Here we have project number 10, one of the last of the semester before we move into the second half of the year. This one is another choice, desegnated as the second in our concentration. As with all the others, I created this one digitally with a program on my tablet called Manga Studio 5. For the next step in the leg of our protagonist's journey, he has stepped from beyond his home and entered an expansive plain of rolling hills and long, wavy fronds of yellow grass. The wide open space stretched as far as he could see, up to the horizon where land met the sky. A lack of anything else for miles caused a pit of worry to grow within his stomach as the weight of exactly how far he would have to travel began to sink in. Taking a breath and trying to dispel any growing worry, he started off on what were the first steps of his travels, with "A Whole Lot of Nothing and a Long Way to Go." Pretty self-explanatory title.
The idea for this picture came along with when I decided on the first. I wanted the whole thing to start slow, testing the atmosphere and establishing the mood of adventure yet creeping uncertainty. After all, he's venturing into the wild world, full of dangers and plenty of things that could kill you. It's not going to be easy. As for his eventual goal, I'll continue leaving you in the dark on that. This picture had about three layers to it's making; the background, lines, and color. Making the sky was easy, using the subtle coloring of the spray can tool to add a sunset gradient as well as the hazy outline of the setting sun. The hard part, really, was the grass. The program has a cool effect lines tool where any line you put down is shaped into a sort of crescent look with narrowed tips. It's a dynamic look, and I decided to use it for the grass. I spend forever layering on different levels and sizes of grass, trying to be careful to not have the farther off sections of grass cover the cat, and even with the ones that did, I still tried to keep them visible. I used layers of dark green, a lighter green, as well as some of the colors of the sky reflecting on the field. It looked nice, but it also looked a bit... separated. So to solve this, I decided to blend the colors together. For the most part I succeeded. I kept the blend tool small so that it would mix colors while still keeping the grass' shape. It looks a bit hazy, but I think that works better. I kind of want to try to use other types of lines for the next one, just to see if I can make them look good, too. The end product is satisfactory, and I am already planing for the next one.
The idea for this picture came along with when I decided on the first. I wanted the whole thing to start slow, testing the atmosphere and establishing the mood of adventure yet creeping uncertainty. After all, he's venturing into the wild world, full of dangers and plenty of things that could kill you. It's not going to be easy. As for his eventual goal, I'll continue leaving you in the dark on that. This picture had about three layers to it's making; the background, lines, and color. Making the sky was easy, using the subtle coloring of the spray can tool to add a sunset gradient as well as the hazy outline of the setting sun. The hard part, really, was the grass. The program has a cool effect lines tool where any line you put down is shaped into a sort of crescent look with narrowed tips. It's a dynamic look, and I decided to use it for the grass. I spend forever layering on different levels and sizes of grass, trying to be careful to not have the farther off sections of grass cover the cat, and even with the ones that did, I still tried to keep them visible. I used layers of dark green, a lighter green, as well as some of the colors of the sky reflecting on the field. It looked nice, but it also looked a bit... separated. So to solve this, I decided to blend the colors together. For the most part I succeeded. I kept the blend tool small so that it would mix colors while still keeping the grass' shape. It looks a bit hazy, but I think that works better. I kind of want to try to use other types of lines for the next one, just to see if I can make them look good, too. The end product is satisfactory, and I am already planing for the next one.