Mara Jade is one of my favorite characters from the Star Wars universe. The moment I read Heir to the Empire, I was hooked. It’s only fitting that I do her justice with some awesome fan art. And I see no better piece to for a semi-walk through.
From pencils to inks to colors:
This is just a super rough walk through to give you an idea of how I work. The Pencils are rough, as I figure out the pose and proportions. I also rough in highlights, to give myself and idea of the light source.
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I using the inking stage to take that even further, and add depth and shading.
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I color in photoshop. I first make the ink a new layer, in which I delete all the negative space. The magic eraser is your best friend here. I throw in some rough colors on a new layer under the inks. Then I refine. I also go back to the ink layer and change my lines to soften the image. It’s a lot of just playing around and seeing what looks best. The final step is adding the water mark.
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