05-08-2012, 08:52 AM
Fleshed out 2 more enviros from the last thumbs, I don't like how they turned out tho... was mostly experimenting with palette. Will come back to them later -
I tried to throw in as many hues as possible to see what I could get away with, and tried using a subtle lighting and a strong focal point (depending on your screen gamma some details will be lost), but its not so successful -
![[Image: northern-oracle-wip2-rich4rt.jpg]](http://rich4rt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/northern-oracle-wip2-rich4rt.jpg)
This one is waaay too garish and in your face, too much going on. Need to focus on simplicity more with interesting lighting/texture guiding the eye to the focal point, will flesh out another thumb and do a study with it -
![[Image: southern-oracle-wip1-rich4rt.jpg]](http://rich4rt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/southern-oracle-wip1-rich4rt.jpg)
On top of enviro concepts and experiments, I've started going back to a few older graduation characters to bring them up to my current level. This is to maintain a consistent quality, so the examiners don't grade me on my weakest piece. Motivating to see the improvement too!
I tried to throw in as many hues as possible to see what I could get away with, and tried using a subtle lighting and a strong focal point (depending on your screen gamma some details will be lost), but its not so successful -
![[Image: northern-oracle-wip2-rich4rt.jpg]](http://rich4rt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/northern-oracle-wip2-rich4rt.jpg)
This one is waaay too garish and in your face, too much going on. Need to focus on simplicity more with interesting lighting/texture guiding the eye to the focal point, will flesh out another thumb and do a study with it -
![[Image: southern-oracle-wip1-rich4rt.jpg]](http://rich4rt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/southern-oracle-wip1-rich4rt.jpg)
On top of enviro concepts and experiments, I've started going back to a few older graduation characters to bring them up to my current level. This is to maintain a consistent quality, so the examiners don't grade me on my weakest piece. Motivating to see the improvement too!
![[Image: empress-final1-rich4rt.jpg]](http://rich4rt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/empress-final1-rich4rt.jpg)