Making of 'Can I Be Your Little Brother?'

For the lighting I used a Main light and Reflex light, concentrating on two directions (Fig.04).

When all the characters were done, it was time for the background. I focused on the tone of the background and made sure that the atmosphere followed the color of the lighting that I’d used on the characters (Fig.05).

Fig.05

Every light and shadow affected the pandas, such as the light on their faces, the leaves, on the ground etc. I continued to detail the background until I was happy with it (Fig.06).

Fig.06

For the last step, I created a new layer and set it to Overlay. I then added more lights to give more life to the image and create the same atmosphere in every part of the illustration. I used a Blur Circle brush to finish the lighting and a Circle brush to finish the characters and the background (Fig.07).

Fig.07

And here’s the completed picture (Fig.08).

Fig.08

I hope my tutorial has helped you and provided you with inspiration for your own digital painting. I also hope you enjoyed reading it! Thanks and goodbye.