The 10000 Hour Rule - Art Edition - 7626/10,000

[JakeB]

Kerm - Yeah something like that lol. Honestly I don't really know what I'm doing. I'm still trying to come up with a sensible process for trees :/

I've been working on some visual library stuff the last couple of days. Made a list of a shit load of things I've never drawn before, and want to plough through them, just so I have some sort of idea about them in case I ever want to put them in an illustration/sketch/whatever.

I thought I was gonna do this by studying and applying, that's what I've done in the past after all, but trying to apply a study of a rock, for example, actually means painting much more than just a rock, or it looks weird, you have to paint the environment it's in, decide on lighting, all that stuff. Which is fine, it just takes a while, and as I mentioned, there's a shit load of things on my list.

So, I'm giving matte painting a try. Using photos as bases for the application of studies. The photo makes all the decisions, I just have to try and fit a rock, or whatever into it, without it looking shitty. It's early days, so these are mostly gross, but I've got a good feeling about this, might end up being pretty helpful :).

So, here goes :)

Sargent trees study


Tree study


Tree matte (1st one, oops)


Filigree matte


Rocky floor


Rocky floor matte


Grassy rocks


Waves study


Adding water to a beach


Adding a swamp to the bottom


Alright, think that's it :)

Most of the matte painting bases by Marcus Ranum

http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com