Looky Ma, I kin' Draw Guud!!

OK, so I know the sketches up here are supposed to be simple and provide insight into my style and thought process while doing artwork, so I did this crap. i hope it's appreciated. here we go...

I start with a simple wireframe, like so, just to get an idea of the pose and attitude of the character I'm creating. I really enjoy doing character portraits, and they make up the bulk of my work.


so after that, I start "fleshing out" the pose. sometimes I don't decide what the character is going to be until I get here. I often decide on a female character, 'cause I like boobs.


then, I clean it up a little bit by taking out the wireframe.


When I start "clothing" the character, I like to get kind of elaborate. armor and fabrics and texture. but I'm keeping it kinda basic here. I put the clothes on over the original nude pose.


then, I do a little cleanup here and there to make the clothes look complete and opaque, so that the body's outline doesn't show through. because I'm working in photoshop here, it's easy to do with layers! I also add all my secondary details and such here usually too. I usually do hair last, because my ideas for the style and such change a lot as I go along... this is another reason why I like short hair.


and finally, a look at the whole thing.


I might come back later and really pimp this little elf-girl out, but for right now, I'm leaving her here. (aww, so sad, I know.)