Hey Everyone!
I had a community member inquire on how I go about illustrating my work on the sketch covers. For this piece I used colored pencil.
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Started out with a sketch and added all the detail to it that I felt that needed for this particular work.
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I like to establish where my shadows are. That better helps me to visually see my work take form.
**The areas that I did not plot out shadows first were in the sky, her hair and her belt. I layed down a light layer of color and then slowly started to layout the darker colors/shadows.
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I go back and reinforce any areas that might show too much white on the page, or that don’t have enough shadow.
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I add in any detail/line art in that I feel the piece needs to get the look I’m going for.
That’s a quick summary of how produce pieces in this medium. I hope this was helpful. If you any questions, please feel free to ask.
Cheers!
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I really like seeing how you made this.
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Great use of space! Love the spray of falling discarded clothes. You’ve got lovely movement in the figure, cape, and surrounding elements.
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Thanks! I def like using asymmetry in my work—scattered/discarded clothing works out great for a lot heroes, but most iconic for anyone in the Superman family
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@UnLagunas, I’m tagging you this thread. I did a brief synopsis of how I created this sketch cover in colored pencil. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask 
Thank you for inquiring!
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That’s awesome. Love the step by step. Thanks for sharing your process.
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Thank you! No problem at all. I’m just glad our community members are enjoying my work and asking me to share my process. It means a lot — this is a great community!
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No problem. I’ll just say you’re welcome & thank u here instead of here & the Raven pic. I just came from the Raven. Yeah, that’s very cool to see step by step. I’m glad somebody asked, so we could all enjoy it.
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Thank you, it has proven to be a pleasure watching your progress with this piece!
-M
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