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Well, just the fact I hardly ever draw backgrounds, that doesn't mean I cannot do it. But see: This room is perfectly angled and perspective, but yet, it does look somehow strange. That's why bgs are not so important at all ^^
Just Dunois the cook. At the galley. The galley is pretty large, I know...
Just Dunois the cook. At the galley. The galley is pretty large, I know...
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Dog (Other)
Size 1126 x 910px
File Size 309.2 kB
Excellent work!...Very nice example of a "wide shot"....If this were a panel for a comic book page,it would perfect for the first panel,also called the "establishing shot"...I hope you'll color this-I can even visualize the sunlight coming in through the grating in the ceiling.
very big ship it must be, the beam is so wide, they even put up shelves and the hull is so massive you cannot see the ribs of the keel except a little. Good background though.
I usually find that i just have to draw the BG around what i've drawn at the last, and that the ships i use are so cramped.
The things that get me are all the elaborate designs in things, (compass, charts, lanterns, sconces, tables, chairs, gold-ware, dishes, goblets) that makes that period so difficult to draw into the picture.
Even though it was a time before toilet paper, all the people look so clean and the stuff they have is so nice they never have to do much beyond cull off the cobwebs.
I usually find that i just have to draw the BG around what i've drawn at the last, and that the ships i use are so cramped.
The things that get me are all the elaborate designs in things, (compass, charts, lanterns, sconces, tables, chairs, gold-ware, dishes, goblets) that makes that period so difficult to draw into the picture.
Even though it was a time before toilet paper, all the people look so clean and the stuff they have is so nice they never have to do much beyond cull off the cobwebs.
Actually, the hull construction for a man-of-war wouldn't have the hull frames exposed except in the hold and bilge. The main frames and filling frames would be close-spaced to start with, then on the interior would be planked with the waterway where the deck planks met the framing, typically two strakes of spirketting, then the lining/quickwork, then the deck clamp for the beams of the next deck up.
One of the things that makes it odd-looking is the rise of the overhead; remember that on a sailing ship, the crew is going to be walking on top of the 'ceiling' of lower decks. Also, the overhead appears to be nothing but planks, without the beams, carlings, and ledges that would support it. Generally, as well, a ship wouldn't have the galley under a grating like that; the gratings covered the openings in the decks that would be used to strike down cargo or supplies to the hold; most ships had the gratings aligned vertically to let barrels be lowered straight down into the hold.
If you want a more detailed look into the way a man-of-war was constructed, I recommend The Construction and Fitting of the Sailing Man-of-War, 1650-1850, by Peter Goodwin.
But the piece has the feel of below deck in a man-of-war even if the details are wrong, and knowing what's wrong is fairly esoteric any more outside of people who aren't either naval historians, military officers, and ship model builders.
One of the things that makes it odd-looking is the rise of the overhead; remember that on a sailing ship, the crew is going to be walking on top of the 'ceiling' of lower decks. Also, the overhead appears to be nothing but planks, without the beams, carlings, and ledges that would support it. Generally, as well, a ship wouldn't have the galley under a grating like that; the gratings covered the openings in the decks that would be used to strike down cargo or supplies to the hold; most ships had the gratings aligned vertically to let barrels be lowered straight down into the hold.
If you want a more detailed look into the way a man-of-war was constructed, I recommend The Construction and Fitting of the Sailing Man-of-War, 1650-1850, by Peter Goodwin.
But the piece has the feel of below deck in a man-of-war even if the details are wrong, and knowing what's wrong is fairly esoteric any more outside of people who aren't either naval historians, military officers, and ship model builders.
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