A wonderful guide to my artstyle Tiers

But, hopefully, it won’t leave you wondering…

Tier A

Portraits of this tier are drawn in an alternative art style. It is simpler, more cartoon-ey and a little messy, and has little to no shading. Defining it, I would say that it is closer to a colored sketch, with the difference that it includes some shading to add a little more expressiveness than a basic sketch would have.

Illustration of a fantasy elf woman with light blue skin, pointed ears, long wavy brown hair, and expressive eyes, wearing piercings and dark clothing.

Tier B

This tier is created by using a simplified rendering technique, resulting in a final product with less depth and volume, as it has minimal shading and highlights. It is still, however, a very compelling art style, capable of bringing your character to life just fine.

A digital illustration of a fantastical creature resembling an octopus with a dragon-like head, pastel purple and pink shades, and hearts floating around.

Tier C

A fully rendered portrait. When talking about rendering in digital art, we are refering to the process of taking an image from a rough sketch to a polished final version of a drawing. This means the artwork is fully shaded, has highlights, details and textures, making an artwork visually complete and compelling.

Digital illustration of a blue-skinned female with cat-like features, long pink and purple hair, horns, and jewelry, winking with a heart-shaped embellishment beside her face.

Flats

By flat colors we refer to solid hues without shading, highlights or texture. Flat colors often do not include any variation of tone (gradients) at all, however, I prefer to add a little bit of gradient to help the character appear more alive.

Digital illustration of a male character with long, wavy brown hair, golden eyes, a beard, and a mustache, wearing a blue and purple cape with gold trim.