The Making of Vanille 2

[Update] Finally the final artwork is here [link]


Part 1 - [link]

Part 3 - [link]

It's teaser time! Following on the earlier The Making of Vanille [link] I have decided to show you guys (probably the last) teaser on the upcoming artwork.

In order to not spoil the surprise by showing everything, I have less saturate the color (including the original reference).

In this artwork, instead of directly copy 100%, I planned to put in some of my personal touch which based on my previous experience.

If you see my artwork and original version, I have made her lips wetter and glossier. I adjusted the shading and lighting on her teeth to make as if it were coated with enamel, 3D and shinier (the original looks plain flat white). I tried made her tongue look 3D-ier.

And the new feature which I never did for my previous artwork is skin texture! A very special thanks to one DeviantArt member `adonihs for sharing his skin brush. You can get it from here: [link]

Skin texturing is not that difficult with brush but over doing it will make the skin looks like orange or frog skin. In fact, the original version does look a bit like that if you take a closer look (in my opinion). So instead, I make the texture less apparent; giving a smooth skin appearance and not too plastic like.

The hair is still in progress and if you realize, I still haven't equip her with accessories (not to mention clothes as well )... so I would say the progress so far is 10%.

So when will my artwork finish?

A tough question... cause FFXIII US version is coming soon in few days time! I don't know if the game on my hand, I will delay it for long... I hope that this game will motivate me further to draw the art faster. And of course, with your continuous support too!

If I don't procrastinate, then it should be completed by early April 2010.

So till then, see ya!

Material Used:
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Wacom Graphire 4

Skin Texture Brush by: `adonihs

Reference:
- Official FFXIII wallpaper released by Square Enix and full CG render of Oerba Dia Vanille

Character Design: Tetsuya Nomura © SQUARE ENIX CO. LTD