A piece that was put on the back burner some time ago, as it all seemed too daunting a task for me – an actual landscape scene (of sorts).
Mostly i draw characters or cartoons that may or not be in some sort of environment, but with this one i was actually aiming to paint the environment, with the figure being a secondary consideration. It started with the mushroom on the tree, and the rain lead to the mushroom providing shelter, hence the figure.
Other opportunities of study for me in this work were the concept that objects in the distance are somewhat hazy, ill-defined and much paler than the middle ground, and the foreground objects darker and slightly out of focus too – all these aspects helping to achieve a more convincing 3D space; and using a somewhat limited palette of colour. I’ve used many colours now, and also have a history with black and white, so it was a fun challenge trying to limit the number or colours used.
I’m reasonably happy with this study, and somewhat relieved to have it finished…
Here’s a still’s animation of the process. Not great quality, but maybe next time.