WIP WEDNESDAY: FF Summer Update (Patreon)

Hey, y'all!

Figured I'd update y'all on the progress of the Final Fantasy Summer art campaign! The past three weeks saw work started on Tifa, Lightning, and Noctis--however, between week 2 and 3, I began to consider a colouring style change.

This consideration came about as I worked on Lightning--I wasn't feeling completely satisfied with the colouring. I had originally planned on cell-shading, but the more I worked on that, the less I really vibed with it. I went back to Tifa and created a more painted variation, and took it to Bluesky where I asked folks which they preferred. The comments were more or less evenly split, but the reactions for the painted style felt stronger. Ultimately, I felt more satisfied with the painted style, and with Noctis I started going with that style. Lightning will be receiving a revision down the line--I need to whittle down my current workload before I pile on more work, after all. 😵‍💫

Will this be a lot of work? Not really. i have the base flats as my foundation, and it's faster for me to do a more painted style anyway! This will also enable me to better render muscles and the like, too 😏

There's still work to be done, of course--the lighting and shading needs to be stronger in the painted pieces, and the backgrounds will need some work.

There's more characters to work on in the set--and these will be available as rewards when they are complete! I'm also looking into zine options for anyone interested!

Thank you for your patience and support--I'll have more goodies to come soon!