Lying on the moon

Good evening, everyone.
Lately, I've been feeling very inspired to draw with cool tones and also draw inspiration from elements of space, especially the moon. This time, I wanted to create a portrait of a woman reclining on a beautiful bright moon. This is a drawing I started days ago and had actually forgotten about until I looked through my drawing folder and got excited when I saw it, since today I really wanted to relax for a while painting on my tablet. The most difficult part was painting the moon, as I had to add lots of lights and shadows in a strategic way to make it look like a moon and not just a bright circle, and I think I succeeded. I hope you like it..

I made the sketch and started painting with the color palette I chose this time, which are shades of lilac, blue, and some purple. On a new layer, I added more colors to better shape the structure of the face. It was a little difficult because of the slanted position in which I drew the sketch, but it looked good. Then I started to mix the colors, leaving the skin with a slight texture. I also painted the eyebrows and eyelashes.

Change the background to a dark blue color and then paint the hair the same blue but with more saturated and lighter tones. Now... Paint the silhouette of the moon with a gray base color. I really wanted to make the moon the actual color, but I tried it and it didn't look right, so I decided to make the moon according to the color palette I had chosen for the skin. I started making spots with light blues and desaturated dark blues.

I added more colors to the moon and was getting quite confused, so I searched for reference images on Google and was able to better guide myself to place the spots in a more logical way. Finally, the moon looked great, and then I started adding lights. I wanted this moon to shine, so I played around with the layer effects until I achieved the brightness I was looking for. I also added light reflections to the eyes, nose, face, and hair. To finish, I drew some dots in the background to simulate stars and also adjusted the color of the entire image, giving it an even cooler tone.


Tools:
- Photoshop CC 2022
- XP-PEN Deco Pro
Herramientas:
- Photoshop CC 2022
- XP-PEN Deco Pro
