This tutorial assumes that you have already drawn something so let’s do that first. I prefer to draw on paper and redraw the lines in my computer but you can just draw directly in PhotoShop. In general, you want the size of your image to be at least twice as large as the size you plan to release it in. The one thing you want to make sure is that you are drawing on a transparent layer so that only the lines will show when all other layers are off. You may also want to keep certain features such as the eyes on separate layers so they may easily be changed.
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After much work, I finally present the first piece graphics to be used in the visual novel side of the Imperium Project! I had not originally planned to color any CGs until I had completed designs for all the characters but because of broken tubes and such, I was not able to do so and instead ended up inking almost all the newer TIP drawings. When I got internet back, I found out that my wish for more artists had been partially granted so now I have a dedicated colorist/shader. Because of these reasons, I decided to work on a sample character CG.

I picked Hikari as the first one for several reasons:
1.) Hikari was the first to get finished line work< 2.) Hikari and Sofiya are the 2 characters that I have exclusive control over 3.) I haven't finished a finalized Sofiya pose yet 4.) Hikari's color palette has already been decided Despite these factors that suggest that I would complete it quickly, finishing this single drawing took much longer then I wanted. Details after the jump. Continue reading

As I ranted about in the previous post, my lack of internet has severely impacted any sort of activity on this precious blog of mine. Now that I have my intertubes back up (with what appears to be better speed), I can begin to salvage Lyrical Spark!.

To start off, I will be posting the overdue TIP drawings that I finished about 2 weeks ago. Because I had no access to the TIP character list, my work on any new characters has been nonexistent to say the least. The bright news however is that the unwanted downtime allowed me to retrace most of the new drawings so for the first time will be posting clean drawings! These will be the drawings used for the character CGs unless someone on the team vehemently opposes for valid reasons.
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