As promised! Here's the step by step of Ikoma: Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress I posted earlier :D
Step by step
I used blue brush for this one so I'd be able to identify later on which part I've redrawn with clearer lines
Clear lines
To be honest, I practiced drawing the hands first on paper before actually drawing it since I have quite a problem drawing the hands.
Green skin
I used this tone for our Ikoma-kun right here since he is pretty much not human but I usually use this picture to select the skin tone I want to use. I usually use #3 for light skin tone and #10 and #11 for tanner skin tone. Feel free to save it for future use. It saves a lot of work choosing the right skin tone :D
Hair
Blood-ish part
Well, this is where it gets fun. I played with the layer blending mode for this one and ended up with color burn, if I remember it right. It gives off that wound-ish look and I like it :D
Then of course, the background
Started off with the gradient background
Added the ground but I figured it was a little dull, so I added some fire. It was later on covered by the kabanes but that's fine.
Lastly, the kabanes. I basically just copy pasted them after drawing one kabane :> Kinda cheating but it sure makes life easier :D
I adjusted the color since he looked a bit pale and it didn't quite fit the background. I did this using the curves in adjustment tab.
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All images were drawn and edited by . Well, except the skin tone palette thing. :D