Choice of the character
I decided to choose this card because it's design was quite curious and striking
quite curious and striking similar to the Oni demons of Japanese culture which usually look similar to this one.
which usually look similar to this one, plus it goes very well with the element it represents.
it represents.
Beginning of the drawing
At the beginning, I thought that it would be a good idea to make a
top shot of the character where you can see his face and hands with a fireball, an element somewhat
a somewhat complicated element to tell the truth.
With the idea already raised I decided to start to draw a guide with simple figures, so having
simple figures, thus having well raised the pose of the character as can be seen in the image.
as you can see in the image.
Sketch
Once the guide was ready, I began to draw the sketch with a brush similar to a pencil
similar to a graphite pencil, making the figure of the character, with a big demonic smile, with his
demonic smile, with his huge eye looking at us and drawing the character's hair.
character's hair.
Color and Render
With the sketch ready, move on to add the base colors as well as improving a little the lines and from there, starting to add the first shadows.
starting to add the first shadows to give depth and detail.
After that I started to add the rest of the details like a secondary shadow to accentuate the
secondary shadow to accentuate more the shadows already made, after that, I added the lights and blue bounce lights.
blue bounce lights and highlights by style and habit, as it gives a better look to the drawing.
to the drawing.
Already there, draw the hot rock that has the character you have in the reference image.
in the reference image, drawing the rock as such, the glow of the heat, with the fire to
the heat, with the magic fire that keeps it suspended in the air with its yellow/orange glow.
yellow/orange glow. In addition to that I added small yellow glows in the character itself to give a
the character itself to give a sense of light.
And to finish it off I added a repeated gradient background
with a dark red shadow below the character to finish the drawing.
drawing.
