#and there's no gradient map for the background

[bob-artist]

I'm gonna nerd out about comic process for a second!

That screenshot was from about a month ago, when I was coloring the first two episodes of Into the Smoke chapter 2. My coloring process is a little unhinged. First, I set up palettes, do base shading, and color basic backgrounds kind of simultaneously across an entire scene. So I'm actively working on 4-6 600dpi files with 60-200 final layers at a time. I also usually have a few references open from previous episodes.

(My iMac has beefy specs, and I never have any lag or performance issues, but I'm probably still driving it into the ground, lol.)

I do this stage on a non-screen tablet because I like being able to see everything at a straight angle on a very nice screen. (Mac screens are nicer than Wacom screens.)

After that, I fire up the Cintiq and do the actual serious work of shading.

I do most character shading in ITS with Kyle's lasso fill in PS. Almost all my shading on all my pages is done with two grayscale swatches (incidentally, #c2c2c2 an #e0e0e0) with different layer effects, and I just hit x to toggle between the swatches. I'll sometimes use white or a pale color for highlights, but my shading work is much more extensive than my highlights, and the shading colors are handled with gradient maps.

Backgrounds, highlights/lighting, and most of my other projects outside ITS are painted with brushes instead of lasso-filled. In addition to organizing my brushes by category, I have brush folders for specific projects, and I organize them so I can use keyboard shortcuts to sequence through the ones I use the most.

The first two episodes of ITS chapter 2 were really difficult to color because I hadn't colored an episode in like 8 months, so I had to re-learn how to do it. My natural style is more painted, so I kept accidentally over-rendering. It really took me until episode 3 to get the hang of it again.

I'm also much more comfortable with warm color palettes and warm lighting, so the sorta grungy cool palette for the interrogation room was a challenge. I need to do more cool palette and cool lighting studies. Episode 3 is back to warm, though! :D

Anyway, here you can see the in-progress color vs the final color!

And a few warmer palette panels with more typical shading for good measure. :)

[billysjoel]

we were supposed to be just friends you don't live in my part of town, but maybe i'll see you out some weekend depending on what kind of mood and situation-ship i'm in and what's in my system i think there’s been a glitch (x)

[mayhemspreadingguy]

Someone was sobbing. After a moment, Anakin realized Oh. That's me. And then his knees were buckling and he was heading for the ground. Obi-Wan caught him. "It's all right. I've got you." -K. Miller

[senoleaf]

one last chance.

choose wisely.

[thelonelywhale]

Smooch!

Pose inspo from theposearchives

[humanmorph]

three of them

[knifelace]

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[wilsons-journey]

Astraeus Fateseeker

More information below the cut:

He is the father of both Vale (Former Co-Comander and Aurenes Champion) and Ronin. Both of his children come from different mothers - making them half brother and sister.

He left Vale's Family when she was very small. Vale herself can barely remember him. Astraeus is a Revenant and thus traveled the mist and the world a lot. Over the years he grew more and more disconnected from the world - seeing everything through a different layer.

He laters ends up in the Wizard-Tower and becomes Ascended. But before he does this, he fathers Ronin in the believe, Ro will play an essential role in the upcoming Events of Tyria. But it was not Ronin, it was his first Child that gets this role.

Sadly he forgot about her,... and thus misinterpreted a vision he had. Yet his Vision will still become true, just in a way that he hasn't intended.

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Some Sidenotes:

in the time Vale became Wayfinder for a short while, she was rescued by Astraeus in a fight against Kryptis, as Vale experienced another breakdown and thus was unable to fight. None of them remember each other

Astraeus was born with the same defect, he later inherits to his son Ronin - giving him a lot of female features, despite being a male.

some of the other Wizards also call him Starseeker. It comes from his appearance change, when he enters the mist:

he unknowingly met his grandson Orez in the mists.

he is able to see things, only a few other living beings can see (e.g. energies / anomalies or ghost)

he is able to experience visions like Glint or Aurene

[pillowenvelopchair]

That’s what she holds onto. A life—an eternal one—with someone else as Lord. Someone true of heart. Quick of mind. That’s the dream, right there. And all she has to do is clear the way.  - Chapter 26

Another swrd art… what a surprise lol. go check it out guys! (i will never stop preaching about it)

hi @un-local how r u on this fine afternoon

[littlehatmouse]

everyone look at my vampire boyfriend

[bluebird-ascended]

Rainbow dragon

my first art post of 2024! the time is just past midnight

[napping-in-the-sun]

@exclusionzonefic

the first thing sieun sees in the morning ~

[full-time-femboy]

Hhhhnnnnn....

Spicy warning

It's not NSFW, just a bit suggestive (everyone is clothed)

Reblogs are appreciated 💜

Look at my messy bisexuals

Kitty is Puss in Boots for Halloween 🐈👢✨️

So I gave him thigh-high boot heels that would be very uncomfortable to walk in :3

Commissions - Tip Jar

[anosci]

@polyhexian took too long to send me a pic of their cat so i 3D-ified their heart condition instead

[maybe-drawing]

Aquatown my beloved

Inspired by @atherix​​​​ Midnight Series

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[dailyeca]

trying some sht