My Dia De Los Muetros piece was originally a class project assigned by Lafayette teacher Jason Sturgill. Students were to depict three faces with three different facial expressions, all in the sugar skull style. To do this, they used ArtRage, which is a program used to create digital art that’s similar to Sketchbook Pro, Paint Tool Sai, FireAlpaca and Photoshop. This was run on a Microsoft computer and drawing using a Wacom CTH-460 Bamboo tablet.
Inspiration for this piece was drawn from the character design of La Muerte from The Book of Life. The character style was an easy go-to for me because it satisfied my creepy/cute Tim Burton-like aesthetic, and she also had these really vibrant pretty colors. I also really liked how her pupils were white. It made her eyes look like they were glowing, which was something that I also wanted to incorporate on to my own piece. To achieve this, I played with color (predominately oranges and reds and pinks, with some pops of blues and greens) and different blend modes. First, I sketched out my design using the Ink tool, which is similar to a pen you’d use in real life. I decided to give the woman in the middle a cat because almost all of the subjects in my artwork have an animal companion, and I wanted to keep that trend going. Then, I blocked in colored underneath the sketch layer to help get a basic idea of how I wanted the piece to look. From there I created a layer on top of the sketch layer and cleaned up any stray marks and added depth and shading using different colors and blend modes Overlay and Multiply. I also worked on some fine details, such as their sugar skull designs on their faces. To finish off my piece, outlined some forms such as their flower crowns with a light yellow to give them that glowing aesthetic.
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