Nam’Baku (Patreon)

The next pic of this month is the Duo Poll winner, Namor & M'Baku (from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever).

I was super excited to see this movie as soon as it was released, and honestly, it didn’t disappoint. So, I was very pleased to see this pair win the Duo Poll!! 😄

With these guys, as I mentioned with the WIPs, I’ve tried something a little different.

It’s been a while since I really invested in painting techniques. It’s always been a style I’ve loved the look of, but never felt like my strong point. This is partially because I have some negative experience from a while back when I tried to learn painting, but also because it generally involves building up and blending colours on the same layer. I like having my separate layers for images, both to make more variants possible but also for peace of mind - if I find something isn’t working further down the line, I can just edit that later until it works for me. Blending everything on one layer largely takes away that safety net, however, I’m exploring the style again and ways of making it work for me with these two.

Overall, I have to say I was very pleased with the outcome. There are things I still need to work on (I think I need different blending brushes, for example) but it’s given me a confidence boost I think I really needed.

Of course, I also hope you guys like this finished product as much as I enjoyed making them!! 🥰

As usual, variants available for you Beasts (exploring different light finishes and also some without added effects, different gradient effects, backgrounds etc.) and you Bosses and Beasts both still have a little time left to vote on this week’s poll if you haven’t already:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/74677803

Blitz xoxo