Yue - fanart

Yue from Cardcaptor Sakura won my last "Who should I draw?" poll on Anime Amino.


For this piece this piece I'll be using bristol paper. It's a smooth surface paper and doesn't allow me to blend easily. It's not my favorite canvas, but it's good for quicker pieces.

MATERIALS:
Strathmore Bristol
Prismacolor nupastels
Prismacolor color pencils


To start, I redrew my sketch with gray colored pencil directly on the bristol board. The next step is to fill it in. To cover a lot of area fast, I used pastels.


I use sandpaper to grind down the sticks into a powder.


To apply the powder I used Q-tips. This helps me avoid using my fingers. While using fingers produces faster results, it has the tendency to leave fingerprints behind.


After laying down the base colors, I use the sticks to add more vivid hues where there would be shadows.


After applying the pastels, I add colored pencils to where I need more color.


And then I add a final outline to the drawing with various colored pencils.


And here's the final.
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