Kalvin Phillips Process
A full walkthrough of the tools, techniques, and process behind the Kalvin Phillips cover for The Square Ball — from document setup and grayscale drawing through to colour correction and print.
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Process &
Thinking
Walkthroughs, techniques and the occasional unfiltered thought on illustration, design and how the work actually gets made.
Modes Editorial / Social
Use Walkthrough / Archive
Switch between the written view and the original social posts — read it as a proper write-up, or as the notes from where it started.
Essays 2
Guides 3
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Colouring Process
Colouring finished black and white art is slightly different to painting from scratch, and a lot easier. A step-by-step walkthrough using the Bielsa portrait — from clean PNGs and multiply blending to colour correction and texture.
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Project archive
Quick Guides
Process-led case studies pulled straight from the project archive, told image-first, one step at a time.
Process dossier / The Square Ball
Kalvin Phillips Process
Detailed workflow breakdown for the Kalvin Phillips cover, covering tools, grayscale construction, colour development, a...
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Process dossier
Colouring Process
Process notes on colouring finished line art, focusing on underpainting, layer strategy, texture, and final colour refin...
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Bielsa Process
Process notes for the Marcelo Bielsa ¡Carajo! piece, focused on file setup, scale, drawing progression, and print-ready ...
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