Ahsoka! (Patreon)

The Aayla took 3 hours to shade, the Ahsoka? Half an hour! Who wants to stick around for some artsy introspection?

Ok so when I have a list a tasks set before me, I like to knock out Al the little stuff first, have a great sense of accomplishment, then take that energy headfirst into the big tasks.

I apply this to drawing as well, and specifically, shading Aayla! First I’d start with the real small stuff, lemme shade the lips, get those irises popping, spend some close detail on this and that. However, after shading so many small things, I take that mentality to shading the much larger areas. It’s like, scrubbing doorknobs clean with a tooth brush, then mopping the floor with a tooth brush.

I shaded large areas with a large brush first, zoomed out, full page. I think I got the same if not better quality shades, and it took a sixth of the time. This is why I do this kind of prep work! All about figuring out these lil tricks, so that when production comes, I can just grind without too much thought.