affinity designer Big eyed yellow thing.

[denironaut 174]

So after a few weeks playing with Affinity tonight I decided to scan in a drawing to see what I could come up with. I have to tell you I love this software.

 

I first traced the outline and filled with black to create a solid silhouette, I then created all the other objects in front.

 

Hope you like!

 

[ronniemcbride 560]

Nice! this reminds me of a gentler version of these guys!   NIce job on the eyes they really jump off the screen. 

[MattP 4,657]

Hahaha! What a cute little yellow thing! :)

[eejits 623]

Cool. Would never have thought to put, what turns out to be the outline, behind the other objects. Excellent stuff!

[denironaut 174]

Thank you very much!

[Kathrin 52]

Really nice done denironaut - can you sent me the affinity file. I am helpless in shadowing the lines. Can I analyse your sketch please?

:rolleyes:

[denironaut 174]

Hey Kathrin, thank you, here you go.

yellow man1.afdesign

[Kathrin 52]

Ah, very cool done: So first you shaped the ground in black, then you added the body colour and the shadow and last time some more details - is this right?

[denironaut 174]

Yes pretty much so, I'm not sure if this should be normal practice, it just seemed to work in this instance. Not sure what the pro's do!

[Kathrin 52]

It works pretty well I think :-) I learned something from you - thank you very much!

 

Maybe a pro will do it another way, maybe they will show us here ;-)

[ronniemcbride 560]

There really no right or wrong way. You just have use the way that work best for you and your art.  There are numerous ways to go about shading it really depends on what style you are choosing for your image. Sometimes I use a pixel base brush to so shade sometimes I use black and white to working value and then overlay color on top.Sometimes I just use gradients to illustrate shading. Sometimes I use the same color  and just change blending modes to and adjust the opacity of layers to get the level of shading I am looking for, this is probably the most flexible method. Maybe I will have some time to create a tutorial over the weekend to illustrate what I mean.

[denironaut 174]

Some interesting techniques no doubt, to be honest I think that's why I fell in love with graphics in the first place, everything's non linear, true brain food.

[Sunset 167]

I think your method works well, whether you have the outline at the back or the front is up to you and the nature of the outline, I like working this way, it's easy to change things as you go. Very nice work :)

[denironaut 174]

Thanks Sunset!

[peter 636]

Yes pretty much so, I'm not sure if this should be normal practice, it just seemed to work in this instance. Not sure what the pro's do!

Mmm, done well you have young Jedi! The end, does justify the route. Job done.

[denironaut 174]

Why thank you Peter.

[GRScott 198]

denironaut, very nice cartoon character.

[denironaut 174]

Thanks GRScott!

[ronniemcbride 560]

@Kathrin

 

As promised here a video on one of the shading techniques I explained earlier. I will try and produce a few more this week but hopefully it will give you an idea  on how to use one technique to shade your art.

 

Click here to watch the video 

 

 

hope this helps.

[Kathrin 52]

Ah Ronnie, Thank you so much! 

Cheers :-)

[ronniemcbride 560]

You are welcome! Thanks for inspiring me to do it!

[peter 636]

There really no right or wrong way. You just have use the way that work best for you and your art.  There are numerous ways to go about shading it really depends on what style you are choosing for your image. Sometimes I use a pixel base brush to so shade sometimes I use black and white to working value and then overlay color on top.Sometimes I just use gradients to illustrate shading. Sometimes I use the same color  and just change blending modes to and adjust the opacity of layers to get the level of shading I am looking for, this is probably the most flexible method. Maybe I will have some time to create a tutorial over the weekend to illustrate what I mean.

The wrong way makes you bang your head against the wall. :angry:

The right way makes you bang on and on and on... :D

[! Audio Police ! 18]

sweet character

[peter 636]

Cool. Would never have thought to put, what turns out to be the outline, behind the other objects. Excellent stuff!

Did you know that a certain character in Shrek got created this way?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If it works go for it.

 

peter

 

PS by the way, it works!

[denironaut 174]

Hahaha, so that's where a learnt it from!

 

Cheers guys.