08-19-2013, 03:04 PM
Lol Elmst. I'm flattered.
I think 1 with a bit of foreground added as in 4 could work nicely. 5 could make a really nice imposing concept piece of the facade. 2 is less successful compositionally.
One thing I'd keep in mind when developing the thumb is to remember to overlap your elements. Foreground things should overlap midground and background things. So the tree shouldn't just be stark against the sky and framing the hospital. Midground should overlap background. Elements within one depth layer should overlap other elements in the same layer. If you only do this in 3 steps it can get really cut-out looking, but if you continually think about adding overlapping layers even in small areas, this will help add depth to the piece. The trick is to be subtle, not blatant with it, as even a little bit works.
Check out John Atkinson Grimshaw...his stuff might be useful for this piece.
I think 1 with a bit of foreground added as in 4 could work nicely. 5 could make a really nice imposing concept piece of the facade. 2 is less successful compositionally.
One thing I'd keep in mind when developing the thumb is to remember to overlap your elements. Foreground things should overlap midground and background things. So the tree shouldn't just be stark against the sky and framing the hospital. Midground should overlap background. Elements within one depth layer should overlap other elements in the same layer. If you only do this in 3 steps it can get really cut-out looking, but if you continually think about adding overlapping layers even in small areas, this will help add depth to the piece. The trick is to be subtle, not blatant with it, as even a little bit works.
Check out John Atkinson Grimshaw...his stuff might be useful for this piece.