I did an interview for InspirU Coo Coo and I’ve included below my answer to the question ‘describe your illustration process’. For the full interview follow the link.
1 - I CHOOSE A THEME
‘scruffies’: term I use for the comfy and by no means sexy clothes I wear when working in my home studio.
2 - RESEARCH and INSPIRATION
3 - THUMBNAIL SKETCH
I draw a thumbnail sketch. Here below is an example of an actual thumbnail sketch and the respective final image
4 - PROCESSING
5 - PERSPECTIVE
I scan the thumbnail and enlarge it, then print it out and use it as a backbone for the detailed drawing on the light table.
If relevant, I figure out the perspective points. I often tape multiple extensions to the image for the perspective points and use really long rulers.
6 - PENCIL WORK
7 - INKING
I draw the basic image in pencil
I then ink the image
8 - TEXTURES
Finally, I fill in the texture. I sometimes scan the image and test different lighting gradients on my computer before applying them in ink.
MY TOOLS
However, when I doodle, I just put pen to paper and try not to think too much.
