Article first published on my personal blog at HIVE. (Spanish Original)

Hello, Holozing and Hive community, I hope you are having a good day. Today, it's time for the drawing corresponding to day 26 of the Zingtober challenge. Following the official Inktober calendar, today's theme is "Cam."

Hola, comunidad de Holozing y todo Hive, espero estén teniendo un buen día. Hoy toca el dibujo correspondiente al día 26 del reto del Zingtober. Siguiendo el calendario oficial del Inktober, el tema de hoy es "Cam".

Without a doubt, today's protagonist will be our Forest Healer, who has appeared in several drawings throughout the month. This time, she takes on the role of photographer and, equipped with her camera, she decides to capture the beautiful moments and the amazing creatures around her.

Sin dudas, la protagonista de este día será nuestra Forest Healer, quien ha aparecido en varios dibujos durante el mes. En esta ocasión, toma el papel de fotógrafa y, equipada con su cámara, se decide a capturar los bellos momentos y las asombrosas criaturas que la rodean.

For this drawing, I used Photoshop completely, in black and white, following the Zingtober rule. Although lately I am not satisfied with just black and white drawings, and I end up adding color after finishing them. I used a solid brush for our protagonist, and for the background, I opted for a superposition of various motif and texture brushes to achieve a retro and grungy effect.

Para este dibujo utilicé completamente Photoshop, en blanco y negro, siguiendo la regla del Zingtober. Aunque últimamente no me conformo solo con los dibujos en blanco y negro y termino agregando color después de realizarlos. Utilicé un pincel sólido para nuestra protagonista, y para el fondo opté por una superposición de distintos pinceles de motivo y texturas, logrando un efecto retro y grungy.

First, I made a quick sketch, using blue for the first part to arrange the structure, and red for the final step. After this comes one of the parts that takes the longest but is very fun: the line art. I used changes in line value to give a sense of depth and darkness.

Primero hice un boceto rápido, usando color azul para la primera parte y acomodar la estructura, y rojo para el paso final. Después de esto viene una de las partes que más tarda, pero que es muy divertida: el line art. Utilicé cambios en el valor de la línea para dar sensaciones de profundidad y oscuridad.

With the line art ready, I used a grayscale palette to give the base color. With the base color completed, it was just a matter of adding lights and shadows, and some details and reflections. And this is the final result in black and white.

Con el line art listo, utilicé una paleta en escala de grises para dar el color base. Con el color base completado, solo quedaba agregar luces y sombras, y algunos detalles y reflejos. Y este es el resultado final en blanco y negro.

As I mentioned earlier, I didn't want to stop there, and thanks to the ease of the digital format, it was very easy to color the illustration by simply adding a solid color in multiply mode over each black and white layer.

Como mencioné anteriormente, no me quise quedar ahí, y gracias a la facilidad del formato digital, fue muy sencillo colorear la ilustración, simplemente agregando un color sólido en modo multiplicar encima de cada capa en blanco y negro.

Without further ado, I hope you enjoy my drawing and the process. I send you a big greeting and, as always, my best wishes for luck and success. Until next time. Bye.

Sin más, espero que disfruten de mi dibujo y del proceso. Les envío un gran saludo y, como siempre, mis mejores deseos de suerte y éxitos. Hasta la próxima. ¡Chau!

I’m Ernesto, a Cuban passionate about art and writing. Always learning, always growing. Excited to share and learn more every day! I write about art, drawing, video games, nature, and review the things I like. My goal is to inspire and connect with others through my creative journey.

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