It will always be a pleasure for me to draw with cool colors. I feel they fill me with peace and nostalgia, and it's something I've practiced a lot these past few months. Most of my drawings are like this, and I'm trying to follow a pattern that I sometimes break because I also like to vary from time to time. Today I wanted to do a drawing with blues, pinks, and purples, a portrait submerged in water with a deep gaze and makeup that fades away. I have a hard time doing this water effect, and I feel like it's not perfect yet, but I'm trying to do my best. I hope you like it.
I sketched and began painting the skin using a lilac base color. Then I added highlights and shadows with different shades of purple and pink. On a new layer, I added more colors to give the skin a better shape. I then blended and blurred these colors, leaving a soft skin. I deepened the eyes a little more with dark colors.
I painted the eyebrows and eyelashes and then added color to the hair. This time I chose a very dark shade without adding too many light details since I liked the idea of that almost black hair. I painted the top using a very pale pink that later changed to a pale lilac tone. For the water, I changed the background to a light blue and then placed another layer on top of the entire drawing. With this same color, I painted around the girl's silhouette with curved lines to create that water effect. I slightly changed the tone of the water, giving it a more intense color, and began adding details like dripped makeup on the eyes, darker lips, and highlights around the water and on the face. I finished by making a slight color adjustment where I increased the saturation and contrast.
Tools:
- Photoshop CC 2022
- XP-PEN Deco Pro
Herramientas:
- Photoshop CC 2022
- XP-PEN Deco Pro