Hello!
Last week's entries are all freaking good! As I am scrolling down the entries in the comment section, I discovered many talented artists in the community. Everyone has their own art style and interpretation of Splinterlands characters. Congratulations to all entries and to the winners! Yippee~
You can check out the list of winners here
This is my second time having an entry in the weekly art contest. This time around, I chose Dax Paragon to draw in my chibi style. I see Dax as this prince of a celestial world. He has this ball of cosmos as if it holds all the stars and heavenly bodies.
So. without further ado, let's turn Dax Paragon into my Chibi style!
Sketching the Concept
I first started the concept with a sketch. Dax as a character is already given. Now, I have to think of a concept that will match Dax. Hmm, definitely the concept is the part that makes me think harder. I went for a heavenly, starry concept for Dax. I drew clouds in the background, as well as a line of clouds, the moon, and the stars. Dax is holding a glowing ball (I did change the position of the hand later on).
Line Art
For the line art, I use the tool called color-pick and copied the colors of Dax first. This then will be my guide for the colors. It is not always the accurate colors so I adjust it by comparing it to the original photo. It is just like copy-pasting texts but with colors, lol. The line art colors are a bit darker than the flat colors to emphasize edges and separations of the line (Ugh, sucks at explaining things).
Flat Colors!
What is your favorite part? For me is the coloring process. I find it satisfying to fill in the white canvas, also this is the part where the subject is coming to life, don't you agree?
From the color-picked colors, I just used the bucket to fill in the canvas. I purposely made the colors lighter, shadows will be added later. The ball is a mix color of cyan, light blue, purple, and hints of white.
For the background, I used a gradient tool for a dark and light shade of blue.
Details! Clouds, Glows, Shading, Shadows
As for the clouds, I go to Pinterest to use a reference. Sometimes, I use clouds reference that I took pictures on my phone. I want my clouds this time to be a bit gloomy, like a celestial cloud. I added the half moon and stars. To make it more interesting, I put a line of clouds.
To make the clouds pop, I played with different brushes to make them fluffy. I put darker shades on the lower part to show the glow of the moon above. A lighter shade on the top, and will add more glow later for the final output.
Final art of Dax Paragon
Final touches! I put more glow on the clouds by using the airbrush. Put some sparkles on the ball to make it more celestial feels. I find the stars a bit dull so I gave a 50 percent glow. I added additional layer on top for the colored beam of lights. I adjusted the colors, checked if I missed something (I always do!), and taaadaaa! Dax Paragon in my chibi style is done!
I am getitng the flow of the Splinterlands art contest by now. I truly enjoy transforming the characters in to my chibi style, plus I met great artists along the way. I commit myself to do an entry every week. I hope that I will not get busy by Christmas time, hihi.
Software: MediBang Paint
Check out their website here! https://medibangpaint.com/en/
You can check out my Chibis on Hive collection on NFT Showroom
👾 NFT Showroom: https://nftshowroom.com/jijisaurart
That is it for this art blog. I will see you at the next one!
📸 All photos are owned and taken by me, otherwise credited. The image is from the official website of Splinterlands.
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