I'm still working on the tuts from the above commenter, but, yes, sure! Thanks for asking! <3
For the guide... I'm really not aware that I'm doing anything special as to composition - I feel like my compositions are always the same, pretty much. :D I wrote a composition guide a few years ago that still applies: https://tinny.dreamwidth.org/508943.html - but it's not really clear how that would lead to above icons. :D
Honestly, my process is always the same: cut out person, make portrait/bust crop, do lots of coloring and lighting, slap on a ton of textures, add text if there's space (I always make central crops and forget to leave space for text), call it done. I am not consciously aware of anything else? (I have a much easier time writing tutorials than guides. /o\)
I can try and think about it a little more, if there's any aspect of my iconmaking that I haven't made guides for yet. If you have any particular aspects that interest you, or have concrete questions that might help me, I could go collect more examples and see if I have something coherent to say about them?
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For the guide... I'm really not aware that I'm doing anything special as to composition - I feel like my compositions are always the same, pretty much. :D I wrote a composition guide a few years ago that still applies: https://tinny.dreamwidth.org/508943.html - but it's not really clear how that would lead to above icons. :D
Honestly, my process is always the same: cut out person, make portrait/bust crop, do lots of coloring and lighting, slap on a ton of textures, add text if there's space (I always make central crops and forget to leave space for text), call it done. I am not consciously aware of anything else? (I have a much easier time writing tutorials than guides. /o\)
I can try and think about it a little more, if there's any aspect of my iconmaking that I haven't made guides for yet. If you have any particular aspects that interest you, or have concrete questions that might help me, I could go collect more examples and see if I have something coherent to say about them?