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More Coloring!

 All my lineart is done and I'm working on color now! I'm about halfway through it now. It's honestly really exciting seeing everything come together and I'm looking forward to being done and seeing the final product. Here's a few of the shots I finished! This is the very first shot, showing the child restless in his sleep before we enter his dream. I added some gradient overlays for some shading and I think it definitely helped him feel less flat. I'll add some other gradients to the shots in the nightmare woods too, but that'll probably be in post so they stay consistent.  This shot marks the entrance of the fox character in the child's dream. A white glow emanates from the bushes before its ears pop up. Was pleasantly surprised with how the background turned out for this one. Photoshop brushes definitely helped with the texture of the foliage.  Confused, the child looks to his companion for guidance. It simply dips its head in confirmation. The child ...

Lined Shots + 1 Colored Shot

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Huzzah, I return with some new cool things! I'm on lineart now! Nearly done with it actually and got a couple colored shots and backgrounds done. A gif of a run cycle! Pretty proud of it overall, don't got much to comment about it.  This is a shot I actually added somewhat last minute. I added it to help solidify the child's uncertainty as he walks forward, comforted and prompted again to continue onward by the fox character. There is some lineart overlap, but this will go away once I color as both characters have their own folders in Photoshop. This will actually go before the shot below: Phew! This one took a while. I kid you not, between all three characters there's over 100 unique, hand-drawn frames in this shot alone. A lot going on, but once I color it it'll make more sense. Basically, as the child approaches the monster it shrinks and its spiky features soften, signifying that as one faces their fears the less scary they sometimes become. There will be a whit...