I select my boat layer and tap Duplicate > Flip Vertical. There’s a few small details such as the boat reflection to paint. You’ll often see mistakes almost jump off the page when doing this. I’ll often flip the image horizontally every few minutes or even vertically to give my eyes a fresh look. I block in the body starting with the head, then hitting the chest, pants, hands and the oar. I’ll use the boat as a guideline for where certain parts of the character fall. When approaching the figure I’ll build upon my first sketch it wasn’t that accurate and I need to recheck the proportions.

I slowly add the decals and other details, using the main shapes of the boat as a guideline for the placement of details. I start by finding the base colours of the boat, which turn out to be these desaturated pinks/purples. Once I’ve blocked in the boat's shape, I’ll Alpha Lock the layer and start building up the details.

Alpha Lock your layers to start building details over them (opens in new tab)

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