Expose the whole process of painting in summer

Why choose the 24 solar terms as the theme?

Twenty-four solar terms are the ancient people's summary of weather changes. As a common thing, they are the crystallization of China's cultural wisdom. The twenty-four solar terms contain the mystery that the ancients explored the universe and nature by observing the stars, which is mysterious, accurate and full of charm.

Why do you want to create such a character image?

Twenty-four is inspired by the murals in Tian Fei, Dunhuang, which is as mysterious and charming as the twenty-four solar terms. As the god in charge of the 24 solar terms, its appearance will gradually change with the passage of seasons to show the characteristics of the current solar terms.

Every time it finishes putting on makeup, its personality will change. In addition to having a mysterious and sacred subject personality, other personalities will also function in due course.

Design concept of summer heat treatment

Summer is the fourteenth of the twenty-four solar terms, which coincides with the "autumn tiger" period, so seasonal fruit grapes are used as the background decoration of the characters.

The overall color scheme is yellow, green and blue, highlighting the heat in summer.

Because the protagonist is defined as "the god of solar terms", ribbons and auras are used to highlight the attribute of "god"

sketch

First of all, draw the general shapes of characters and actions, and outline the overall scene composition.

Sketch optimization

Then, optimize the details and add logo and summer-related poems.

Draft line

It's almost finished here, except for coloring.

Colored scene

Try coloring ...

Completed draft

Finally, a complete summer draft was completed.