DRAWING INKING AND COLORING TIPS Drawing and Inking Tips In the world of swords and sorcery heroes can perform extraordinary feats of valor that would be impossible in the real world However it's still essential that your characters should look solid and believable So here are some helpful hints to keep in mind 1 First work out your character's posture and attitude using a wire frame You can look in the mirror to work out how a pose might work Build on your 2 frame using basic shapes such as cylinders and spheres As you add them to your wire frame you can start to see your figure taking shape From there draw a smooth outline around the shapes to flesh out your figure TOP TIP Most adult human figures are seven times the height of their head Draw your character's head then calculate his or her height by measuring three heads for the legs one for the lower torso and two for the upper body HUMAN HEIGHT 7 HEADS 3 When things are looking good and your character is complete you can start to ink the picture Inking allows us to choose the best lines we have drawn in pencil and make them stand out from the rest
DRAWING INKING AND COLORING TIPS Coloring Tips 1 After the inking stage it's time to color your characters Plan your color scheme and start laying down your base tones Next color your shaded areas 2 using darker versions of the base colors Note the shadows on our lizard man's arms and jaw 3 Finally add some highlights to areas where light would reflect using whites and lighter shades Note how this brings a shine to the jagged blade of dagger his 5
RAT WARRIOR From the shadowy rubble of ruined cities and long abandoned kingdoms spew hordes of deadly rat warriors Charging forth with wild eyes and ravenous jaws they are ready to ambush and destroy any travelers who stray too close to their territory 1 When drawing the rat warrior's frame continue the basic spine line down and loop back up to create tail the
RAT WARRIOR Build on your frame 2 using basic shapes and start to fill out your figure marking in the torso tail and snout Erase your frame lines when you're happy with how he's shaping up 3 Start to define the body a bit more to create a smooth outline The rat warrior has a long snout you can add detail to it later Draw in the hair and ears then pencil in weapons his 7
