Garchomp process

Process for this piece that I promised a few people: [link]

I know it doesn't explain much as to what I do, so I will try to explain it here.

The first set of steps is me sketching in the line art, blocking in and establishing colors, and painting in the background.

I was using a Z Brush Model for this whole process, not as a base for my colors like my Golem piece, but primarily as a reference for lighting and values.

A few steps after that I am trying to figure out the right colors for Garchomp that will make sense with the background. This includes using a lot of blending layers like overlay to get exactly what I want. Of course there is a lot experimenting and intuition involved, because I still feel I am a little weak with colors.

After I get the colors down, I can basically color pick and choose my dark and lights and build up on the form, often using overlay to pump the saturation up a bit if it is getting too dull. Also, there are often times I will bring in texture stock to speed up the texturing process. It feels like a bit of cheating, but in the end I honestly just repaint over the whole thing and use it primarily as a guide.

After everything is pretty much rendered there is just a lot of adjusting to do in order to get the anatomy and composition right.

I would also like to note that Liquify has to be the greatest tool in Photoshop to adjust areas. I only discovered it recently and holy crum it's magical. Love it!

Anyways, if anyone has any specific questions then shoot them this way and I'll be glad to answer. Thanks for looking and I hope everyone enjoys!

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