Commissioner Comments T1 > F3 > F1 x 4 > B3 > T1 > B1 and repeat from F3
Sometimes, problems in Eorzea are best solved by a couple blasts of fire to the face. As a Black Mage, I'm more than happy to supply that. If my tank's eyebrows get singed off in the process, then so be it! I came here to drink milk and blast Primals into aether... and I've just about finished my milk.
Artist Comments This picture @v@ I am insanely proud of the results I got for this. When I first saw the outfit that Seraph was looking to have drawn, I definitely nervous about if I would be able to pull it off. I love to do detailed pictures, but this was more detailed than anything I've done before, really. But! With a lot of careful pre-sketching and planning and rules, I feel like I really pulled it off! It was a lot of fun working out how best to show the character and the clothes, how to fit the staff on the physically limited dimensions of the page, and how I wanted the lighting to look. I couldn't lose concentration for a moment while I was coloring this, because if I put that dark gray down somewhere that I didn't mean for it too, there was no coloring back over it with anything lighter.
I'm really happy that I've learned how to use my scanner better, because if I had done this picture up even a few months ago, all those light blues would be nearly invisible. There are some minor changes, but overall this scan looks very close to the actual piece. Thank you for commissioning this from me, Seraph! It really let me put my all into a picture.
Tools Used (sorry it's so long! but it's nice reference for me to look back on later) Blue black clothes: B14 base, C-8 and C7 for shadows, C-6 to blend, second layer of B14. Neutral black clothes: C9 for shadows, C7 for blending. Highlights, V04 with colorless blender. Lighter black clothes: C7 for shaping and shadows, C5 for blending, C9 for sharper shadows. Whip thing: 100 shadows, C9 blending. Golden metal: Y28 base, W3 for blending and shading. B00 and RV10 for highlights. Silver metal: W3 base, W-4 shadow, C-2 for cover and blending. W-4 to deepend shadows. B00 and RV10 for highlights. Staff: V-2 purple lighting. C9 shadows, C7 base and blending. Ball: V-11 for lightest, V12 midtones, V04 base, V17 darkest. Colorless blender to accent highlights. Blue lights: Colorless blender, B00, B01. Hair and straps: B06 shadows, B01 base and blending, B00 highlights (hair only). Whites: C1, Custom B/C1, RV000
Total list Copics: C1, C5, C7, C9, 100, W3, B/C1 Custom, B00, B01 (also a custom), B06, B14, RV000, RV10, V04, V12, V17, Y28, YR15. Triarts: C-2, C-4, C-6, C-8, W-4, BG-11, V-2, V-11, V-12, F-10 Misc.: Prismacolor PC 1086, Aquarel 401, white gel pen, colorless blender
God, spix, you're good. It ain't easy drawing those incredibly detailed pieces of gear, I mean, that game's design contends with Nomura for moving parts. This is really great
God, spix, you're good. It ain't easy drawing those incredibly detailed pieces of gear, I mean, that
My first thought: "Cool." My second thought: "Hey, I have that staff..." My third thought: "'T1 > F3 > F1 x 4 > B3 > T1 > B1 and repeat from F3' ...yup, that's the rotation after all.
My first thought: "Cool." My second thought: "Hey, I have that staff..." My third thought: "'T1 > F3
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