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    Initial Sketches + Ideas

    Hello again THU and everyone taking part in the golden ticket! My Personal Oasis - Contrast I always start by trying to understand the theme and how I can...
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    Jamie Williams
    July 27, 2024 11:14
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    Finale

    I would say I wasn't so happy with the result but since I could'nt add more elements in my scene as it's getting broken so I have to let it go. I had a great...
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    Princess Juan
    July 27, 2024 11:13
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    Character References

    Research on character in modern cool-looking, futuristic and magicians I first imagine a wizard control technology But I found an idea inspired by Bethoven...
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    Ion Brancher
    July 27, 2024 09:34
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    WIP

    So this is me trying to finish populating the scene. I might consider using 3d assets for populating it since I'm done with the house.
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    Princess Juan
    July 27, 2024 07:05
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    Final Touches

    I was not happy with my first pass at the character, so I redid her to make her pose more dynamic and to add a bit more personality. I painted in some more o...
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    Yannan Shi
    July 27, 2024 05:24
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  • The Greenhouse Paintings - is this too meta? thumbnail

    The Greenhouse Paintings - is this too meta?

    So as I mentioned in the previous post, I needed some paintings to fill the empty canvases, so this was a bit of a meta moment where I, the artist, was paint...
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    Yannan Shi
    July 27, 2024 04:44
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    Paintover begins!

    Using the 3D model I just made as a base, I play around with textures, colors, blend modes and adjustment layers in Photoshop to start figuring out the light...
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    Yannan Shi
    July 27, 2024 04:36
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    3D Model

    Using the thumbnail, I built a model in Blender to help me finalize the composition and perspective. While I was creating the model, I had the idea of deco...
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    Yannan Shi
    July 27, 2024 04:22
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    Thumbnailing

    With a vague idea of "greenhouse" I started sketching ideas of what it might look like and how it might be used. I liked the idea of the greenhouse being a s...
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    Yannan Shi
    July 27, 2024 04:17
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    Moodboard and References

    I was inspired by the image of the house made up of windows and doors to imagine a greenhouse as my oasis. I liked the idea of a greenhouse for two reasons: ...
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    Yannan Shi
    July 27, 2024 04:08
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    Brainstorming and Feeling Stuck

    I started brainstorming for this piece back in late June. After word vomiting, I knew the most important feature for my oasis was something sustainable. I di...
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    Yannan Shi
    July 27, 2024 03:51
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    process of my look dev project

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    Jose Orantes
    July 27, 2024 02:08
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    Initial sketches

    After thinking about the idea of a personal oasis I decided to create my ideal atelier, remembering a lot of the spaces of art and creativity. An atelier, fo...
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    Gabriel D`Amato
    July 27, 2024 00:25
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    Canvas Island

    Hey, I just wanted to post a small wip crop. I'll post the messy sketch later. The idea is very straight forward - the oasis I'm envisioning in this piece ...
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    Yordan Pavlov
    July 27, 2024 00:08
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  • Part 1 - Inspiration and Initial Idea thumbnail

    Part 1 - Inspiration and Initial Idea

    Hello! After reading the theme, I spent time reflecting on the idea of a 'personal oasis'. I really tried to dig in deep, thinking about what this means to...
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    Caleb O'Brien
    July 26, 2024 23:53
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    Final Painting

    Had lots of fun at these late stages of the process, working with brushtrokes and careful edge control. Finally deepened the colors of the background to enha...
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    Felipe Cavalcanti
    July 26, 2024 22:40
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    Colors

    Testing the color palette and starting a second sketch
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    Diego Buttler Sanches
    July 26, 2024 22:27
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    Wip 2

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    Harbher Zanga
    July 26, 2024 22:17
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  • My Personal Oasis - Step by Step thumbnail

    My Personal Oasis - Step by Step

    I have finished the sketches and 3D model for the background, now the process is more linear. (Literally.) I started lining the drawing, added some hatchi...
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    A. Rafaela Macedo
    July 26, 2024 20:22
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    3D Model Background and Final Sketches

    My idea is set and I can start working on my illustration. My Personal Oasis is me taking a photo of my memories in my University Room. First I wanted t...
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    A. Rafaela Macedo
    July 26, 2024 20:02
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