Continuing with my sea turtle series, I have laid out the foundational grayscale work in Illustrator CC in gradient wireframe for the Ocean Glider.I have customized the tool panel in Illustrator, for my work flow. The tools you see here are the ones I use to produce my illustrations.
Well into stage two I have begun the detailing process of the head, and basic CMYK coloring for the body, and flippers of the sea turtle.
Stage three saw more intensive painting and gradients with soft lighting to achieve this point with the illustration.
In stage four, I integrated more layers with the same to similar brush strokes. I will overlap layers with this process to unify the illustration- There are no clipping masks in my workflow.
In stage five, I have completed the sea turtle with the coloring and painting. The last stage will be for the background.
Nearing the end of the illustration in stage six, I have painted in the background, and surface water just above the sea turtle.
The Ocean Glider is sailing under the sea, as the light rides off the turtle’s shell.
