A little over a week ago I started a raffle, the prize being a Steemit themed avatar or artwork created specifically for the winner!
Id like to thank all those who entered for their support! So thank you :3
The winner was 
I finished this commission a lot sooner than expected.
I contacted them, announcing them as the winner! They have been super supportive, and I am thankful !
- A character resembling Rami Malek
- Imagine mixing an elven bard with sax
- Maybe a pet. To represent steemit maybe a minnow or a fish (in the air) dancing along the bard's playing.
- Include the colour blue
I was super happy to have so much to consider! and to draw!
1 - I begun by sketching the body, I kinda skipped a step and refined the face abit too early.
2 - I slowly start to build up layers of detail using line.
3 - After cleaning up my lines I begin painting solid areas of colour. I tend to use colour palettes that are too big? I do use random colour generators! they are helpful and challenging!
4 - Much like my line art i build up colour slowly, layer upon layer. Replacing the older layers or merging them with the refined layers.
5 -I continue refining the tone, for the most part I used a dark green for the shading tone. To build up tone gradually I use a brush on a low opacity. I quickly changed the direction that the elf was facing; a good tip to go by, for checking proportions, is changing the direction of what your drawing to see if the proportions still look fine. Also I wasn't happy with the hands, they looked like blobs, so I redrew them.
6 - I had drawn this fish well before this stage but I didn't want to refine them until i was happy with the focal point, the elf.
7 - I applied all the same techniques I previously used to colour the fish, I went back and erased the fins slowly to create a sense of transparency.
And well here is the final in all its glory XD Did I mention I am not use to drawing men?
I hope you enjoyed this post/process.
I hope you have a lovely day !