Exploring my pelican dragons (from my Worlds of Everlush universe) in silhouette form.
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Learn to draw environments and backgrounds easier with this fantastic exercise for beginners!
Art, Recommended ReadingI’ve been wanting to learn how to draw environments FOREVER but nothing’s ever quite stuck (looks at the various perspective drawing books on her shelf). But this! This video from Tyler Edlin (AKA BrushSauce) on YouTube has opened my eyes.
I started doing these…and then…just once…while watching something, maybe a shot of a hallway on TV? I SAW THE MATRIX!! I didn’t see the picture as hall, door, sconce, etc. I saw the big general shapes that made the depth. DING!!! I need to do this more often, but it’s really upped my confidence. So if you need help leaning backgrounds, try the exercise in this video first! It’s way fun to do with colored pens and markers (for values).
Rodor Newsprint Warmup Sketches 3
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A fetal position (hey!) and an idle look.
Creativity Lessons from 2018: Improve your art with EDGES
ArtArt is design.
One important component of design is the kind of edges you choose to render.
Here’s a pic from ConceptArt.org’s Paintovers for Posterity that’s been of great use to me
Paying attention to these kinds of edges doesn’t just help me render different textures…it helps me lead the eye around my work. Hard and firm edges tend to draw the eye towards them (and the clearer the edging/shape read, the friendlier an overall composition is; hence why children’s images and cartoons are so well lit), while lost edges add mystery and tension. Good times!