"Azure Wave" Illust Process (Patreon)

Process images of the "Azure Wave" Illustration I posted earlier. This lineart was colored by the wonderful @eggpuranto who did such a great job coloring this however I couldn't let go of how awkward it looked once it was done. From the sketch, I think you can imagine what I was going for but eventually the more I looked at it the more "broken-necked" and awkward it seemed to be.

I use this "plastic surgery" technique A LOT when working on SZ (reusing old assets and repainting expressions). Usually it saves me time on redrawing the lineart but takes WAYYY longer to paint in the details. I hoped you enjoyed the process of watching me toil! ^^

-june