) I THEN ADD MORE VALUE AND BRING OUT TEXTURE WITH DIFFERENT BRUSHSTROKES<br><br><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb144/Midorinohana/AinuArGINtineBlue5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"><br><br>IX)I ADD MORE VALUES TO THE FACIAL AREA I USE LONG CURVED BRUSHSTROKES TO PAINT SKIN LIKE IM MOLDING A PIECE OF POTTERY. I ADD MORE TEXTURE TO THE CLOTHING USING DOTTED BRUSHSTROKES.<br><br><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb144/Midorinohana/AinuArGINtineBlue6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"><br><br><br>X)I ONCE AGAIN ADD MORE VALUES I USUALLY DO LIKE FOUR LAYERS OF VALUES EACH IN DARKER COLORS THAN THE LAST IN THIS I ADDED MORE VALUES TO THE HAIR.<br><br><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb144/Midorinohana/AinuArGINtineBlue7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"><br><br>XI) FINALLY I ADD THE FINISHING TOUCHES WHICH ARE THE SNOW AND HER MISTY BREATH TO GIVE THE PICTURE A COLD FEELING.<br><br><img src="http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb144/Midorinohana/AinuArGINtineBlue8-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket">
