ChrisMono: here is a quick insert, with my weird, not so original OC

ADudeCalledLeo: He looks pretty cool to me. I like his "adventurer/forager" clothes.
Good art!

KuroNeko: Is he supposed to be a khajiit? because he looks more like a wolf.
But otherwise looks pretty cool :)

AMKitsune: @KuroNeko: Of a Khajiitti werewolf that is perpetually stuck mid-transformation. (probably not, but damn, I'm surprisingly proud of that idea. If anyone wants to run with it, go for it!)

AMKitsune: @AMKitsune: *Or (I can't type today...)

KCDodger: Huh, looks like my buddy Vixen but on T.

Skybolt06: Hey, I'm ok with OC's, I actually have a few of my own, (not that I could draw, because a literally can't draw) but I like the way he looks, and I think you did a good job

ChrisMono: yes, he is a wolf, but since there is no wolfkin humanoid in game or in the comic, i tried to make up what he could look like

ChrisMono:

only instance of wolf I believe, other than knife dog, but das a doge

GrizzlyBear: @ChrisMono: In the games lore there’s a nearly extinct race called the lilmothiit (I think I spelled that right) so it’s not entirely impossible I guess. I believe they’re actually more fox-like, but maybe they can take many forms like the khajiit do

Zerorganic: i hope you like it c:. you can see the model here: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/prequel-or-making-a-cat-cry-diorama-ruins-4b5f12723585476083b0ea7771692e21.

semiafro007: that´s something I would print in 3D, you made a great job

Skybolt06: bro that's sick, it also looks like it took a lot of time and effort, you did an awesome job

Zargothrax: This is pretty awesome!

Zerorganic: Naaaw c:. Thanks to all! I’m glad you like it c:. And ye... not gonna lie. It took a big chunk of time. I actually modeled the landscape and ruins in one day in a 14 hour long workflow xD. Had to learn first how to model all of this so I’m glad it paid off c:

AMKitsune: @Zerorganic: I'd say the time spent was well worth it. No just for this image alone, but for the fact that you now know how to do something new, and can apply that knowledge in future projects!

Now I can't help but imagine how this scene would look with a more cinematic camera angle, and cell shading.

Zerorganic: cell shading was actually planned but there were complications. There are two variations for how you can pull chell shading off. The first one is the use of in-software shaders. The other one is to duplicate all elements in the model, make the copy sligtly larger, use the backfaces and put a black texture with back face culling onto it so the models will have black outlines (if i did understand it right, maybe im wrong). Id have to use the second method because the site i did upload the model to doesent allow software shaders. Problem is... i learned about this too late. And the way how i made this model made it a pain in the ass to apply that.. so i just didnt.

CheydinhalWell: Nirn never looked sharper (except maybe in Morrowind)!

ChrisMono: Based off the floating guy hallway meme, didn't have a funny caption to go with it.

ChrisMono:

Skybolt06: haha, yes, I will now use this instead of the original

nice meme/art

TempIntel: Hey! stop noclipping through the halls

DarthVader: Yes! Finally! KILL HER! It is your destiny!

xxx_orkslayergamer6969_xxx: kill

CheydinhalWell: I thought this was inspired by those Slenderina games.
Either way, her strategy is appropriate!

egliomatn: feline feelings

semiafro007: it's more than a feeling

Dominik: Cute

KuroNeko: That's a pretty damn adorable artstyle.
She looks so cute, I love her face

egliomatn: @KuroNeko: thank you :)

Whistle: little cat, she needs a lot of hugs (:

Zerorganic: cute Kitten c:

Rick2tails: this is a cute doodle

damrok4321: This looks adorable, love your style.

CheydinhalWell: Absolutely adorkable!

_Noxygen_: this is a W.I.P, also my first time actually trying to use the digital medium seriously. I don't know shite about coloring (especially with Krita) so any suggestions on doing so would be greatly appreciated!

ADudeCalledLeo: Looks good so far!
I can't tell what that facial expression is supposed to be.

_Noxygen_: I just used that shot of majin Vegeta doing that maniacal smile as reference. Now that I look at it again I should've done more planning with that in mind to make the facial expression more direct (and shrink that shredded neck lol), but hey I'm learning ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

AMKitsune: @_Noxygen_: I don't know what program you're using, but the vast majority of them allow you to draw/paint on different 'layers'. I'd suggest that it's important to keep your lineart and colours on separate layers, so if you make a mistake or change your mind on how you want it to look at any point, you can erase/change the part you want without affecting more than you need to.

Second thing. Whatever program you're using, it quite probably has 'blend modes'. These are options that can be applied to layers (or groups of layers if your program supports 'folders'(or groups, or whatever they're called)) that change how the contents of that layer is drawn over the layers beneath it.


In this example, I put some colours in a folder above your lineart and set the folder's blend mode to linear burn. There's no hard rule as to which mode you have to use. Play around with them to see what looks good to you.

I also darkened the lineart slightly to prevent the colours visibly butting up against each other over the faded lines.

Exactly how you choose to order your layers and what blend modes you use are entirely up to you. The important takeaways are that it's good to keep the various parts of your work separated into layers (for making cleaner changes and additions), and make use of layer/folder blend modes to merge the different parts of your image together.

Hope that's of some help.

_Noxygen_: @AMKitsune: I just woke up and checked on this and Jesus Christ this post is awesome! I love the colored image example you made, hopefully I don't f*ck it up lol. I'll try my best to color when I finish my lines a bit more. Thank you for the help!

_Noxygen_: Also I'm drawing it in mischief then converting it to krita for coloring and such.

AMKitsune: @_Noxygen_: You're most welcome. I've just checked, and it looks like krita has all the functionality you'd want for this kind of thing. All that remains is for you to dive in and have fun with it. (that's the best, and most important part XD)

Zargothrax: @_Noxygen_: I forgot to answer earlier, but I'm also working with Krita.

If you're just starting out, the basics are: sketch, but on a separate layer than the background, (and put the sketch of the clothes on an another layer if you are drawing full body) then turn the opacity of the sketch layer(s) down, and ink on an other layer, then turn off the sketch layer(s), and create a new layer BEHIND the ink layer, on which you paint the colors. This is the most basic workflow you can have.

An another way to color is with the "colorize mask editing tool" in Krita. It's a very powerful feature, I use it frequently for base coloring. I suggest you look it up.

The most straightforward way of shading is to make your color layer into a clipping group, by selecting it, then pressing ctrl+shift+G, and adding a new layer on top of it inside the group and setting the blending mode of it to multiply. If you then paint onto that layer with a gray color, that will cast a shadow onto whatever color you had there on the color layer.

If you want to see over-complicated ways to see how to shade, take a look at my previous post where I detailed my Krita workflow: >>7268, but in all seriousness, if you are just starting out with digital, for now, don't overburden yourself with these things.

_Noxygen_: @Zargothrax: thanks! I just finished the flat tones, and was going to stop there because I couldn't figure out how to cell shade properly. until I saw this post, although I did kinda f*cked up by using the sketch as line art lol so I'm still on the fence about adding more with this one specifically. regardless, this is useful information for the future so thank you!

ADudeCalledLeo: Quill has a church?

NotGodOkay: Yes and she's selling it.

Skybolt06: YeS I lOvE tHiS, mEmEs ArE gReAt

NotGodOkay: Well... I expected more from this.

KuroNeko: This is what happens when I stay awake too long after midnight.
Not sure if that count as questionable or not. Add the tag if you feel it's needed.

bluedraggy: "Just because I have an albino plushie cat hidden under my bed that looks like a certain maid means nothing, and I am offended you would think it so. And no. I won't turn around so you can see my chest beneath my red ectoplasmic hoodie."

Skybolt06: Lol, we all know the truth Quill

Nice art!

AMKitsune: @KuroNeko: I don't really see how this would be particularly questionable. If anything, I think it's quite a lovely scene. Not sure what the significance of the red hoodie is, but it's nice to see her getting a little flustered at being discovered like this. Also, I absolutely love the way you draw plushies. They're simply adorable!

ADudeCalledLeo: insert some punny line about Quill-Weave being "exposed here"
Good (and adorable) art as always, Kuro!

KuroNeko: Thanks :)

@bluedraggy: Of course it means nothing, just like those special books also keeps under it.

@AMKitsune: No significance i particular, I just like the red variant of Katia's ectoplasmic hoodie from this pic https://www.prequeladventure.com/fanartbooru/post/view/6808#search=user_id%3D396.
And glad you like it, I love drawing those plushies.

Newkii: Katia : hug the cat

KuroNeko: Yes, hug the the sad cat. She deserves it.

Newkii: SUPER EPIC CAT

ADudeCalledLeo: cute

Skybolt06: nice job with the shading

Whistle: Retro Katia cool job

KuroNeko: Cute little cat

AMKitsune: @KuroNeko: I second this notion.

Varanonegro: ¿Eres nuevo en el fandom?, Si es así me gustaría darte la bienvenida y de paso te felicito por tu dibujo, buen trabajo

ChrisMono: "are ya winning katia?"

Zerorganic: what is she playing ? D:

ChrisMono: I dunno probably the flash game [S]Katia Managan: Take control of the situation and trying to get a sub 70-sec run (https://www.prequeladventure.com/this/KatiaTakeControl.html)

ADudeCalledLeo: And here we see a representation of the human race during quarantine.
Good art

Rick2tails: someone get Katia a more modern monitor! its probably causing her eye strain

KuroNeko: Poor girl, she looks so tired.

AMKitsune: @Rick2tails: Don't be so cruel. You know damn well that there's a hard working imp inside that monitor, moving windows around drawing pictures and words as fast as it can. This move to thinner and thinner displays is all good and well for us, but does anyone ever stop to consider the poorer working conditions these poor creatures are being subjected to?

... I didn't think so.