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Heath McIvor - Puppeteer
After a number of concept sketches, I arrive at a concept that works best for the job, in this case, a painted portrait-style image of the client as a puppet. I keep the drawing loose and quick during this stage. All that's required is getting down the basic idea.
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After I've selected the concept that I'm going to bring to final art, I refine the linework and proportions to use as a guide for the colours.
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I then block in the coloured areas flatly, each area on a separate layer (so as to allow for easy changes later on).
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From there, I pick a light source direction and render the colours in a painterly style.
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I paint in the background and plaque on separate layers, add some final details to the portrait, including a secondary light-source to make the image "pop" more. And that's the lot!
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