Pin-Ups. Introduction For this image I will try a different style than my usual one.
I want to do a cute cartoon pin-up, with very simple shapes. Bambi (her name) will be the character for this entire series. Realistic woman. Step 1: Line art I've always been fascinated by realism, and because of this it is really important to me that the base line-art sketch has got proper proportions.
I usually use the old trick by putting a grid on top of a reference photo I've shot, and then I copy the same grid onto a blank canvas and start drawing grid by grid from what I see on the reference photo. I make sure to keep the grid on a separate layer so that I easily can remove the grid at a later stage, and also keep the drawing on a separate layer underneath the grid. Step 2: Blocking in, and grey scale shading. Stone angel. Semi-realistic character.