'Michonne' The Walking Dead - with tutorial

Here's a cartoon version of Michonne I did last year. One of the few I actually saved in layers so I can show the process 😊 I really love this style of art, being cartoony and fun, and should do it more often.

I start with a very rough sketch. This usually takes just a few minutes cos it's more about just developing an overall picture of what the image may end up as. This is the stage where I normally give up and just play video games cos it's easier lol.



I add the background and start to see for myself if maybe the image has potential. Obviously blood red for Michonne using random brushes and some smudge.



I lighten the rough sketch and do a solid outline over the top. I do enjoy creating cartoon type characters and this is my favourite stage.



Here's where it all starts coming together and I gain a bit of self confidence if I can see it might end up ok. I do the base colours underneath the outline and start to think about where the shadows will go.



Add the shadows and any other changes I feel it needs. I generally don't share my work so by now if I'm happy then I'll save it to the depths of my hard drive and have a celebratory coffee.



Lastly I add a white 'keyline'. I got this technique from being a graffiti artist and generally you'll find most graff artists will add a white keyline to make the lettering pop.

All done! If you have any questions or maybe have something in mind you'd like to see digitally painted, let me know in the comments as it's always good to get ideas and work out of my comfort zone.