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"Sometimes, when he finds his way out of one of his many cities and steps into some cowboy boots, he's *almost* tolerable. We might even have one or two things in common.
...But don't go thinking I like him or anything. He's still California, after all."
-Texas
I'm still a sucker for cowboy TexaCali, what else can I say? I found an adorable reference pic (under the cut) and had to make it TexaCali. Could also be AustinCali if that's more your speed.
I tried a new rendering method (for me) and legitimately want to know if y'all like it. More details under the cut.
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So I legitimately struggle with colors and rendering, it's absolutely my least favorite part of art. (I'm a lineart girlie through and through). So I ended up trying the "5 values" method and starting the rendering in monochrome since I'm relatively comfortable with that. Then I added colors over the top and did some adjustments. I definitely like the workflow of the method but I feel like there's still something missing! It's super dark and idk how it fix it. π€·π½any suggestions? I'm open.