I used as a reference a photo for the background, for the pose, since it was quite complicated to use a program called DesignDoll that allows you to create 3D poses and thus be able to see them from any angle, since I have the free version I could not save the pose that I created but here is a screenshot of how the program is:
I made the line art directly photoshop and added other elements to the background to make it a little more interesting, some posters and papers stuck to the wall, with respect to the character I drew a backpack that looks more clearly than in the reference photo and completed the shoes
The most tedious part of doing was the public telephone because it has many details to draw, especially the keys. In the reference photo, the sign above is written in Spanish, but for my drawing I put it in Korean because I think it looks better since the idea was to paint it later with neon light, and the kanjis look very good in neon.
For color, I compiled many photos of cities with neon light to better understand how it works, the color palette in this case is composed mainly of magenta, violet and blue.
To paint I used the gradient tool on the walls, mixing the variations of the tones mentioned above, on the bright parts, like the window or the phone sign, I used the outer glowing layer effect and then retouched it creating a new layer on the lighting mode and with a basic brush with hardness 0 add lighter colors so that the external brightness will be flushed with the fill color
To paint the boy, I used a basic photoshop brush on the face with hardness or mixing the magenta and blue tones and, for the rest of the body, I used the brush with a 100% hardness.
To add color highlights on the body, I used the same brush I used to draw the lineart and then on the top layer in the rinsing mode, add brushstrokes in magenta and blue on the clothing to create the illusion of a gradient illuminating.
and to finish, I lowered the opacity of the layer where the lineart is so that it integrates better with the colors and, at the top, add more brightness with a layer in clear mode.
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