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 bear in mind 1 First work 1 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 here draw a smooth outline around the shapes to flesh out your figure TOP TIP I 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 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
DRAWING INKING AND COLORING TIPS Coloring Tips 1 After you finish inking plan your color scheme and start laying down your base tones Next color the shaded areas using 2 darker tones of the base colors Note the shadows under this centaur's muscular arms and legs 3 Finally add some highlights to areas where light would reflect using whites and lighter shades Note how this brings a shine to the metal blade of his spear 5
FOREST SPRITE The forest sprites live among the moss and leaves of the woodland barely visible to the untrained eye They are not the biggest of creatures yet they play a vital role in protecting the fairy queen's realm 1 This little guy has long limbs and quirky features Pay attention to the angular shape of the sprite's head when you start to plot your frame Also draw the branch that he's perching
FOREST SPRITE Build on your frame 2 using basic shapes Give the sprite large bat like ears and two small horns on the top of his head 3 Sprites spend a lot of time in trees so when you're fleshing him out think about tree dwelling creatures like monkeys and the way that their limbs are formed Start removing your construction shapes 7
