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Sketch to Inks

by FlexFox Creative Production › Deep Drafting

85 minutes 7 Steps

  1. Gather reference

    • Reference images for poses, objects and lighting
    • Canvas size decided
  2. Thumbnails

    10 minutes

    Six tiny, rough composition options. Pick one.

  3. Rough sketch

    20 minutes

    Big shapes and gesture first, details last.

  4. Fresh eyes

    5 minutes

    Flip the canvas horizontally and step away. Mistakes jump out when you come back.

  5. Refine

    20 minutes

    Fix the proportions and clean up the drawing on a new layer.

  6. Inks

    30 minutes

    Confident lines, varying their weight: thicker for outlines and shadows.

  7. Save

    • Save the layered file
    • Export a preview