Re: Scatmans loft’ the gallery

[Shiboreth]

I love the levels of creativity that pour into your images. Really impressive!

I think for some of your more complex backgrounds, if you put some more contrast into the pieces, it might really help the details come together as a more complete image. In terms of settings, depending on the effect you want, you might make things that are further away lighter (or darker) than things further away.

If you haven’t done something like this, (and if you have the ability to!), take some time out and find a place where you can look out across a very wide stretch of land, such as from on top a massive hill. Our eyes/brain have learned to read the cues to know what piece of the landscape is further away and which is closer. Try to figure out what these cues are (e.x. perspective, intensity of colors, hues, etc.) When we’re drawing something, we’re trying to create the illusion of depth (or some sort of 3Dness) on a 2D image. With HM, in some ways creating that illusion is easier than if we did it by hand, but in other ways it is harder. However, a lot of the principles are the same: how do we create the illusion of depth in a 2D image?

Sorry if I said anything you already know. In any case I hope it makes sense, and is helpful.