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    • Asyas_illos
      Asyas_illos last edited by

      This is great can't wait to see more!

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      • dantter
        dantter last edited by

        Very nice, very good use of the grayscale and chiaroscuro.

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        • chrisaakins
          chrisaakins last edited by chrisaakins

          @Morten-Christiansen I love this! Very cool take on the idea!

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          • Morten Christiansen
            Morten Christiansen last edited by

            @Asyas_illos @chrisaakins Thank you guys πŸ‘

            @dantter Cool, I just learned a new word πŸ™‚

            To be honest I've kept postponing the next part of this drawing a bit, since I was afraid I couldn't realize the feel of the initial sketch. The combination of lighting and texture work has been daunting since I have to capture a specific mood. Now that I've begun I think its not looking too bad. Currently I'm playing around with gradiant maps in photoshop, which allows me to map the grey-scale range to specific colors for the foreground, middle ground and background in isolation. In this example I'm testing a sort of evil looking green light for the background and a desert lighting for the foreground. I'm undecided if I like the idea that the foreground is the mouth of the cave, exposing the scene to daylight. The middle ground ties the two color schemes together with a subtle blue lighting. What do you think?

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            • Larue
              Larue last edited by

              Nailed it!

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              • lizardillo
                lizardillo @Morten Christiansen last edited by

                @Morten-Christiansen this is wonderful

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                • Georgios Christopoulos
                  Georgios Christopoulos @Morten Christiansen last edited by

                  @Morten-Christiansen this is beautiful so far.!

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                  • Asyas_illos
                    Asyas_illos last edited by

                    I like this color combo but curious what other color palettes you play with too!

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                    • Morten Christiansen
                      Morten Christiansen last edited by

                      @Asyas_illos Here are a few other interesting color combinations. Option C was mostly just for fun though πŸ˜ƒ Of these I think I like A and B the best, although I still prefer the original one. Since its so easy I think I'll just alternate between them while working on the details for a bit to get a feel for each of them.

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                      • ajillustrates
                        ajillustrates @Morten Christiansen last edited by

                        @Morten-Christiansen I think I like B the most, but if A is set in an ice tunnel, that would be a really exciting illustration too.

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                        • Morten Christiansen
                          Morten Christiansen last edited by

                          Hmm, an interesting development. By accident I turned on two different color schemes at the same time and it turns out that they combine in interesting and quite dramatic ways. Here are a some examples of how the original can be mixed with option B and D. I think it will become quite difficult to choose πŸ™‚

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                          • lizardillo
                            lizardillo @Morten Christiansen last edited by

                            @Morten-Christiansen oooh I like G!

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                            • Melissa_Bailey
                              Melissa_Bailey last edited by Melissa_Bailey

                              Really interesting color combinations! Love the storytelling, too.

                              But for me, one thing is unclear: where is your focal point? Do you want the viewer to first see the pursuers? The foreground character? The cart?

                              When I squint or look from a distance, the first thing I see is the cart -- it's so light and has the most contrast. The second thing I see are the characters in the background giving chase. Even though he's red, the character being chased (your main character?) gets lost in the warm background, maybe because the values are so similar and because of the high contrast of the cart he's in.

                              If this isn't supporting the story you want to tell, one small change that might help with your values is to lighten the dark values right behind the character, which naturally would happen at the entrance of a cave. You could also put some rim lighting behind the character, as there would be some cast light from that strong secondary light source in the background. This might help him stand out more.

                              Found a reference image that might help communicate what I'm trying to say:
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                              Just wanted to share what I'm seeing. Looking forward to seeing where you go with this piece! pexels-athena-3010021.jpg

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                              • Asyas_illos
                                Asyas_illos last edited by

                                Great color combos! I personally like G and H (although c was really fun) and I also agree with @Melissa-Bailey-0 that the character to cart contrast should maybe be switched, I realized you’re not finished maybe you are already doing this, but yes he does get a bit lost in the background.

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                                • Morten Christiansen
                                  Morten Christiansen last edited by

                                  @Melissa-Bailey-0 The front cart is supposed to be the main focus, with the pursuers the secondary focus. I had deliberately held the front cart in neutral colors so far because I wanted to get the background colors down first. I'm closer now to its final look, but there is still some tweaking to be done to isolate it from the background.

                                  When I added the lamp to the cart it naturally drove the mood to better fit without daylight in the foreground.

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                                  • Morten Christiansen
                                    Morten Christiansen last edited by

                                    I thought the drawing was a bit empty in many places, so I added in some details. With most of them I try to reinforce the sense of forward motion. Is it too much or do you think it works well? Do the rats read as running? When I look at them closely, I kinda think they look stationary, but I'm unsure how to fix them at that small scale.

                                    @ajillustrates @Janette You may find the design of the carts a bit familiar 🀠

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                                    • Matthew Oberdier
                                      Matthew Oberdier last edited by

                                      I think a little cropping could help the composition a lot. If you look at the round dark mass of the tunnel, it really reads as a centered bullseye that goes very close to the edges of the paper all the way around.

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                                      • Matthew Oberdier
                                        Matthew Oberdier last edited by

                                        Another idea would be to make your character breaking through the edge of the tunnel. I think overlapping the elements this way would really separate the foreground and help it read just a tiny bit faster. I hope you don't mind me drawing over, it's just the easiest way to communicate this idea:
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                                        • Janette
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                                          • Morten Christiansen
                                            Morten Christiansen last edited by

                                            @Janette Cool, I like him πŸ˜ƒ

                                            @Matthew-Oberdier I think you might be on to something. The cave is certainly too evenly round now that you bring my attention to it. I like the following cropping - it brings the viewer closer to the action which I think strengthens the tension. Thanks for the suggestion

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