FIGHT SCENE - Full Process (Patreon)

Really excited to share the behind the scenes of this piece with you guys.

This is of course a continuation of the last piece. I was inspired by the thought of what this character might look like in action, since the first drawing was much more still and steady.

I used mostly the same references as before, with some additions for expressions as well. It's very important to have something to refer to for facial expressions because very small mistakes can easily send your drawing down to uncanny valley. Another interesting thing is I actually referred back to my first drawing of this character throughout this video. So I guess I used my own drawing as reference as well.

I also made use of the blur tool in this piece by selecting specific areas and using "path blur" in photoshop, then tweaking the directions. This helps create the motion blur effect you might find in a still image of an action shot. And I find it really sells the cinematic feel I was going for.

Hope you guys enjoy! I'll attach all the relevant files down below! :)

PSD file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wwMMRHZdAH0yi9_bHfMflgK0c4wioLcz/view?usp=sharing