Line Art Examples

Just some line art samples I did in Illustrator. Colors are very easy to change, so black and white or colored makes little difference to me.

Siamese and Coffee

"Siamese and Coffee"
Picture done entirely in Corel Painter. Used the various chalk tools to get the basic colors down, then heavily used the grainy blender tools to make the fur. Also used dodge and burn here and there. Named "coffee" because the colors in the background remind me of mocha.

Time taken: Less than 5 hours



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Julie Character Sketch

"Julie Character Sketch"
A concept sketch of an elf girl named Julie, from the same project as Faolan. She's on the move a lot in a medieval-type setting, so I tried to design a practical outfit that fit the setting. Faolan is her guardian of sorts, and the gem ties her to him. She also has her hair cropped short, but she couldn't bear to make it too, too short. Done in Photoshop.

Time taken: About four hours.

Nikolai the Betta

"Nikolai the Betta"
Sort of a color theory experiment, drawing of my betta, Nikolai. Made a photoshop brush for the scales. The background is simplified to bring attention to the details of the fish.


Time taken: about four hours.

Starsky Cityscape

"Starsky Cityscape"
A bit of an experiment for me, to see what I could do in a different style of a subject I don't usually draw. More sci-fi than fantasy, I'd say. The background sky is a photomanip, the rest is drawn. Done in Photoshop.

Time taken: Less than two hours.

Faolan Character Sketch

"Faolan Character Sketch"
A concept character study for a fantasy character, a baby dragon named Faolan. I studied bat wings quite a bit in designing this, and lizard/cat feet. As he's supposed to be a very tiny creature (less than two feet long, counting the tail), I think he could physically work. Done in Photoshop.

Time taken: About four hours.

Daisy

"Daisy"
Just a simple daisy done in Painter. Vine charcoal tool, with blending. Ink pen tool for the details.

Time taken: About 5 hours

Fae Medusa

"Fae Medusa"

Sketched on paper, then scanned in, inked and colored in Photoshop. For the scales, I made a new brush and played around with filters.

Time taken: About 6 hours