Design created by me in Photoshop
Hi people of the community, today I come to participate in this week and share another illustration of @Splinterlands, this time I have chosen the character Sea Genie, I also want to add that congratulations to Splinterlands For its 6 anniversary! it is amazing how fast time passes, for this illustration I made it with Photoshop CS6 software, using the graphic tablet Huion Model HS610, thanks for seeing my post and I hope you enjoy it.
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Sketch
The sketch of this illustration seemed to me an interesting design to develop to my perspective, seeing in it possible aspects to highlight, I visualized it as a majestic, imposing and gigantic genie being awakened from an ancient lamp, with a striking armor or accessories in gold, highlighting the earrings and adding additional things, like the necklace with the diamond as well as the strap, and adding other elements like the bracelets of the arms, and some shoulder pads in gold, I drew the look of the genie with anger, since he is annoyed due to the fact that they usually wake him up and bother him often, since reading his history he is a prisoner of the summoners of ΛZMΛRÉ and he is obliged to fulfill their orders, I personally think that this genius would like at some point to be free, since living hundreds of years fulfilling the requirement of others, sounds quite exhausting and exhausting, however I do not know the reason why they made him their prisoner, maybe he had a past where he was bad and that is why now he is paying that way, I hope that in the future he will be released or somehow manage to escape but even so he still has his incredible genius powers, because this story seems quite interesting to me and I hope to know more about this character in the future.
Process
At the beginning I created the layers with the base colors, following the same visual narrative of the original illustration and the genie as the central figure that composes and encompasses the entire canvas.
In this part you can see how the elements of the composition are gradually acquiring volume, I find it quite satisfying to see how the character is coming to life by applying the colors in different areas of the character.
For the background, imagine a lot of smoke around, since the scene I want to capture in the illustration, is of the genie being just awakened, that's why his upright posture, you can also see the use of light and shadows on the body bringing depth to the scene.
The illustration of the genie conveys power and wisdom, capturing the touch of mysticism that is to be represented, different shades of vibrant blue were used to symbolize transcendence, this color contrasts with the other colors that make up this illustration, the vest is deep red and injects energy and dynamism to the scene, while the details such as the necklace, belt and golden bracelets, add a touch of wealth and opulence, reinforce his status of being magical and powerful, the beard and long hair, suggest a mystical and ancient nature, for the diamonds I decided that the color they would have would be blue so that they would combine with each other and emanate a light. The lamp from which the genie emerges is a key element that represents the source of power and knowledge of the genie, and its ancient form suggests an ancient wisdom, in conclusion all the colors combined complement each other giving life and development to the character, thank you very much for taking the time to read my post and have a great day.
Finished illustration
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