Heavy | Zingtober

Good morning, Hive folks!

This time I’m back with another entry for Zingtober, this time with the prompt “heavy.”

I know that at first glance you might think the prompt doesn’t have much to do with the final result. Honestly, I’d find it understandable if you think that way. I strongly associate the word "heavy" with contrast, and in this case, I wanted to contrast two zings — Whale and Zingu.

Most people were already turning something heavy into something light, so I decided to turn something light into something heavy. I know my way of thinking is strange, I know, but I still liked the result a little.

Painting phase

At first, I made the composition larger than it ended up being. In the end, I decided to leave out the sky because it felt like too much. Whale’s silhouette is outlined with a round brush, as are its eyes.

The edges along its stomach are blurred with a brush that resembles a wave crashing against a surface — this is how you’re supposed to handle edges in painting, at least by taking them into account.

Refining the sketch

We refined that Whale sketch while I was already experimenting with perhaps removing the sky from the composition. The eye was higher than where it’s actually positioned in the design, so I moved it and adjusted it.

I also made Whale bigger because I thought it was ending up too small.

Giving shape to Zingu

Here I’ve finished giving Zingu a bit more shape, and it’s already looking nicer.

Volume and light

We also started giving Whale a bit more volume with an airbrush — the old, reliable tool that’s useful for almost everything.

I added a bit of light to the eye to make it stand out, too.

Detailing Zingu

I thought Zingu looked a bit flat, so I decided to give it some fluffy edges — maybe to suggest it’s cold.

Final result

That’s how it ended up looking.

Adjustments and atmosphere

Finally, I finished adjusting the volumes of Whale, slightly sharpening the texture of the sea, and adding a bit of blurred texture over the zings to give the scene a foggy feel.

And well, that would be all!
I promise the next drawing will be much, much better. I haven’t drawn in a week, so I need to warm up — this is helping me a little.

This post was translated with QuillBot, and the drawing was made in Krita.