Santa Bug

           Christmas! Winter is coming! (Not to us in Malaysia though T_T) Anyway, I decided to make a Christmas themed artwork. I choose the ladybug as it was the closest match I have to an unforgettable character of the season, SANTA CLAUS!

Ok, lets start out with the ladybug before painting. The following pictures are the side and top views of the ladybug before painting.

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Notice that it looks like fat man from the front? (hehe, i've been naughty this year)

Start by drawing in the lines. Remember it is always easier to follow a set of drawings than doing it free hand.

<<<  Start by drawing the features. I used a 2B pencil. However, if you find the lines not deep enough, you can always try to use a 6B pencil 
Draw the moustache and Santa hat. Additionally (not shown here) draw in his eyes in the shining, Japanese anime style.












Draw his suit, The curvature of the ladybug's shell gives the impression of a really large belly. Add in features such as suit trimmings, buttons, belts and the buckle. Draw a line down the middle to show that Santa is wearing pants instead of a skirt. :D

Start by painting the lighter colours first. You can always use the darker colours to cover any mistakes you made. Start with the white parts of Santa's suit, followed by the reds and yellows, and finally the blacks I used two coats to enhance the colour, but a single coat should do.

About 30% done. Try not to colour out of the lines you have drawn, otherwise it will be difficult to correct later on.

Colour the belt buckle first, followed by the black belt. (Santa has a black belt in eating, so don pray-pray arh...)

















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Colour his face pink using a mix of white, red and yellow. Mix in  any amount of colours to get the tone that you want. Remember to paint his eyes, nose, mouth and gloves black after you're done with his face.

Draw the linings using a marker pen in order to achieve  the "cartoon" effect. Your Santabug is now ready to be displayed. For extra gloss, colour protection and to make it waterproof , I added a layer of shellac, but it is not really necessary







                           There you go, Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good night!

Hello peeps, sorry for the no post November, I was busy growing my beard :D . Got some nice shots of some of fish. Didn't take any during shots though, so its just before and after. Mea culpa mea culpa.

Hope you like it. Merry Christmas and happy new year to all.