Another Environment

Usually I rush through my environments, however, I decided to devote a lot more time in rendering this one.

Also I have been reading through Scott Robertson's book called  How to Draw: Drawing and Sketching Objects and Environments from Your Imagination. The Book is heavy on perspective and is geared to those interested in production design. The exercises may be rigorous at first however they will definitely pay off when you can design your own vehicle, building, environment, or product   I highly recommend taking a look at the book. Plus he provides the readers with complimentary step by step videos which can be accessed online (Super helpful!!!).

Environments

Black and White Sketches

So recently I have been working black and white for a change. When throwing color on top of everything else, painting a landscape can get quite confusing and lead to a muddy image. So the main purpose behind this  practice is to focus on the value relationships between the background, midground, and foreground. A general rule of thumb for outdoor landscapes is that as things recede off into the distance, the value of objects get lighter and the chroma decreases, or the color desaturates. This rule is also know as "Atmospheric Perspective". Overall, this exercise helped me see thing a lot more simple and also pushed me to keep everything clean. 

Landscapes

Some landscapes created on photoshop

Landscape

landscape from livestream. about 3 hrs.