Hello people all from @splinterlands for the Splinterlands Art Contest Week 364 event week challenge. LINK
I chose the card called (Olivia the Brook )

Hola gente toda de @splinterlands para el reto de la semana del evento Splinterlands Art Contest Week 364. ENLACE DEL EVENTO
yo escogí la carta llamada ( Olivia the Brook)

reference card

referencia de la carta

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To do this, I followed the concept of the image to create a style that was less anime and more American comic book.

Since the elven race is always represented by tall, slender women with sharp features, I thought about all the characteristics they should have.

For most of the details in the hair, I only used lines. Although this process is somewhat time-consuming, it gives the effect of volume.

In the end, I thought about putting a sunset-colored background just like the card design, but then I realized that her costume already has warm elements, as does the wizard's staff, so I decided to change the background to an emerald blue, so that the brown, orange, and green colors and the magic scepter would stand out even more.

! [Spanish]
Para ello segui el concepto de la imagen para elaborar un trazo algo menos anime y mas por el estilo comic de dibujo americano.

Ya que la raza elfica siempre se representa con mujeres altas y delgadas de caras afiladas, pense en ese total de las caracteristicas que debe tener.

Para la mayoria de los detalles en cabello use solo lineas. Aunque es algo demorado hacer estos procesos pero da ese efecto de volumen.

Al final pense en colocar un fondo de color atardecer justo como el diseño de la carta, luego me percate que el traje de ella ya tiene elementos calidos,asi como el baston de mago, por eso opte por cambiar el fondo a un celeste esmeralda, y asi los colores cafe, naranja y verde y el cetro magico destacarian aun mas.

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For drawing, I used the Paint Tool Sai program for PC with a mouse.
For image captures, I used the Snaglt program.
To make the video, I used the Screen Recorder program.
And to create the GIF, I used the ezgif program.

! [Spanish]
Para el dibujo use el programa Paint Tool Sai para pc con raton.
Para capturas de imagenes el programa Snaglt
para hacer el video el programa Screen recorder
y para elaborar el Gif el programa ezgif

drawing stages

1

To start the character, I used the architecture of the card as a reference, so I resorted to flat geometric shapes to see how far I could take the design as a canvas.

The lines and different colors indicate each individual object. I chose to have the scepter standing upright because it gives a better sense of being a sorceress than a staff over the shoulder.

! [Spanish]
Para iniciar el personaje segui la arquitectura de la carta como referencia, asi que recurri a las formas planas geometricas para saber hasta donde podria abarcar el diseño como lienzo

Las lineas como colores distintos indican enteramente cada objeto individual, opte porque el cetro estubiera de pie ya que da mejor sensacion de ser hechicera que un garrote sobre el hombro.

2

With the geometric base in place, I began to create an outfit similar to the reference, although in this format I thought more about medieval Lord of the Rings-style costumes, as the characteristics I am looking for are those of an elf woman with ancient features and not a teenager, since the context of the face defines the level of magic and experience that the character may have. In other words, if she looks very young, she would be an inexperienced sorceress, so I opted for mature features.

! [Spanish]
Ya con la base geometrica empece a elaborar una vestimenta similar a la referencia, aunque en este formato pense mas en trajes medievales estilo señor de los anillos, pues las caracteristicas que busco son una mujer elfa de rasgos milenarios y no una adolecente, pues el contexto del rostro define el nivel de magia y experiencia que pueda tener el personaje, es decir, si se ve muy joven seria una maga inexperta, asi que opte por rasgos maduros.

3

With the concept of what I was looking for already in mind, I began to outline the individual structures. The main outline is line 1, the internal details of the face are line 2, and the other details, such as hair lines, are another layer of lines so that they can be manipulated individually. The reason is obvious: when working with mouse strokes, each vector can be edited individually without destroying the entire drawing.

! [Spanish]
Ya con el concepto de lo que buscaba, comence a delinear las estructuras individuales, el controno principal es la linea 1, los detalles internos de la cara la linea 2, los demas detalles como lieas de cabello otra capa de lineas para asi poder manipularlas de forma individual, el motivo es obvio, al manejar trazos en raton puede editar individualmente cada vector son destruir el dibujo total.

** 4, 5, 6**

To fill in the layers, first use solid base colors, starting with the skin tone, followed by the hair and leather elements in her clothing.

At this point, I thought that since she is a female character who dominates big cats, it would be logical for her not to be afraid of them, so she must be a good hunter. That's why I included the skins of other feline beasts on her shoulders, indicating that she knows how to hunt and subdue them. If she has a big cat, it's for that very reason, so the concept of summoning cats with magic is now behind us, and now it's about taming large beasts physically or with magical battle.

! [Spanish]
Para el relleno de las capas utilice primero colores base de forma solida comenzando por el tono de la piel y seguido de el cabello y elementos de cuero en su vestimenta.

Llegados a este punto pense que al ser un personaje femenino que domina grandes felinos pues lo logico es que no les tenga miedo a estos, asi que ella debe ser una buena cazadora, por ello inclui en sus hombros pieles de otra bestia felina, indicando que los sabe cazar como doblegar. Pues si tiene un gran felino es por eso mismo, asi que atras quedo el concepto de invocar gatos con magia y ahora es domar a bestias grandeas de forma fisica o con batalla magica.

7

At this point, the main character is taking shape, and the logical thing to do would be to move straight on to the scepter and start working on the details, but I thought I should tackle the second big dilemma (which is the big cat). Honestly, I'm not good at drawing animals, so I decided to try to tackle this character right away, because if I left it for later, the fatigue of finishing the scepter would simply leave me with no desire to work on the big cat.

! [Spanish]
A este punto el personaje principal va tomando forma y lo logico es pasar directo al cetro para empezar a detallarlo, pero pense que debia abordar el gran dilema numero dos (el cual es el gran felino), honestamente no soy bueno dibujando animales asi que plantee intentar abordar este personaje de una vez, pues si lo dejaba para mas adelante simplemente la fatiga de acabar el cetro me dejaria sin ganas de elaborar al gran gato.

8

So, I first sketched out some light shading, and with that, the animal took on some volume. Even so, although it looked acceptable with the white tone in the coat, the logical thing to do was to stick to the colors in the chart, so I decided to use the same colors as in the reference design.

! [Spanish]
Asi que idealice primero un pequeño sombreado y pues ya con esto el animal tomaba algo de volumen, Aun asi pues por mas de que quedara aceptable con el tono blanco en el pelage, lo logico es respetar los colores de la carta, asi que opte por colocarle el mismo del diseño de referencia

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9

I added a few lines to give it a furry look and make it less flat. Once I had settled on the big cat, I focused on the scepter, as it has tiny details that I had to figure out how to arrange within it.

! [Spanish]
Añadi algunas lineas para dar un aspecto de pelaje y que no quedara tan plano, ya sanjado el asunto del gran felino, me enfoque en el cetro, pues tiene detalles minusculos que tenia que pensar en ordenar dentro de este.

video process in GIF format

Color design 1

As I said, this yellow background fits with the card's design, but I felt that it might be too garish... that, and it already has too many warm colors, so I decided to change the background to blue to highlight the character's features.

! [Spanish]
Como dije este fondo amarillo encaja con el diseño de la carta, pero sentia que puede ser un color demasiado escandaloso..eso y que ya tiene demasiados colores calidos, asi que opte por cambiar el fondo a un azul para resaltar los elementos del personaje.

resources used

Windows 10
Paint tool Sai
Snaglt editor

Screen recorder
MP4 to gif: https://ezgif.com/video-to-gif

DeepL Translator

Credits to logos : @hive , @splinterlands, @alienarthive

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