Dustin the Demonslayer drawing process vid
Dustin would really like to spend his evenings playing basketball but demons keep showing up in his court. He'd also really not sure how a sword this big is so light. He got the sword and magic from a demon he killed kinda by accident. It showed up while he was shooting hoops and the ball ended up down the demons gullet and it choked on it. He's also not sure why slaying a demon gave him magic but it did. And it's fun.
And now the making of! Here's the prompt from the draw-a-day design challenge.
Main Prompts (Required): Your original character must include all three:
Oversized Accessories: Design a character featuring a large hood or wrap that defines their look.
Bold Color Contrast: Use striking colors like pink, purple, or brown to create a vibrant outfit.
Confident Pose: Craft a stance or gesture, like crossed arms, to show the character’s personality.
Optional Prompts (For Fun): Add any of these if you’d like:
Unique Wraps: Add an arm wrap, scarf, or similar detail for extra flair.
Wide Pants Style: Incorporate loose, flowing pants to enhance the silhouette.
Fantasy Vibe: Mix a fantasy or medieval style with the character’s outfit.
Drawing with a pose from adorkastock
▶️ 3Speak
Overall, this original character you created is awesome. You really understood the prompts and managed to create a character that is full of personality, unique details and a little story. Seriously well done
Lovely to see your process I just heard something really interesting about how you started this piece like, you began in greyscale first? But then you ended up with all these fantastic, vibrant colors. I'm genuinely a little confused by that TBH. Why do you do it that way? I suppose you add another layer for the colors and make the greyscale layer a little transparent? I'm super curious. I think I saw another artist from a different community do the same but forgot to ask.
Thank you :)
To answer you're question the reason I do greyscale first is to help really figure out the composition. If I can get something I like the look of without the vibrancy of colour then I'm going to like it once I add colour.
The greyscale layer(s) don't actully end up in the final artwork. Once I'm happy with it I turn the layer off and might turn it on again for reference but generally looking at the layer in the layer menu is enough.