@gary-wilkinson
this is just exploring a bit for character. i was off colour...literally and figuratively today so can't blame you for your comments and fully appreciated. I'm looking for a way to do the drawing style which is definately me, but not using watercolours which makes it look just too much like quentin blake style to be useful for agencies. My self publsihing clients love that I can do many styles...but looking at UK agencies it really is a one person one style world. So that's my next development target.
anyway, back to the picture. Whole thing went muddy,. If it had been the final I would have started over, but was more getting a feel for it. and yes, i tried to rescue it with dodge and burn with an airbrush. as for story, he's actually one of a gang of pirates pushing helpless hero on a gangplank (who is the fearless one)
Usually I work in just procreate at 600dpi, or in photoshop/painter, but i am trying to find a better inkpen on ipad. used adobe sketch and when it imported to procreate it didn't show the brush texture properly as for some strange reason it was at 269dpi. Should have worked up a new 300dpi brush but didn't which left me more with chalk than pencil crayon! Really annoying.
this is the texture I was aiming for (a piece I did last week which is done completely with a 'scribble' coloured pencil I've devloped) - what do you think? Recon it will work (if i don't mash the colours next time!) ? I want the line work, but to 'colour' using the texture, as you say.
