<div class="lexxy-content lightbox-container"> <div class="lightbox-container"> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBL3orQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--ba4f919b80184d06c7782c00df2116d2ffc36b6f/THUprocess.mp4"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBL3orQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--ba4f919b80184d06c7782c00df2116d2ffc36b6f/THUprocess.mp4"></a></div></div> <p>This will be my final WIP post</p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> I spent some time trying to figure out the layout of the rest of the "oasis". I imagine the vibe to be almost like a boarding school only exclusively for climbing and art. Chores and cooking would be done on rotation so that everybody gives what they can to the community. </p> <br><p> I made sure to make space for some board gaming and for additional bouldering, since those are my favorite pastimes.</p> <br><p> Since the added boulder rooms have matresses, the boulder problems could be harder than in the main hall.</p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> Also, here's a process overview as promised:</p> </div> <p> </p> <div> <div style="width:100%;height:0;padding-bottom:39.4366%;"></div> </div> <p> </p> <p>I'm seeing some great work, good luck everyone!</p> <p> </p> </div>

<div class="lexxy-content lightbox-container"> <div class="lightbox-container"> <p>Here's another round of progress on the image, first, the linework</p> <br><p> </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBMVQ3QVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--0d6f04d84aa9139867a8fa40e23cde21d5262f1b/lines.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBMVQ3QVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--0d6f04d84aa9139867a8fa40e23cde21d5262f1b/lines.png"></a></div></div> <p>After finishing the linework I was on to color. There was a real "trust the process" moment here when the thick black lines completely broke the colors of the image. Luckily, I had planned for that, and coloring the linework fixed that issue. </p> <br><p> </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBMVg3QVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--72c448f79dac693530c761edb42846674de47d4d/linesToColor.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBMVg3QVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--72c448f79dac693530c761edb42846674de47d4d/linesToColor.png"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBMWY3QVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--9572fd6e49e9fce88d95aa1c078b95fea23ac38b/linesToColor.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBMWY3QVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--9572fd6e49e9fce88d95aa1c078b95fea23ac38b/linesToColor.png"></a></div></div> <br><p> At the bottom is the current state with most of the light and color ideas applied. I know I want to exaggerate the overexposure in the background, but other than that it's mainly adding fill lights and halftone shapes and then just polishing from there.</p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> See you in a couple of days with the finished image and a process gif!</p> </div> <p> </p> </div>

<div class="lexxy-content lightbox-container"> <div class="lightbox-container"> <p>Hi!</p> <br><p> So quite a lot has happened since my last post</p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> First, after asking some more friends for feedback I found out I wasn't quite done with thumbnailing - the image wasn't flowing right yet, and I wasn't fully satisfied with the colors. After a bit of pushing and pulling, I found one thumbnail with a composition I liked, and one where I (and my friends) felt the colors worked better. Then I combined the two for my final thumbnail </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOXIzQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--31a821045c5ace43fc6d49714abd2dacc65cc802/colorThumbs2.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOXIzQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--31a821045c5ace43fc6d49714abd2dacc65cc802/colorThumbs2.png"></a></div></div> <p>Then I got started on constructing the perspective for the image. It really looks more complex than it is - as I'm mainly using circles and curves, the perspective get simplified somewhat. </p> <br><p> The most important part is implementing a bottom vanishing point, and making sure the degree of ellipses get bigger as they approach the bottom of the canvas.</p> <br><p> The array of elliptical lines is to make sure I have proper structure to the girders on the far wall.</p> <br><p> Though I got rid of some circular silhouettes to help the flow of the image, I'll also try to re-implement foreshortened circles within the silhouettes of the architecture later, since they are one of my main perspective cues.</p> <br><p> </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOXYzQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--886c62c1ed161ec1c872ca3e770a8f9a086fd9be/persp.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOXYzQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--886c62c1ed161ec1c872ca3e770a8f9a086fd9be/persp.png"></a></div></div> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOXozQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--42fe38f9a9e50854165da276c28472d628181626/perspSmol.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOXozQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--42fe38f9a9e50854165da276c28472d628181626/perspSmol.png"></a></div></div> <p>Here, you can also see a new compositional idea which was really important for the flow - a bunch of curved lines leading to the focal point.</p> <br><p> After this, I was on to updating my sketch to fit the perspective construction, which is where I'm at now</p> <br><p> </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOTMzQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--f5652c06871ff563887619f9f1996b0d058c370f/drawing_v005.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOTMzQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--f5652c06871ff563887619f9f1996b0d058c370f/drawing_v005.png"></a></div></div> <p>Though it looks a bit messy at this point, I trust that the structuring force of some solid linework and my planned out value composition will organize the image in the end.</p> <br><p> On to lines! I'll see you when I have them done!</p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOW4zQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--6942e9d302f81f25f625b46712ceaa5e56436f3e/colorThumbs2.psd"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOW4zQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--6942e9d302f81f25f625b46712ceaa5e56436f3e/colorThumbs2.psd"></a></div></div> </div> <p> </p> </div>

<div class="lexxy-content lightbox-container"> <p>Today I spent enhancing the flow of the composition as well as figuring out the values for the illustration. Also, after getting some feedback, I adjusted the thumbnail for perspective. I still expect further perspective adjustments in the drawing stage, but this now feels a lot closer to the flow of shapes i expect in the final piece.</p> <p> </p> <div class="lightbox-container"> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBem4yQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--6f0bfb24527beb974ad1363f26f2cf8a3a2d80a9/jacobSchade_thumbnailFlow.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBem4yQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--6f0bfb24527beb974ad1363f26f2cf8a3a2d80a9/jacobSchade_thumbnailFlow.png"></a></div></div> <br><p> Here's the main compositional idea of the image - I want to keep the viewer's gaze inside the big ellipse, mainly looking around the perimeter of the smaller ellipse, where I've placed my focal points</p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> </p> <div class="pswp-gallery lightbox " data-controller="lightbox" data-lightbox-target="container"><div class="lightbox__item"><a target="_blank" data-lightbox-target="item" href="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBenIyQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--8ab4bb420ca4ee91df22ee2ded399e4b1ab391db/THU_thumbnailValues2.png"><img alt="" loading="lazy" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/proxy/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBenIyQVE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--8ab4bb420ca4ee91df22ee2ded399e4b1ab391db/THU_thumbnailValues2.png"></a></div></div> <p>And here's an earlier value composition - scrapped because it was less clear, but also because I like the story better in the new composition - There's something special about sitting in the shade and sketching with a friend.</p> <br><p> </p> <br><p> Tomorow it's color thumbnailing and hopefully a lot of the drawing stage!</p> <br><p>  </p> </div> <p> </p> </div>