Hello everyone, this is my entry for @agneslaczo art contest. Theme: underwater. I know it's a kind of gloomy drawing but actually all i can think of when someone says underwater is a dark and cold place filled with all kinds of creepy creatures...but that may be because I kind of have an ocean-phobia or something. Anyways, the drawing: https://steemitimages.com/DQmXQKq6ZvuJebcLAFWoUQnd8FqR72KdWPeqpc8jMQgktV9/anderwatersomething.jpg
Looks ugly, I know.
![separation template.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTERdaefEzoqbxJ7sgmFmT3dANk8BmBA8caqZTtiiuEr8/separation%20template.png)
Now the process: Firstly I do the sketch as messy and weird as I can with the "pen (pluma)" for the seaweed and the "symetric line (linea simetrica)" for the ugly thing. ![Sin título.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbBSrrjDVPtvV665SP1ZhzG5a3mGsG6VuoRY1NaviZGMu/Sin%20t%C3%ADtulo.png) Then I paint the background with a dark blue color and then I proceed to adjust the color of the lines because I forgot that in a dark background I should have used bright colors. ![Sin título2.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXqF6Du5b1a3HfTnEwrooMT3aCJkS3eRbxeUTVQEWRzTm/Sin%20t%C3%ADtulo2.png) Then I paint everything with the “pen (pluma)” and use the trusty “blur (Borroso)” to blur the edges. ![Sin título3.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmY6aRPeXzsoZcTYZW2KFnPXdpTNU6L2TfgnyxTkAMn3Ka/Sin%20t%C3%ADtulo3.png) And over a new layer for the shadows and lights. I draw the shadows with the “watercolor (acuarela)”. ![Sin título4.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWiJxK9nDTBEDXmLTphnNoDJGYz79cSaxwJ4cyVjKvR4G/Sin%20t%C3%ADtulo4.png) And now I soften the edges with the “airbrush (aerografo)”. I also add the lights with the same tool. ![Sin título5.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTqS77bBAiTnLB4S416hDxkrUXxeZsxXKzBgS2UKnCY7h/Sin%20t%C3%ADtulo5.png) Now I add some nice effects in a new layer with the “Overlay (superposicion….I think is called overlay in English, idk) option” by adding clear colors near to the light source and dark colors on the opposite side. ![Sin título6.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaKT6ChiGxLYxM2YxtjZscKYNZQjMmkkKHU7igLgwhXsy/Sin%20t%C3%ADtulo6.png) Now I create a new effects layer over everything with the “multiply (Multiplicar) option” and I use the gradient tool to add a gradient from bottom to top. I do the same for the background because it looks nice. ![Sin título7.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVpf2SERzyttN1or6TzamdZ3x2p82xN1Xits6pX5JneZq/Sin%20t%C3%ADtulo7.png)
![separation template.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTERdaefEzoqbxJ7sgmFmT3dANk8BmBA8caqZTtiiuEr8/separation%20template.png)
And that’s pretty much it. Lame, I know. The tools I used: Software: Medibang Paint Pro. Hardware: Wacom Art Tablet.

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