Further investigations into concept art creation.

After further practice with a Wacom tablet, I attempted again at concept art. Beginning with a recent photo of the old start grid:

The start grid as it stands

I then began sketching my figure over the top:

Sketching out the framework of my composition

Next I blocked out the major components on separate layers:

Blocking out the components

I then placed an old photo of the start grid onto the tablet and began sampling colours from it to use to light the scene:

Shading the scene

Looking at this piece now, it appears as though the figure is in the dark so his colour palette needs work. It also lacks the style and finish of a piece of concept art. Perhaps I will get more accuracy through use of the pen tool or even by applying line smoothing.

Another thing I have learnt is that I need to add the layer shading on it’s own separate layer so I can easily change the base colour of the components from the blues to more natural colours.