Justin Gerard
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The Giant's Prisoner! Final Hi-Res Painting
🕑 Added 2020-03-30 19:00:00 +0000 UTCHere is the Dungeon Master Series illustration for March! I have also included a Process Guide for the image below.
In the Process Guide you will notice that the image changed a bit from the initial concept.
Originally, the figure in the cage had been a guy, and his angry girlfriend was the adventurer with the axe. But I just couldn't get that figure to work as a girl, so I ended up giving that figure a mask and making the prisoner a girl. I think it reads more clearly now and the viewer will get what's happening a lot faster, even though it leans a bit into some of the older cliches of the genre. I think it is better this way... but I will always be wondering about wether I could have pulled off the original composition...
Anyway, it was a lot of fun to draw and paint! Here is a process guide to describe the Photoshop stages:
Comments
Justin Gerard
Hi Karien! Absolutely! I plan to do a more in-depth take on layer modes for a few tutorials in the future. Also, one of my first posts on here (the one with the little red riding hood archer) offers a basic overview of the different layer modes I use. The brushes I used here are from the Mummy Minotaur brush set from last year. I am also streaming a digital painting today and will be talking about how I use the brushes live at 10AM EST today.
Justin Gerard
Thank you Nicky! I make my own brushes and the ones I used for this one you can download if you are in the Monster-of-the-Month tier. They are the ones from the Mummy Minotaur brush set from last year!
karien Barnes
Can you perhaps do one month more in depth? Like nicky said what brushes you use. Also more Info on different layers?
Nicky Barkla
Beautiful work, so inspiring! I'm quite curious what sorts of brushes you tend to use for this style of painting? :) Thanks again for all your awesome content!
