Kat Tsai posts
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Skyscraper Process
No side commentary this time because I wanted the main focus to be the images! I went through the same steps as usual, playing with gradients and adjustment layers until I got the colors exactly where I wanted them. The most frustrating thing was definitely adding small building details like repeating windows- I basically had to duplicate a square 20 times and then use the Free Transform > Distort tool to make it look like it was following the correct perspective.
Haze
Process post coming soon!Materials: Photoshop, Tablet
TAIWAN SKETCHBOOK 2018
Hey guys! I am so excited to share a rare treat~ A 100 page sketchbook I filled with life drawings during my 2 week holiday in Taiwan. This reward is available for $3 and $5 patrons!All drawings were done on the spot- I would stop walking wherever I happened to be if I saw something I wanted to draw and then try to capture it as quickly as I could. Most double page spreads took somewhere between 30-45 mins.Materials: Fountain Pen ($2.50 from Daiso), Pentel Arts Aquash Waterbrush, Pilot Iroshizuk...
Klasse14 Sneak Preview
I'm leaving to go on holiday in Taiwan today, but before I go I just wanted to share a sneak preview of something I won't be publishing online for a while! It's a small illustration ad for the watch Volare Dark Rose Gold Mesh watch by Klasse14.This is going to be my last post of December but I'm so excited to return and see you all again in 2019! Wishing you happy holidays and cheers to the new year~
QBOC Preview
Preview of my Puella Magic piece for Queer Babes of Cartoons Zine, now available for purchase! All proceeds are going to GLSEN to support LGBT youth. Digital PDF | Physical Pre-order
street nights
After 2 months of being art blocked, I finally managed to sit down and finish something today while I was home sick from work. More soon to come if I can keep the fire going!Process post coming tomorrow~
Subway WIP (2018)
Work-in-progress! Based on an old sketch from 2017.
Rainy Night in Konohagakure (Process)
Process of the Naruto piece! If you are wondering about the texture brushes, I wish I could share them but unfortunately I got them from a friend and I have no idea where they are originally from. If anyone recognizes them and knows who made them please let me know!
Rainy Night In Konohagakure (2018)
Here's my full piece for the Naruto show at Gallery Nucleus! Process post coming soon~Materials: Photoshop CC, Wacom tablet
Photoshop Glow Tutorial
For $5 Patrons! Thank you so much for your support! What would you like to see for the next tutorial? Let me know in the comments below!
The Dressmaker (WIP)
Here's what I've been working on for the last couple of days... it's actually a drawing I did on top of an older drawing that I didn't like, so I drew on top of the base.
Sophocles (2018)
Here's my piece for the Road to Victory fanzine! A compilation of all the gym leaders drawn by 40 artists in the animation industry~ you can get the zine on Gumroad here! All profits will be donated towards the Sierra Club Foundation.https://gum.com/OQheq
Inktober 2018: #3
Materials: 140 lb Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper, Dr. Ph Martins Radiant Concentrated Watercolor, Utrecht #6 Mixed Synthetic Brush
Inktober 2018: #2
Materials: 140 lb Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper, Dr. Ph Martins Radiant Concentrated Watercolor, Utrecht #6 Mixed Synthetic Brush
Inktober #1 Process Gif
Trying a Gif this time instead of a long vertical post! No text commentary because I want to do a big tutorial with words for $5 patrons later.(Also sorry for the changing colors, I was photographing this and the lighting kept changing...)
Inktober 2018: #1
This year I'm focusing on watercolor painting! Process images for $1 Patrons and tutorials for $5 patrons coming soon.Materials: 140 lb Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper, Dr. Ph Martins Radiant Concentrated Watercolor, Utrecht #6 Mixed Synthetic Brush
9/19/18
A birthday present for my boyfriend! Process steps coming soon~Materials: Photoshop CC, Wacom tablet
when i dream (2018)
Process post coming soon! Materials: Photoshop CC, Wacom tablet
Ink 9/3/18 (Sketchbook)
I got some new highly pigmented inks yesterday and I did a couple of small drawings in preparation for Inktober! I used photographic reference to do the line drawing and then I went nuts with the color. Materials: Micron 0.1 Black, Dr. Ph. Martin's Radiant Concentrated Watercolor, Windsor & Newton Ink, Moleskine Watercolor Sketchbook
Rainy Morning
Process steps coming soon! Materials: Photoshop CC, Wacom tablet
Perspective Grids in Photoshop Tutorial
A quick and easy way to make grids in Photoshop with minimal effort! Using this method I can establish the grids for a drawing in less than 30 seconds. Plus, some tips about basic perspective and how to utilize the grids to create a drawing. Let me know what you want me to make a tutorial about next!
Sadgirl 03 Process
Process for the newest piece, including a step-by-step explanation! I'm also planning to do a tutorial on how to make the perspective grid in Step 1. Materials: Photoshop, Wacom Tablet.
Sadgirl 03
Full process post with step-by-step explanation coming soon! Materials: Photoshop, Wacom tablet
Sketchbook 8/15/18
Sorry for the lack of updates! I got a rush of freelance work suddenly and I just moved to a new apartment so I haven't had much time to do personal drawings! Here are some sketches from my sketchbook. I like to do lots of observational drawings and go to figure drawing sessions to keep my eyes sharp. I usually finish a whole sketchbook of observational drawings every 2 weeks-1 month. Materials: Pentalic Traveler sketchbook, Ink Pen
