Proccess - HappyBday Pic

HAPPY BDAY SHARLENE

did it for this girl's bday --> <--
why dont anyone who just saw this HEAD OVER TO HER PAGE and wish her a happy bday muahhaa

basically done all in photoshop
u'll need a wacom tablet or somthin the like + photoshop

1: lineart... mine is pretty messy... usually when ur painting u dont need lineart at all... its just for anime style
2: BLOCK IN the basic colors... dont get frustrated.. just do it
3: apply basic light+shadow on the same layer with LOCK PIXEL on .. keep in mind wuts the environment gonna be like ( outdoors? indoors? surreal space?) think of a good light direction
4: harmonize the colors so they dont conflict... unless conflict is what you want
5: IMPORTANT: mix other colors inside a solid color block (such as using cool colors to push back space...this is what jumps grade you from a noob to a somewhat decent amateur haha )... just splash whatever here and there and see how it goes
reverse the pic horizontally and see if there are any problems .. fix those.. then turn it back
6: touch up on a new layer

WOOTZ DONE.... took me some hours >_>