2D Art Tutorial
Add comment!May 21st, 2009
A lot of people are interested in the process I go through when I make a concept drawing for Overgrowth so I decided to make a short tutorial.
Above is an animated gif demonstrating each step (click it to download). Here is an explanation of each one:
![](http://cdn.wolfire.com/blog/arttut/tutorial_1.jpg)
1. I usually start out with a simple line drawing. Often it is not that great.
![](http://cdn.wolfire.com/blog/arttut/tutorial_2.jpg)
2. Then I start working on the forms, trying to get a decent pose. I will select stuff and move it around when whole areas are in the wrong place.
![](http://cdn.wolfire.com/blog/arttut/tutorial_3.jpg)
3. Once I am happy with the basics I block in extra shapes for gear, maybe tweak a few things if there are still problems.
![](http://cdn.wolfire.com/blog/arttut/tutorial_4.jpg)
4. To start coloring I lay down a couple of layers of dark color, usually set to multiply.
![](http://cdn.wolfire.com/blog/arttut/tutorial_5.jpg)
5. This layer fills in the outline of the character.
![](http://cdn.wolfire.com/blog/arttut/tutorial_10.jpg)
6. Adding the shading is the hardest part. It is important to keep in mind the direction the light is coming from. Once the shading is in I like to smudge rounded areas to smooth them out.
![](http://cdn.wolfire.com/blog/arttut/tutorial_11.jpg)
7. As a final step, I will sometimes add an overlay layer to brighten up areas. In this case I thought the legs looked too long so I shortened them up a bit.