Snow Princess Work in Progress Part 4

[eaglemaina]

I was really hoping I would be done tonight, but since I had my life model class today, I didn't manage to get a full day of work on this. So the dragon is still not finished. But here are the steps for the things I did get done

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[eaglemaina]

Hi Hi Jenn!

Absolutely! I'm actually trying to finish this painting as quickly as I can because I need my new design to be ready for a convention I have on the 14th of November, so I will should have my cards in hand before that date.

If you wish to preorder, feel free to e-mail me and we can do it, no problem at all! =D

[enveri]

This is coming out beautifully! I can't wait to see the dragon painted. :>

[eaglemaina]

Thank you very much! Crossing my fingers that I can finish him all today! =D

[uniformgrey]

I have to say thank you so much for sharing your process on this piece! Its really wonderful to get to see it built up to its final stage - I love getting the chance to appreciate the finer steps you take to pull everything together.

=)

[eaglemaina]

It's a pleasure really! I think I should do this more often. I've gotten so much feedback!

And thank you so much for taking the time to comment on this! I appreciate it!

[kyubikitsy]

This is looking so lovely! I'm so terrible at choosing colors at the get-go~ TT

What type of inks have you been using with the nibs? Are they the airbrush type?

[eaglemaina]

Thank you Audra!

I actually do a color test in photoshop before I start, because I could never choose colors as I go. (I used to do it, but I would end of getting it wrong sometimes and it would frustrate me a lot!)

The inks I use are acrylic based. It's not a airbrush type of ink, it's actually specifically for nibs. It's the Liquitiex Liquid Acrylics brand. The bottles look like this:

http://moonlight-whispers.com/blog/images/snow_princess_ink_material.jpg

Very easy to use with a nib! And they have a good range of colours too. Fairly waterproof. (they might fade a little if I do many many washes, but it's rarely the case)

I hope that helps! =)

[kyubikitsy]

Interesting~ I haven't seen that particular type before.. I might have do some online searching.. I doubt they'll carry it here in Hawaii. Grrr~

Photoshop colors tests sound like a great idea~~ I really should adopt that step. XD;! It would definitely save me a lot of heartache (and headache) !