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Solo work

 

The monks gathered for their monthly ritual to summon Echo, the god of sound. Unknown to them, an acolyte had fallen astray, and with just a whisper from his lips- the ancient tuning forks were misdirected and pointed instead towards a growing tide of demons. The acolyte had been waiting some time in preparation for this moment- soon the temple would be torn to pieces and scattered throughout their world.

Photoshop CC + Wacom Intuos Tablet

 

 

 

 

 

 

For class, we started with some color studies from our favorite artists to develop a nice palette.

My studies were from Scott Christiansen and Jean-Léon Gérôme.

 

 

Step 1

Defining composition and color themes. Setting up the stage for my major focal points.

 

 

Step 2

 

Adding my main focal and secondary (the figure) At this point I feel like there needs to be a compositional change at some point in the future to get more depth out of the piece.

 

 

Step 3

Refinement of current concept, adding some details.

 

 

Step 4

Major compositional change, adding a sky to get more depth out of my background mountains, and more general refinement.

 

 

Step 5

Concept development, adding in the monk and demon, and some small compositional changes such as the floating rocks. I eventually decided these were unneccesary to distinguish the focal and they added too much chaos, so in a later step I took them out.

 

 

Step 6

Final detailing and adjustments. Refining the lighting situation. Finish!