And here's my process, if you're interested :P
I played around with lots of different ideas but this is the thumbnail I decided on.
Thumbnail to rough pencil sketch. Lots of photoshop tweeking to get everything just right.
Some designing sketches...
Costumes based on traditional Russian folkware |
And here's the value and color studies. Played with different light temperatures. I switched the figure a bit from these studies...
Just a small note on reference. I built a diorama to see how candlelit would play out in this scene. It was a simple one though, some colored paper, cardboard and a few candles, oh and a doll. It really helped by clarifying issues with the lighting. I also burned a bit of my plaster skull figuring out how skulls would glow. Oops. And I posed for the little girl. Good reference is a pain to get but it helps so much.
Started with the big gradients to make sure I got them right. If I messed up on them, it meant starting a whole new painting. Progress pics are courtesy of my phone, so excuse their darkness and bad quality.
Next another hard task: painting Vasilissa. Again if I messed up here it was time to start over......
Almost done........
And just a refresher of what the final is...
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