[CR] Mermaid in green tones

Hello, I want to share with you the last illustration I made with vectors, I have some siren sketches and I am converting them into vector illustrations, a few days ago I published a similar one, but in this I used slightly different techniques, I will try to explain in a more detailed way the process to do the illustration.

gif - process:

the first step was to digitize the sketch, in adobe illustrator, with the mouse using the brush tool, then contouring the paths, that is, I converted them into shapes, this is done with the object menu> stroke> outline path

After, I changed the colors according to the area of ​​the drawing, for example, the strokes of the face are light brown and those of the tail are dark blue.

The next step was to start adding color to the face, I did this by creating shapes with the pen tool, and filling them with the gradient tool between a light brown and green tone, in this case I used the gradient in radial mode.

For the rest of the body it was something similar, degraded in radial mode using the same tones, with the only difference that I modified the degrees of orientation according to the need

In the hair use a gradient between light green and dark green a little bluish, also modifying the degrees of orientation.
for the tail it was a mixture between shades of dark blue and green.

After having the basic colors of the drawing ready, I added some shapes with lighter shades to create lights and shapes with dark shades for the shadow areas

after finishing the character, add marine elements, but for these I did not make sketches, I made the shapes directly in vectors

I cloned one of the elements and adapted it to the left side of the illustration, modifying the color slightly so that it was slightly more blue.

I added some seashells that I had made since the last illustration, but I modified the size and color of the edge and the filling so that they combined better with this illustration, I also drew a pair of dark algae.

I leave you a reference image with all the marine elements separately:

When I had the composition ready, I placed a background with linear gradient between electric blue, dark blue and light blue.

To improve the relationship between the character, the marine elements and the background, I added a top layer with radial gradient effect, from dark blue on the edges to light green in the center, with an opacity of 70% and in the mode of fusion "strong light", this effect gives a darker and blue touch to the drawing, creating a marine environment.

Finally, and very importantly, add a top layer with a linear gradient, from deep green to a more bluish green at the bottom, in "clear" blending mode with 20% opacity.

the layers in clear mode are an excellent tool to add lighting with a specific tone, besides softening the union between light and dark tones, in this case it gives a more illuminated and greenish touch to the illustration neutralizing the darker parts.

!I hope you liked the illustration and the explanation¡
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