Sirfetch'd process

Hey folks so I made this Sirfetch'd art yesterday afternoon (the urge was strong for this idea after the reveal!) and it sort of exploded. A few folks asked about the process of how I made it look as it does so I figured I'd put a post up about it going through my step by step for creating it. Check the .GIF and I'll explain what's happening lol.

So first up naturally is the rough sketch. I did this earlier in the day just to sort of get the idea out and down so I wouldn't forget it before I could come back to it and actually illustrate it.

Next up was the clean lines. I stuck with a pencil brush here as I liked the texture and knew I wanted to have a painterly feel so figured that would work better than my typical clean ink line style. Then I changed the line color to better work with the palette I had in mind for the final illustration.

From there I duplicate the line art, add a slight blur and then set the layer style to 'Multiply'. I've done this before and it helped me sort of get an easy blend on the linework so it would fall back a little in the end.

Then I added one flat base color that would be a good undertone for the colors I wanted in the piece over all and then just painted over it. I broke it down in sections with a textured brush and just sort of built it out as I went.

After the paint was down I added some color and texture to the background and then added a light brushing of tone and texture on a new layer above my painted colors.

Lastly I finished it off with a texture layer to push the canvas/traditional paint vibe a little more and set this to 'Overlay' at around a 35-40% opacity. Then I added some noise as I often do as again it just helps make it feel a little more real and less digital.

So I hope this was informative for you and you learned some stuff you can try out in your own work. If you like this art and want a print I still have a few left here.

- Teeg