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The Jasen Tamia
Art Trade Process
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This page will demonstrate
what happens during a
scheduled Art Trade
with Jasen Tamiia
and how it works. |
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It all starts with a note.
First, He/She would send me
a message via E-mail or
DeviantArt Note regarding what they would like from me and any details specific to the requested image.
E-mail censored for privacy. |
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Next, I reply with a detail package of what I would like from them.
I also include any questions regarding their request. |
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Then, they would reply with any answers, and their concurrence. |
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I reply with a confirmation that the Art Trade is now active on the terms that we discussed.
Then I get to work. |
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First, I do my research.
I draw my interpretation of as much details as I can find from the Reference Images provided.
Details such as body markings, generic proportions, etc.
In my style of art when I am drawing for someone else, I lightly emulate the original artist's style and incorporate it into my own for a kind of combination style that is very impressive. |
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here I am finalizing some details on the head and face. for another reference object. |
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In this pic, I have made the decision to make the character look very cute, according to instructions from the request. |
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A general look at the environment and the tools that I work with.
yes, sugar and caffiene are tools, sometimes the most important ones.
I was working in my sister's bedroom that night while she was working on her own art. . . |
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I draw from the inside-out and from top to bottom.
I utilize a combination of freehand with a kind of "scaffolding" sketching structure to work over.
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I draw the "bones"
Then the "skin"
Then I draw the clothing over the "skin" and any other accessories that the image demands.
If you can see, the character's left arm was going to be placed behind the body, but I changed my mind and redrew the arm to being away from the body. |
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You will notice that the sketch line are much more dense near the top of the body where more detail is required. |
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This is where I put my signature symbol on my work. You will also notice that this does not appear in the finished CG image.
It is because I forgot to trace it when I put it on the computer! |
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When I am finished with the final sketch, I sit back and gawk at my work for a while. . . |
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At the next opportunity, I scan it into my computer. . . |
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I work in Adobe Photoshop CS2
With my computer's exceptionally intense specifications, I am able to work BIG, with High-definition quality and Fast with its powerful system.
I scan the image in grayscale at a resolution of 600 DPI
That is very large compared to the 72 DPI of most computer monitors and standard image printing. . . |
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The Process of scanning. . . |
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Details of the Pattern Map and Preliminary Sketches. . . |
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For the absolute smoothes outlines, I use Photoshop's Pen tool to create a path that directs the brush tool, or almost any tool for that matter, for precise curves and other lines down to the very pixel! |
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Here is a resolution comparison of the working file to the original reference image both at a 100% zoom on screen.
The principle is:
The more pixels you cram into a space [DPI = Dots Per Inch]
the more detail you get! |
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