8.4. Painting the Monster

Now that the color and mood of the painting are set, it's time to start painting the creature.

We will use a simple approach to paint this monster. The idea when doing concept art is to get the job done well and as quickly as possible. To these ends, we won't use a lot of special effects in this painting. We will use a few paper textures to give some texture to the monster's skin, but for the most part we will use only a few brushes to complete the whole painting. At the completion of the painting, we will try a few shortcuts described in earlier chapters to add a reflection of the monster in the foreground.