I Made This Tutorial For A Co Worker Today, So I Figured I Might Share It With The Internet In Hopes

I made this tutorial for a co worker today, so I figured i might share it with the internet in hopes it helps any one that might struggle with painting electricity. This is the method I use, it may not be scientifically accurate but I am pretty happy with the results. More step by steps to come soon!

Shoulder Girdle Construction Notes by NemoNova

Lighting is often underestimated in illustration – a lot of illustrators and beginning artists look at it as a decorative element, or as purely a tool used to showcase the form. A lot of beginning artists are afraid of shading and of using harsh lights. But even with the lighting mastered, even with perfect rendering and good understanding of form in space an integral element of the light remains missing in their pieces. 

Look at the samples above: the same character’s head has been used in every thumbnail, and the only thing I have tweaked was the cropping and manner of light used on the features. Every single one of these frames tells a different story and gives off a different vibe simply by using light to focus on the features I want you to focus on.

Read how lighting can be used to enhance character, mood, and interaction within your pictures below the cut.

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This isn’t a tutorial or “how to” just simply my process. I’m sure there are other artists who use completely different methods and it works just as effectively, or more so. 

(*whispers* there are several typos, pls ignore them ;v;)

@theamazingartofescapism asked me about how I draw hair. I’m sure I missed out heaps of stuff but in general this is how I approach it. Hope it’s helpful :D 

A coolio fuck-ton of female arm angle references.

Credit goes to melsrefs (on tumblr). You should flood Mel’s inbox with fanmail so s/he’ll make more of these epic references.