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Traditional and digital illustrator from Italy. Creator of popular books for kids (Pirati, and more). Studied at art school Caravillani of Rome, and Academy of Fine Arts in Rome at the department of stage design. Currently works as a books illustrator, and labor for the production of film, television, and advertising. In film and television fiction in particular work as an assistant to the scenography designer. Also creates animations of different types, from motion graphics to more complex scenes, 2D and 3D.
It’s obvious that Michael likes mythology characters, this time he decided to draw Kratos from popular video game God of War. This digital art is composed from three various models. You can find those (and many others) on this photo reference site for comic artists. So, let’s crack on with this really quick tutorial…
Step 1 – Have an idea of what you would like to draw, look for the references that fit your vision
Step 2 – Compose single parts from your references into one image
Step 3 – Sketch over the composition, get the basic concept
Step 4 – Start adding shapes, transforming your references into actual drawing
Step 5 – Focus on details, don’t forget to use multiple layers
Final image
You can download a final full size image (5000x2423px) here. Hope you’ve enjoyed this quick tutorial.
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