layers

here's a quick look at the photoshop process i worked out to make king uther a ghost.

i drew it exactly the same way i would have if he weren't a ghost:


then i carefully cut him out of the merlin layer:


and moved him to his own, semi-transparent layer:

(multiply layer, 50% opacity)

on another new layer, i copied over just the outline, reusing this hex value of merlin's robe (0054a6) for a little added continuity:

(normal layer, 50% opacity)

on yet another separate half transparent layer, i filled in all of uther's area with solid white:

(normal layer, 50% opacity)

i did the same thing with a very bright blue (66ffff), but turned the transparency down more:

(normal layer, 25% opacity)

with both layers visible, uther looks translucent and mostly white with a blue tint:


then, turning the color layer back on combines pure ghost with the natural color of a living king:


it's by no means professional, but i think he reads as a ghost so it works for me. it's also super easy to accomplish and has the added bonus of being totally fun to screw with the layers independently.

no ghost

holding court

some new character designs for my ongoing, still officially untitled king arthur strip:

horsey sauce

some plans and jokes for my theoretical comic strip:


post-it note:

poetic

sir gawain and the green knight:

the best there is

...at what he does:

games

orkneys

gawain, agravaine, garehis, gareth, mordred.

study group

king artie

initial character designs for a comic strip i'm thinking of making: