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A voice from the shadows · 7mo

What's your standard /preferred art stack / process? (Sorry if you've answered this before). Which mediums and software are your favorites?

I've been trying to experiment with my style lately because I've become a bit bored and I feel a bit limited, but usually when working digitally I start with thumbnails, then a sketch, then a tighter pencil pass, then line art, then flat colours, the shadows (multiply layer) and lights (overlay layer), then finishing details. I use procreate for all of my drawings (and sometimes a bit of Photoshop for formatting/resizing/setting up colours for printing). I've been wanting to give clip studio a try, though, since it seems quite versatile and like it might become the next industry standard. In traditional I usually sketch with a double ended coloured pencil that's red and blue, or with a normal pencil, and then depending on the day I line with fineliners or thicker markers or I ditch the pencil and go directly with markers or use colour pencils... Whatever I'm feeling. I'm also a huge fan of gouache and acrylic paint but haven't used them much recently and am not particularly good at it...

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