Inspired by Chibi’s recent paintings and taking a break from gundams, I decided to do a digital painting of one of my favourite actresses – Erika Toda. This painting was really fun, it’s always amazing seeing your work slowly come to life (=. So here it is – Digital painting of Erika Toda (she also played Misa Misa from Death Note live action).
I love how the face and hair turned out. I paid alot more attention to it than any other part because if the face is off, well, it becomes a different person. I want to paint Erika Toda, not an Erika Toda look alike. I had some trouble painting the grey piece that wraps around her. It’s got some really intricate textures which is quite troublesome to replicate. Hopefully I can do better next time.
Here’s a quick WIP, each frame represents a progression period of 1-2 hours.
I used the Mixer brush in CS5 for the first time and I’m quite impressed with it. The Mixer brush is like a normal brush with blending powers. Each stroke blends the colors of the stroke path, resulting in a really smooth and crisp blend of colors.
Not completely happy with the hair, I think more work can be done towards the bottom right side. It’s something I need to improve on.
I also made a custom hair brush that saved me alot of time doing each individual stroke. Also helped alot with the fur.
Hope you enjoyed this!
General painting information:
Time Spent: 13 hours
Program: Photoshop CS5
Tools: Wacom Graphire4 A4
Reference: Photograph reference
Really impressive 😀 This makes Chibi so proud ^^!!
And yay for an animated WIP! I can’t believe how nice that skin looks omg O_O Also really like the nose and lips..
Now you’ve raised the standard again.. Chibi has to work hard and make a prettier one ;D
P.S Does this mean I can’t use that technique cause I’m using Photoshop CS4? XD
Thanks! ^^
I hope it inspires you to do another awesome painting =)
yeah I don’t think CS4 has the Mixer brush. There’s a reason to upgrade now heheh
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Oh, a WIP animation! =O Could it be that it starts off nakkkkkke–nope (/._.\). Just kidding XD.
Yeah, the drawing is really good. I’m not understanding the Mixer brush thing too well. Maybe I should download the trial to check it out. Of course, I say that, but I understand a drawing takes a lot time to do.
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Thanks, the mixer brush isn’t essential but can come in when blending. The normal technique is still the way to go for most things I reckon =)
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