let it grow...
Material contrasts
Smooth glass and a rough tree don’t look the same when you
see them, so making the same distinction in your work can
make it more believable and visually interesting. Some ways
to try to create that contrast are using different processes –
for example, lasso vs freeform – and different brushes – say,
smooth round vs textured scatter – for different materials.Recurring elements
for a sense of scale
Having similar elements reoccur at
various distances throughout the
piece helps our brain establish a sense
of scale based on the relative size of
the elements. The size of the man in
the foreground compared to the
women in the mid-ground gives our
brain the information it needs to make
sense of the size and distance of the
objects in the scene.How i create...
a Scene out oF time
(^1)
Initial ideas
My starting point is a skeleton
of the image, noting all the elements
I’m interested in building into it. I
imagine that the reflective object in is
a futuristic chrome vehicle. I made it
by experimenting with a bunch of
features that I never usually touch but
thought might produce good shapes
for a reflective spherical object. The
Liquify tool makes it possible to
distort shapes in ways I’ve not been
able to with anything else. Already at
this stage I’ve found a new way to
distort shapes and create material
effects. Note also the blue plants I’m
trying to work into the scene, and the
women in the back.
(^68) August 2017
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