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Continuing to mess around with texture stuff.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Abstract
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1133 x 1280px
File Size 149 kB
Listen to this on loop until it becomes a way of life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UigzN-4JR14
Seriously though here's a quick list of tips that I have in the back of my mind when I work. (Keep in mind though art is just something I do for fun not professionally)
- Identifying simple shapes. This just came with practice from back when I did 3D environment art before I switched career paths. Quickly assessing an object and figuring out what the base would be, cube, sphere, cylinder, etc. helps me block things out.
- Balance and the golden ration used for weight and object placement. --> http://faculty.purchase.edu/joseph......lden-ratio.png
- 3-5-7 pattern - For some reason the human brain is pleased when object groups have population of 3, 5, or 7, This can for things like, clumps of grass, number of spots, mask patterns, characters in a shot, or figuring out how to populate backgrounds. (Fun fact! The majority of people can only identify 4 objects at a glance before the brain has to spend extra cycles calculating the total number of objects by adding them up by small groups or individually! This is great for if your wanting to make something hidden or force the viewer to take a second glance.)
- Finally use all the reference you can get your mitts on, I adore minimalism, and surround myself with it, I also look at more complex art in order to figure out how to break it down, that combined with looking everywhere I can for inspiration, particularly cinematography. Find what inspires you then dissect it!
Like I said earlier though I just do this for fun, it helps me relax and align my thoughts. So take everything I said with a grain of salt. :P
I hope this helps, and if you have any other questions I'll do my best to help. :)
Seriously though here's a quick list of tips that I have in the back of my mind when I work. (Keep in mind though art is just something I do for fun not professionally)
- Identifying simple shapes. This just came with practice from back when I did 3D environment art before I switched career paths. Quickly assessing an object and figuring out what the base would be, cube, sphere, cylinder, etc. helps me block things out.
- Balance and the golden ration used for weight and object placement. --> http://faculty.purchase.edu/joseph......lden-ratio.png
- 3-5-7 pattern - For some reason the human brain is pleased when object groups have population of 3, 5, or 7, This can for things like, clumps of grass, number of spots, mask patterns, characters in a shot, or figuring out how to populate backgrounds. (Fun fact! The majority of people can only identify 4 objects at a glance before the brain has to spend extra cycles calculating the total number of objects by adding them up by small groups or individually! This is great for if your wanting to make something hidden or force the viewer to take a second glance.)
- Finally use all the reference you can get your mitts on, I adore minimalism, and surround myself with it, I also look at more complex art in order to figure out how to break it down, that combined with looking everywhere I can for inspiration, particularly cinematography. Find what inspires you then dissect it!
Like I said earlier though I just do this for fun, it helps me relax and align my thoughts. So take everything I said with a grain of salt. :P
I hope this helps, and if you have any other questions I'll do my best to help. :)
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