Game of Thrones, Peter Dinklage

Second piece working as if I were Cran D'ache in Photoshop

Game of Thrones, Peter Dinklage; Fall 2012.
Digital: Intuous Wacom, Photoshop, no tracing, one layer, 20 hours.
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I did this piece to improve my understanding of values and color, different textures, and to figure out what brushes I need- or to create to execute those textures in future pieces. From this study I can apply what I learn to later illustrations

Example: The armor was created by the two brushes I would normally use for either clouds or skin. A light blue polish of clouds made all the difference.