Monkeybread's Dribblings

[Amit Dutta]

Very cool stuff. What would you say helped you the most with being comfortable doing environments?

Thanks mate! I've always been more comfortable doing environments but technically mostly it's the usual stuff, value and composition are absolutely paramount, though I would say precise control of value trumps composition by a bit.I have had to work hard to develop those, b/w sketches, lots of speedpaints and studies. .Perspective i've always just "got" so never really put much effort in there. This CGMA course has actually really helped me develop a decent workflow that consolidates all the stuff i've been working on randomly over the years and things are starting to feel like they are clicking into place now.
And actually I would say a love of observing the world around me is right up there, particularly lighting conditions. I'm always staring at shadows and lighting sometimes in the most obscure and banal places which makes people look at me a bit funny lol.