01-26-2025, 03:11 PM
New entry. My goal for this one was to become more familiar with interior environments since I almost never draw scenes that are inside smaller rooms. I knew that it was not because I did not like the closed environments, it was only because I am not yet comfortable with them.
Overall, a very okay picture. Not great, not bad. I lost a lot by not paying attention to composition more. In fact, I have noticed that when drawing a single figure on a simple background (specifically, background, not an actual environment!) composition is mostly done by altering the shape that the main figure makes and everything else secondary. In a scenario like that it is not so hard to make an interesting composition because of how few objects you have to manipulate. When it comes to zoomed-out illustrations, then every piece of the image matters that much more. Immediately you are stricken with hard questions like "How do I make my figure the focal point?" All in all, more attention to composition next time for sure.
If not talking about composition, color would be the next problem that I have to more mindful of. This particular piece presents a problem that I frequently have: dull color that lacks a lot of intrigue. My previous sketches do not show this problem, but it is there in my finalized illustrations. Color in my case is a harder problem to solve than, say, composition since I do not know the answer to a very prescient question: "How do I make colors work in an exciting way without saturating everything through the roof?" My best guess is making master studies that are aimed at color only.
Other than that, the piece has some nice qualities. First and foremost, I have to say that my objective was accomplished: I got a convincing enough interior environment. That is great and that has to be recognized by yours truly. Of course, the main figure ended up quite satisfying to look at as well, though I will say that the shapes that I use on him are boring, this needs to be fixed in next entries. All in all, I am happy with it, and that matters a lot.
Thank you for your attention!
Overall, a very okay picture. Not great, not bad. I lost a lot by not paying attention to composition more. In fact, I have noticed that when drawing a single figure on a simple background (specifically, background, not an actual environment!) composition is mostly done by altering the shape that the main figure makes and everything else secondary. In a scenario like that it is not so hard to make an interesting composition because of how few objects you have to manipulate. When it comes to zoomed-out illustrations, then every piece of the image matters that much more. Immediately you are stricken with hard questions like "How do I make my figure the focal point?" All in all, more attention to composition next time for sure.
If not talking about composition, color would be the next problem that I have to more mindful of. This particular piece presents a problem that I frequently have: dull color that lacks a lot of intrigue. My previous sketches do not show this problem, but it is there in my finalized illustrations. Color in my case is a harder problem to solve than, say, composition since I do not know the answer to a very prescient question: "How do I make colors work in an exciting way without saturating everything through the roof?" My best guess is making master studies that are aimed at color only.
Other than that, the piece has some nice qualities. First and foremost, I have to say that my objective was accomplished: I got a convincing enough interior environment. That is great and that has to be recognized by yours truly. Of course, the main figure ended up quite satisfying to look at as well, though I will say that the shapes that I use on him are boring, this needs to be fixed in next entries. All in all, I am happy with it, and that matters a lot.
Thank you for your attention!