Chocoholic
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It is that time of year again to deal with chocolate, and I am even dreaming of brushing my teeth with mint chocolate toothpaste.
This year, I discovered that mixing equal parts of white chocolate and dark chocolate tastes like a very sweet milk chocolate, but with a strange texture.
Process:
- Rough
- Assigned white chocolate, 99% dark chocolate, and mint chocolate to three OCs.
- Assigned white chocolate, 99% dark chocolate, and mint chocolate to three OCs.
- Lineart
- One of the benefits of drawing chibi characters is that it allows for a more generalized representation of structure. So, I simplified the highlights in the character’s hair and the folds in their clothes into heart shapes ♡.
- Took a clearer structure image of the dopamine receptor D2 from the protein data bank and adjusted the colors to use as a background.
Basecolor
- Rendering
- For the shadows, I tried to use gray as much as possible, and added a lot of light blue and light purple to the highlights to keep the overall color scheme unified.
- For the shadows, I tried to use gray as much as possible, and added a lot of light blue and light purple to the highlights to keep the overall color scheme unified.
- Rendering the background
- Once the character was completed, the background seemed too simple. Applied the same concept to render the background and sharpened the objects in the background using layer modes.
- Once the character was completed, the background seemed too simple. Applied the same concept to render the background and sharpened the objects in the background using layer modes.
References:
- Skeletal formula of dopamine
- Structure of a D2 dopamine receptor-G-protein complex in a lipid membrane
- 2D structure of theobromine
- White Chocolate & Raspberry Macaron
- WHITE CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY
- Russula alboareolata (ヒビワレシロハツ)
- Hidden Gem Blueberry Chocolate Bites
- Fermented dried cocoa beans
- Soft Mint Chocolate Twist by Guptill’s Ice Cream
