Captain Marvel

Over the last few years I've incorporated digital methods and tools into my artistic process with increased frequency. One of the tools I use most is Clip Studio Paint. This has been my go-to drawing program. Recently I've been introduced to a new feature in CSP called "colorize" (thanks, Phillip Sevy!).

I do very little with color at this time in my career. I hope to start doing more in the coming months and years, but my plate is a bit full to give it any additional attention. The colorize tool is intriguing. I don't see it providing an avenue for a coloring option that is equal - or even close - to hiring a talented professional, still there is some potential here.

This is the coloring I created with CSP for a Captain Marvel drawing of mine. The coloring phase of this took less than ten minutes to do:

The "blur" around the character is something I don't think I'll be able to keep from happening. I could clean it up if I had to, but I think it's kind of cool. The color of her face got washed out for some reason. Not sure how to fix that. Alot of trial and error head of me, though.

Captain Marvel digital inks

I recently purchased a Yiynova MVP20U+FE tablet monitor.  I've worked mostly "traditionally" to this point but have recently been feeling an increased desire to branch out and start doing more digitally.  I considered purchasing a Cintiq but, given the price, felt that a less expensive alternative would be a better starting point.  If this digitally thing doesn't take it's probably easier to be out a few hundred bucks than $1000+.  The Yiynova products were getting some very good reviews so I thought I'd give it shot.

Inking!

It's been a while since I've worked on any inking so I thought I better pencil in some time.  Er, I mean, INK in some time.  Right?  Anyway, I decided to try my hand at the Daredevil piece I recently finished and a Captain Marvel I did a couple of months ago.  Daredevil was inked mostly with a brush, the brick work was done with a nib and the background buildings with pens.  Captain Marvel was done almost entirely with a brush with the exception of some of her costume details.