Wardy's New Sketchbook :)

[PabloNotPicasso]

Hey Ward, digging your environment studies and anatomy work. Really just is a matter of putting in the hours with focused work. A quick bit of advice for environments, which I'm also trying to get the hang of myself: approach each one like you would any other subject. By which I mean there are certain constant elements that no matter how different two environments may look, both will contain. Think of it as how any two characters will always have a figure drawing with correct proportions underneath all the sci fi armor, barbarian rags, or anything. Anyway, for environments those constant elements are a clear focal point, a division of foreground, middle ground, background, and areas of contrasting value to generate interest. I recommend looking up James Paick's CGM workshop vids on Youtube for a better explanation of all this, but they certainly help with knowing what to do when you approach an environment, instead of jumping in and trying to figure things out as you go along. Hope this helps!