Drawing Windy Walkies

I drew a cartoon with a similar idea a couple of years ago, but thought I’d revisit it and redraw it from a different angle and in a different setting. 

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1. The initial sketch. 

I used a digital 6B pencil with Procreate to sketch this out. I used to do the initial outline with a digital pen, but I prefer the looser feel of the pencil. 

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2.  Colouring the characters.

As I wanted to make this an autumn scene, I thought I would have her outfit compliment the browns and greens of the leaves. 

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3. Colouring the background.

Washing in the colours using a digital watercolour brush. 

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4. Adding more detail to the background.

I decided that the background was too thin and sparse, so I added the impression of more trees.  

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Spot the difference! Actually, I don’t think there is one! Better remove this pic later. 

 

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5. Adding the shading and hatching. 

I used to do either shading or hatching, predominantly shading only. Recently I’ve been experimenting with putting hatching on top of the shading to give an increased sense of depth. 

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6. The finished cartoon. 

I tidied the pic up a little and blackened some of the lines. 

 

I would be happy to draw for you too. Drop me a mail and we can chat. 

 

Cheers for reading!