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Illustrated photos: step by step

As you can see one benefit of digital is that I start out with a rough guide for the shape and flow of the tentacle. I next draw in the suckers and the changes of angle and then the rest. I shade in grey because I think it gives me a better grasp of the lights and darks, and then add colour afterwards. Many of these stages are done on different layers with different blending.

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It’s always personal

I’m going to ramble for a bit. You see, I’ve avoided updating recently because I was afraid things would just get too personal. It’s not like I don’t have ultimate control over what I post here, but in a way I feel like I’m still finding where I’ll be taking this site.

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