Wew, another couple of rough days. But I really want to keep moving forward.
So the next excercice is 3 environments from references.
I... struggle with environments. It's not my forte for now, it takes me too long and it's hard to know how much details is enough, but maybe I just need to practice it more.
So here is the first one.
I first copied the perspective using a 3 vanishing point rule. I super imposed it over the reference, tried to get an accurate perspective rule, then constructed the bases and finally added the details.
I will say, this did force me to analyze the actual strcuture of the buildings. Like, what is the structure of the street under the tents? The walkway on the background that crosses the street seems to connect the building on the right with the plaza on the left. How do they connect?
Small details that you need to understand to draw the structure correctly, especially with perspective.
I could keep stacking and refining more detail, but I think I'll move to the next one.
And as always, a few more manga frames to share! Since these were the ones I worked on since my last post.
And as I learn more in general, I'm pushing to move to a more simple style so I can hopefully draw frames and pages faster. Trying to focus more on simple but atractive design, clean lineart, fewer tones, and much more simple shadows.
Below is an example of what I've been experimenting with.
I think it's simplier, but still looks good, and more importantly, took almost half the time as with other frames.
Anyway, I'll keep practicing and experimenting.
