My latest post was about a week ago. I'll be back next week to talk more about the advances I've made in my studies. However, for now let me post my latest drawing.
Well well well, this was a poster that was a long time in the making, and now I intend to reveal it.
I begun this poor thing back in late February when I was developing my portfolio for college. This was one of the pieces I had intended to put in my portfolio, but due to that version being awful, I had to postpone it. Constantly tweaking and tweaking the deisgn so that i would come to look presentable. Now here is the final product. This easily pushed most of my skills in painting to the max, and I hope to create more pieces as epic as this colossus.
So then, why don't I talk about the process of developing this baby?
The design itself is not mine actually, instead I pretty much stole this design from an unused poster for the Disney film,
Aladdin.
Obviously I changed a bit in design here and there, but the overall feeling is still the same. I aimed for a sense of mysticism and magic, attempting to capture a core group of characters to illustrate the many individuals our main character will come across along the way of her adventure. (If you're a die hard Zelda fan, then I've left you enough clues for you to tell who our main is.)
The smoke effect was difficult to manage, and forced me to learn an entirely new blending style just so that I could capture my desired effect. I used multiple layers for each different sets of lights, and studied golden lights for reference. Surprisingly enough thouh, there aren't as many layer effects as one may think from this piece, most of this is just natural brushes and natural color theory.
I also tried my best to give this piece more of a flow storywise. Obviously the eye will begin at the top of the layer, but as the eye follows the trail down, you'll notice that it actually is a clever little trick that eventually will lead your eyes to the logo of the piece.
