Boss Levels - Desert
Added 2019-04-29 11:45:19 +0000 UTCA while back I made a piece for AyCee's Gummy Guts 2 book, since then it has inspired me to do a small series of similar Game themed work. :D While the book's theme was guro, I think I'm going to steer it a more game direction for my own.
The first will be this Desert theme, and here are some current WIPs of the process. (oh boy I like wips aaaa)
My first step is creating a moodboard (not shown) with themes and aesthetics I enjoy for the content of the image. I begin with mashing ideas, photos I like, and sketches together to get a composition I'm happy with, then choose a palette. From there I tend to paint over whatever images remained from the draft, often there will only be one or two key objects that stay and the rest get re-imagined!
I then choose a focal point, define a (vague, in this case) light source, and work on refining some areas of interest first. There's a lot of fiddling from here to the end, and I change my mind sixty billion times yaaaaay :D
Sometimes I try to consider what parts of the image aren't represented yet, as seen in the last large image with the black notations on top. Since these parts are only notes, it's easy to edit in and out things I like or don't. I then often take some days away, to remove myself from the image entirely - when I come back, I might find I've taken out that thing I really liked, or find something new to add to improve it!
Okay, that should be good for now! I'll be displaying this piece at BLFC (Biggest Little FurCon in Reno) and after the con I'll post my completed painting! <3
Thanks for tuning in, more updates tomorrow :D
