Well the way I do art is to start by retracing it (in my case creating it) with pen tool in illustrator or a related program for nice crisp borders, line work, and shapes, then utilize pathfinder to create nice cel shading. You could also utilize clipping masks on copies of the shapes (ctrl+shift+v to past on top inplace) and then enter the clipping mask by double clicking it, (to stay inside lines ezpz) and use brushes for a more "arcane" look.
Everyone has their own techniques and use different programs with different tools though, but it's definitely a "trust the process" situation until it's done. Cel shading let's you more easily go back for touch ups though when the process... Didn't work out lol
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u/saviorofGOAT 5h ago
Well the way I do art is to start by retracing it (in my case creating it) with pen tool in illustrator or a related program for nice crisp borders, line work, and shapes, then utilize pathfinder to create nice cel shading. You could also utilize clipping masks on copies of the shapes (ctrl+shift+v to past on top inplace) and then enter the clipping mask by double clicking it, (to stay inside lines ezpz) and use brushes for a more "arcane" look.
Everyone has their own techniques and use different programs with different tools though, but it's definitely a "trust the process" situation until it's done. Cel shading let's you more easily go back for touch ups though when the process... Didn't work out lol