Gwen stared at her hands, which were burnt and scarred from trying to protect the people of her city.
It was all for nothing, she thought. I should be dead alongside them.
You can read the rest of the lore here Card Lore
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Hello everyone and friends😁
How's life going? Hope you have a productive day.
I'd like to share to you my Art entry of the weekly contest in Splinterlands. You could join the Contest by clicking this LINK HERE
For this week I choose to do a fan art of Gwen Stormsong also known as the Water Caller.
I was reading the lore and this one had a very touching moments in her life. And so I decided to do an art interpretation about the lines in the lore. Where she is in a boat sitting and looking at her hands which were burnt and scarred from trying to protect the people of her city.
I hope you like it😌
Tools I use:
1. Laptop
2. Photoshop
3. XP-PEN drawing tablet
Card Reference:
![Water Caller.png](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/japex1226/AKe4givoCwQkYmKa9AsFAdZJNGbctHTL8k8DhoqK3hVyhtwua3xF7s7gahdBUpt.png)
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Digital Art Creation Process
STEP 1
Sketching > Lines
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At the start of the process, I did a very rough sketch for the pose and the idea that I will be creating.
![2.png](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/japex1226/23uFwMHA82uXoRShmQ7GASUjz72Dh7iYJWgBgV2TPUgMu1KMVZ9k1SmMio5xBGWcNqtCP.png)
From there, I sketch the forms and shapes of the character which is Gwen giving it a bit sad face and I wanna input that mood that she is about to cry.
![3.png](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/japex1226/23tmmXSdNjELiiV6digxGDhVWT9ZZ9R3BFxXEzjoqpMUn844fQPMJWsZ2mM8QLbUexqtU.png)
Then, clean up those lines to have a clear readability.
STEP 2
Coloring
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At the start of coloring I fill it in with the color of her skin. And lock those pixels.
![5.png](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/japex1226/23zGuhQvRKmFYdkP3zJMgcfCUYgaNpRfaqVZMYPuXSp4JEvxi2UNMwV25uAp7kUAhnJLV.png)
A way to do it from big to small. After giving it a skin color, add the other color for the different parts of the body and materials.
![6.png](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/japex1226/243zph8wenaqnkgFWhaWtDN6fMHf5AEDhQrLjhjzF8iuQ7YAEpF9udTaNrcGiAEb7rbeu.png)
Time to add in the shadows. Pick a grayish color and set the layer to multiply, brush through the parts where the shadows will be.
![7.png](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/japex1226/243zpcRADd2KJvbEmrLwR8GqSa9zfdHE1f3pP9MuWnHutzYXVcvF7YJ5YsjRWgV1k9FkB.png)
Next, add the occlusion shadows. These are the darker shadow parts. Pick a darker gray color and set that layer to multiply.
![8.png](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/japex1226/243qS2nTdTpxc7ZxquWDxWPtcMT55aS9jbZB6y6qGVrJxcWEoWHso7Wp4XD3xhsQNDYHj.png)
Then, add our highlights. These are the brightest part of the object that is hit by the light. Pick color white and set it to overlay mode.
![9.png](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/japex1226/244KbMtsKWEyVNdziCBQh9Zfx1BBRGAbYbbb3V69bNx7S7tc1UXmGJF8zKwSopWnMKHYp.png)
Here I add some color variations. With a normal layer brush in some reds cause human have these blood running through skin.
![10.png](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/japex1226/244KbMuCVhViX339rADtDuXH2VoFzikCs56unNnCNpzMg9QGopP1BagqHLqgZoSyJdbVc.png)
In here I add the texture and glowing effects. Texture for the hands that is burnt and scarred. Glowing for these circle magical thing around her bracers.
![11.png](https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/japex1226/23u62jmGQ7etvC6tKzw6xBPjCop3tHuB89pXnBFijziRDFd8Grk9gmXPGEDVTZVXuVAbA.png)
Finally add the background.
That's it we're done!
GIF PROCESS
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You made it to the end of this post. I really appreciate your time and attention. Keep up the good work and have fun! Until next art illustration stay tuned😁
Thank you very much!
I'm starting to compile my artworks here. Feel free to view link below.
https://www.artstation.com/japex