Hello lovely humans I thought I'd show you the process behind my latest piece, Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2. If you haven't played this game, it's a spectacular piece of storytelling, quite possibly one of the best games I have ever played. So here's the process: first, I sketched out the areas of shade, then used a bold pen so it shows through the underpainting. I also used a layer of masking fluid to sit under the paint so I could reveal the paper beneath when I

Hiya, Thought I'd post a WIP of Karl Urban as Billy Butcher from The Boys. It started off pretty ropey with a burnt Sienna wash. It started off pretty ropey with a burnt Sienna wash. Then got a bit ropier with more black and blue tones mixed into the burnt Sienna Trust the process! Lot's more black mixed with the burnt Sienna and we're done! Pretty pleased with it Lots of last minute painting for a convention! Not like me at all! Hope you enjoyed it. Love and glue. Symon

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