[1] Detailing the sketch

I add more details before inking on the parts of the sketch that are too messy.

The hair ornaments, Japanese patterns, etc. are referenced from kimono catalogs.

 

I’m interested in historic sites, shrines and temples, and take photos of details like the metal fittings and patterns to use them as a reference.

 

I take pictures of anything beautiful, such as a matchlock gun’s metal fittings and engravings of its kamon.

For example, I arranged the kamon pattern to fit the metal fittings of the gimp and incorporated it into the design of the clothes.

 

I decided to use a cherry blossom pattern on the bell after I saw a beautiful tea canister in a museum.

 

[2] Line art

I drew the bell with the [Figure] tool > [Direct draw] > [Ellipse] sub tool.

 

I thought a larger hair ornament would be more flashy, so I scaled the image with [Edit] menu > [Transform] > [Scale / Rotate].

 

I wanted to curve the handle portion of the bell slightly, so I used the [[Figure] tool > [[Direct draw] > [Curve] sub tool.

 

Drawing multiple bells is time consuming, so I took a shortcut.

First, I drew bell 1 and 2 (in the figure below) on separate layers.

I duplicated each layer as many times as needed.I adjusted the duplicated bells with [Edit] menu > [Transform] > [Scale up/Scale down/Rotate]. I created the bells in the center and sides using copies of layer 2 and layer 1 respectively. I erased unnecessary lines, and the multiplication process is complete.

 

The girl’s line art is complete. Unnecessary lines will be erased down the line.

 

The male character is detailed in the same way, and the line art is done.

Because you can only see the shoulder of the male’s outfit, I thought the image would be too bland and went for an armor look.