October 19,2022,
Greetings Hivers, especially my fellow Pinoys. It's the second week of of HivePH's Art Challenge.
In the first week of the challenge, I made a rendition of Kenshin Himura for the Anime Character Prompt.
For this week's prompt. I decided to draw another rendition of Kenshin Himura for the prompt "Sharp"
Why Kenshin Again?
One thing peculiar about Kenshin Himura is his "sabakato" or reverse-edge sword. Meaning the sharp edge of the sword is facing the wielder. That makes drawing the sword a bit more challenging. How can I show that the sharp edge of the sword if facing the wielder?
Kenshin's Sabakato
The Process
Note: I posted part of this process in my article in read.cash (https://read.cash/@JLoberiza/working-on-another-rendition-of-kenshin-b58c2667)
The Sketch
I started with the sketch. I did this last Saturday. I spent about two-three hours on this sketch.
Then I turned the sketch layer into blue and reduced it's opacity. This way I can trace the outline on another layer.
The Outline Layers
I started tracing the outline. Normally, I will do all the outline in just one layer. However, I wanted to try something new.
As you can see, I did not trace the hand yet. I decided to create another layer for the hand's outline.
Coloring
I colored the katana first. I did not include the 'ito' or the wrappings of the handle first. I wanted to add that later on a different layer.
I erased some lines of the sword where the finger overlaps. Then I started coloring the rest of the skin and the hair
As I mentioned above, the challenge in drawing the sabakato is, how to show that the sharp-edge of the blade is facing the wielder of the sword. Thus the name sabakato or reverse-edged sword.
Adding More Details
I added some dark streaks on the hair. I added another layer where I can work on the details of the ito or wrappings.
I added more layers for the darker shade of the character and other objects.
This way, I was able to add more details on the wrappings and the metalic look on the blade.
Adding The Background and Finishing Up.
I added new layers for the background. I wanted a sunset scene to add some emotion.
I also made some modifications on the hair and added more details.
I tried several variations until I decided on this.
I also tried the fluffy brush that I recently downloaded to make the clouds.
I only used thin lines for the outline, but I wanted to what it looked like without an outline. Though the dark and light shades gave it still some definition, I wasn't satisfied.
Then I went for the middle. I reduced the opacity of the outline.
Hive PH Art Challenge Week 3
I hope you enjoyed this.
App used: Medibang Paint For Mobile
Device: Huawei 10.4 inch Tablet
Input Device: Huawei MPen 2
Est, Duration: 7 hours.
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