Further inspiration

Thursday, August 14, 2008 by Peter Allinson

During one of my very helpful meetings, I was reminded of Leonardo da Vinci's piece 'The Virgin and Child.' This drawing employs the subtle sfumato technique of shading, but the main thing is that the drawing has an unfinished quality to it. This technique is an inspiration for developing these images further.



My idea is to shade the environments from top to bottom but reveal the realistic quality of the originals as the journey progresses to create a sense that you are entering the real world. This style should also work well with the element characters that Casey is developing by hand using much the same technique.

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