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@aezalia

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QOTD

Do you draw the base color for every part of your drawing, and then render everything?

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Do you draw the base color for one thing, render, and move on to the next?

I do the second but I feel like I should start doing the first one hahaDec 20, 2022

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kideki_cardamon

The second one is understandable but I do number one

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All the flats first, then rough shadows and such and then rendering. Just in case my motivation drops I can stop pretty much whenever and it still looks like a thing

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i do the first one but sometimes i run out of motivation and leave the colors flat lol

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I usually go with the first, that wayI can see the full picture first and then start rendering the stuff I'm most certain I'm happy with and still be able to easily change stuff I'm not sure about

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I render the eyes and hands, then do the base colors for everything else lol--

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I do base colouring first and then shade

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I almost always fill in all of the base colors first before I start rendering

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Depends on what I'm doing really. Most of the time I'll start with flats, or at least a color thumbnail so everything is cohesive. But, if I have a really clear color pallet or strong color reference, I'll render one part at a time

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I do all the base coloring at once, then move to rendering

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I tend to do both depending on what I'm working on! Sometimes if a piece is quite simple in shapes and textures I'll do it all at once, but if it's more complex I'll break it down

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wanderingpencils

For vector style, I do all base colours for the big areas, shading, details. For realistic, I do one object base, render, then move on to next object and repeat

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Yes!

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I know the first is theoretically better but i'm just too impatient to do that

also a lot of the time i just draw my ocs, so i already know their color palette

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FU_RYOHIN4URR20

Color everything it's base color and then shade and do highlights

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Closer to the second thing, but my process is very non linear. I go back and forth between lineart, coloring, and rendering to stop myself from burning out on a piece.

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no.

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Oh #1 for sure. I lay down all of the local colors first, then render the piece as a whole rather than in parts to keep it harmonized.

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ArtisanAsteroid

I do both in a way

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Number one because I rarely do really detailed renders. Also, if I did one by one I'd probably get discouraged and not finish any drawings

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Render everything at once! And then adjust as needed, render again and keep going

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First, it's more effective and makes sure nothing looks nlmore detailed then the rest

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Can you clarify on what you mean by <<draw the base color >>? Thank you (:

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a_creative_username

I do the first one

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