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Hey gang!I know I've toned down my interaction here on DA. Sorry about that. Baby + working on new book + work = No time for extra stuff. To make it up to you, here is a reduced size PSD of my "fighter" piece so you can pull it apart and see how I work. It's 1000 px tall and my actual working canvas was 5500 px. Otherwise, all the other elements of the file are where I left them. Hit Download on the right to get the file.
Hope this makes us square.
Peace!
M!
PS. If you have any questions about the PSD feel free to ask them here.
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great job !!
Excuse me , please , can you tell , how do you make a lines ? is it pencil or use a pencil + liner ?
And what do you use in this work ?
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Thanks so much for offering this!
::determined to learn to paint digitally with vibrant colors::
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Thanks a lot!
I'm a big fan of your art and it'll be awesome to look at your process from inside
Greetings from Ukraine!
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Thak you for sharing this for free, you're a great man :]
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Thanks for answering my previous questions.
Right now I start with lines, add flat colors and then add highlights/shadows.
Starting with darks, how do you Identify which dark color will look GOOD when you add highlights on top of it?
I use mostly use the LAB color slider nowadays as, as you get darker you get more saturated, and lighter less. I suppose that could be ONE way, but I'd love to hear you theory on it.
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Shit. It didn't represent what I typed accurately. It would be like this.
Lighter
|...X
|.....X
|......X
|.......X
|......X
|....X
|__X____________
Darker.........More saturated
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Identifying the best dark color comes with practice. You can see I keep everything separate, too, so I never back myself into a corner. I can adjust it at any time.
Something as blanket statement as "Darker more saturated, lighter less" actually betrays the way colors work. Different surfaces have different level of luminosity and react to light differently. A better universal way to think about it is like a crescent.
Lighter
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
| X
|__X____________
Darker More saturated
Though, even that is too general.
M!
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For sure! Glad you dig it.
M!
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Your work is amazing. I've been watching for several minutes. Try to use it in some of my drawings. Thank you very much for sharing. Greetings
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At first glance I thought this was WIR fanart...
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You deserve, man! Spetacular work!
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Wow! I counted exactly 100 layers (101 if you count the background!). lol Dang! That's awesome that you've kept them separated like that so we can break it down and see almost exactly what you did! Awesome! 
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Haha... only 100?
I kept them separate not only so people can review it but that's how I work all the time. You never know when you have to edit something. Having it organized and separate saves you a lot of time.
M!
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hahah That would be an easy way to make changes, for sure. 
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Wow! So many layers to explore! Awesome! Thanks so much for the PSD! You have given us a really cool present. Now lets hope I can analyze and study it enough to be able to figure out enough of your technique to help my own work improve.
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Psh, I bet he's only going to be a fighter long enough to get the feats before multiclassing into something better. SUNSHINE PATRIOT!
Ack, I need to lay off the sourcebooks. Great coloration! Also, interesting proportions on the bicept(s). I can never seem to pull that sort of thing off without it looking completely wonky.
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Hahahaha...
Thanks a lot, man.
M!
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Thanks man, very educational. Any reason you keep all the body sections in separate folders? Is that just to keep editing it easy? Also, the speckled texture you add to your skin highlights with drop shadow and glow, how does that work?
Sorry, so many questions!
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Hey, thanks!
Yes, it's for easy editing both once the image has to go into review (assuming it's for a client or boss etc.) and for adjusting during the painting process.
How do you mean "how does that work?" Do you mean how did I create it or why did I create it? I know the element you are referring to but can you be more specific?
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