Hi everyone, good evening.
I’ve had this project on my to-do list for weeks now, ever since my son asked me for an FNAF poster. I really liked the idea because back in December we discovered FNAF: Security Breach and we’ve loved that game ever since. I can say it’s my favorite in the FNAF series—the art style, the colors, the story, the missions—I love absolutely everything about it, so my son agreed it should be from that game, and he chose his favorite character, which is Freddy—though I won’t deny that I was hoping he’d ask for Chica, but nope… hahaha.
Although it’s not an easy task, it makes me very happy to be able to do these things for my son, and since I really like this game, it ends up being quite an enjoyable project for me. I made the sketch—honestly, I don’t remember where I got the image from, but it’s a pretty popular one and the most common version of Freddy. Using that photo as a guide, I sketched it out on a sheet of paper, then traced the sketch onto another sheet where I could work out the details better and create a clean finish before starting to color. I started by outlining the entire drawing with a black marker so I could later erase any pencil marks without worry, then I began coloring the blue parts of Freddy.
Little by little, I painted each part of Freddy using acrylic markers, wood stains, and even cold-weather paint. It was actually quite difficult to finish; I had to change Freddy’s color twice because in the reference photo I used, his skin looked light brown, but then, after looking at more photos of him, I noticed it actually had more of an orange tone. It was pretty stressful, but I managed to pull it off. I also painted in several highlights to give him more life and depth. The background was originally supposed to be dark, but I couldn’t find any black paint, so I ended up mixing shades of lilac and pink. My markers were running out halfway through, but I managed to squeeze every last drop out of them. I need to buy new markers so I can do more of these projects that I love so much.
We really liked the result, although I’d love to add a coat of something that makes the colors look more intense and vibrant—but I’m not sure what I could use without damaging the drawing or the paper. Even so, I want to draw the girl or Monty; I love the look of those characters, so maybe I’ll get around to it soon.