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• Assassin - Kitar - Part 4

  September 7, 2008 in Artwork, Digital Painting, Tutorials

  Software: GIMP (or Adobe Photoshop)
  Level: Advanced
  Subject: Kitar - Potion Assassin

  Just some intermediate screenshots on the progress of this project.
  Mid-tone Rendering

  Here, I take the mid-tone of the skin color and flesh out the details.

  A little extra care is taken on larger accessories (like the potion bottle).

  Dark Tone

  Before proceeding to the highlights, I work on the darker [...]

• Assassin - Kitar - Part 3

  September 4, 2008 in Artwork, Digital Painting, Tutorials

  Software: GIMP (or Adobe Photoshop)
  Level: Advanced
  Subject: Kitar - Potion Assassin

  In the last part, I was done with setting the color palette and creating the flats for this project. Taking time on the color palette, and creating the flats layer with patience goes a long way in making the painting process easier and much more fun.
  Painting

  After [...]

• Assassin - Kitar - Part 2

  August 30, 2008 in Artwork, Digital Painting, Tutorials

  Software: GIMP (or Adobe Photoshop)
  Level: Advanced
  Subject: Kitar - Potion Assassin

  As seen in the last part, for this concept I have been tweaking it continually. The process I follow to enhance/modify a particular sketch is something along these lines.
  I merge all the sketch layers except background when I am satisfied with that stage. The older layers [...]

• Draw An Angry Cat

  August 28, 2008 in Artwork, Tutorials

  Level: Beginner
  Subject: (Angry) Cat profile

  This would be a simple walkthrough on drawing a cat - the profile or the side view.
  I did this particular sketch in GIMP, but you can use any software - or even try it out on paper with pencil.
  Guides

  If you are doing this on paper, draw the guides using fainter pencil [...]

• Assassin - Kitar - Part 1

  August 24, 2008 in Artwork, Digital Painting, Tutorials

  Software: Gimp (or Photoshop)
  Level: Advanced
  Subject: Kitar - Potion Assassin

  After painting Anwun I felt like attempting another character design. So, here I made up another character.
  Kitar, is an assassin from the same Order as Anwun. Assassin she might be, but her techniques are quite different. Her arsenal includes potions and powders and extracts of exotic herbs [...]