Here I\u2019ll describe how I made one of the CGs.<\/p>\n
First, I start with a very rough sketch, to get position, perspective and composition. It\u2019s almost stick-figures in level of complexity. I also set up a rough background outline.<\/p>\n Now I sketch up the characters. They\u2019re quite rough. I try to make sure the anatomy\u2019s correct and nothing looks odd. All of the characters sit on a top of an old clock tower in a middle of a grass field. I imagined it\u2019d be very windy up there, so I tried to put an emphasis on that by letting the wind mess with the characters\u2019 hair.<\/p>\n Now I add details to all the messy areas and fix any issues I might\u2019ve made in the previous phase. In this CG, the long robes were a big challenge. All those folds were pretty difficult to make. The wings were another difficult element here, because I had to imagine where would the characters place their wings to not bother each other. This state of drawing is pretty much final, now it\u2019ll all come down to details.<\/p>\n I ink everything. You can still see traces of the old sketch underneath, but it won\u2019t be visible for long. I only keep it as a support for shading. I start working on the bg. For the bg making progress, you can see my other blog post.<\/p>\n I start colouring the characters. First I flat-shade, then, one by one, I colour and shade the characters.<\/p>\n The light in an illustration can completely change the mood, but this scene is rather light-hearted, and so is the colouring.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The colouring is finished and I proceed to working on the background. I tone it and shade according to the scene and characters, so the transition between the two is seamless. I also add some details, like highlights, etc.<\/p>\n Final adjustments! I add some highlights, adjust contrast and brightness, crop and presto!<\/p>\n Special update time! As previously mentioned, Badriel, who did all the awesome background art for Aurora\u2019s Nightmare, is now doing the CGs as well. You may remember that, in the past, he wrote a post detailing his background creation process. Well today, he\u2019s back to explain the CG creation process as well, and show off … Continue reading How the CGs are Made<\/span> ![\"CG](\"https:\/\/penandswordgames.com\/AurorasNightmare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01.jpg\")
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