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I don’t really know how I’m supposed to start a guide but, I’ll try my best to. Hello, I’m Dr. Whitney I’m an artist and author for the Wiki. Often I like to make scp fuel. I’ve yet to actually use any of my images but, hopefully I can help you learn to make an image you can use.
The first and arguably the most important thing is to find an image you can use. Make sure it’s CC. Stealing someone’s photography is just as bad as stealing someone’s art. I personally like to take my own photos.
Photo tips
When you take a photo, consider the fact that you will later have to edit a monster into them. What I mean by this is finding natural distortions can help, such as… fog, darkness and dust work well. It can also help to find things in nature you can blend your creatures into such as trees.
Editing an image
The next step is to edit your image in preparation for the drawing stage. The goal of this is to make the image look almost fake without blurring it. For this I use Lightroom. However, the same thing can be done with an iPad or iPhone by adjusting lighting and such.
The cool art stuff
Your next step is to download your edited image onto art program. I personally use Procreate. However, Photoshop and many other programs will work too. If your not wanting to spend cash MediaBangPaint is a free program that should work too.
Your monster
The next step is going to be sketching your monster. While I’m not going to go into detail about this, what I will say is when designing your monster, don’t look at already made monsters. Instead look at real life animals. What I’ve learned is when people look at other people’s work as soul inspiration, the inspiration is often too visible. Making a mood board or collection of inspirational images can often help.
Adding it to your program
Once you have your sketch, add it to your program and lower the opacity of that layer so you can see the background. Create a new layer on which you will trace over your sketches.
Adjustments
If at any point you feel the need to adjust or crop your image, don’t be afraid to. Don’t force your image to fit your art. Try and fit the two naturally.
Filling in your image
Next your going to add the first layer of color. Create a new layer and choose a base color for your creature. I often choose a color slightly lighter than the background. You will then turn the opacity of this layer down so you can see your sketch. Finally you fill in your sketch.
Shading and details
Now we start adding the shading. Now this is the most tricky part but, try and pay attention to where the light is coming from. Wherever the light is hitting, the other side will be in shadows. Hold your hand up to the light in your room. Notice how the side not facing the light is dark?
Blending back into background
When your shading is finished, your next and final step is to take your image back into your photo editing software and blend the image back into the background. You can once again do this by adjusting light, color, etc. I always like to add a grain effect onto my images as well.
Enjoy your creation
The last and most important step is to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
