Design a Character [ Contest Entry ]

Hello Steemians!

I've decided to participate in @w0olf 's design a character contest. The premise is fairly easy ; three random shapes are provided and you have to create a character from them.

The final piece is here, but there's a bit of my art process below !
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Process

I start off looking at the original shapes. I try to find something it could be.
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I sketch out my ideas, simply to give me a guide for coloring later.
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I whack on a grey background, hiding the original shapes to give me a little bit more of focus. I also thinks it adds depth to color.
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I then add on very basic colors. Also a bit of gradient to add depth and shape.
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I start the shading process (the fish and the little wisp are done, pretty much).
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Finish up the shading and color the line art (yay for clipping masks!)
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Tweak the colors a little bit, add a bit of noise, and ta-da! done!
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I hope you guys like this -

Until next time <:D
Skullyzard

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