General store

Until I'm finished with my animation, I might just post

continue to post my progress as I do things...

and show how I do things with things, too.

Maybe.

First step I did was grab the storyboard of the shot I needed 

(ignore Jack for now. He's not important) and get

that image all by itself.

From there I proceeded to outline everything that wouldn't move

within the framed shot (because merging a still background

to character animation is a BAD IDEA) and tweek a

few things I noted from my original artwork of this building.

From there, I checked if this building has been colored before (and it has

due to previous shots of the same building) and color

it to show that it is indeed the same building. Sometimes I tweak

stuff due to distance color fading, but I don't think it's

necessary at this moment.

From there, I texture what I need to as to fit my liking.

This does, by the way. I'm actually content with

my backgrounds in this style.

Add a little shadow and viola! One more background done

in a long list of backgrounds needed for the animation

to be completed!

Jack

So! I'm not a fan of turn-arounds. Still, this is his, 

and his was needed considering he's the main character 

of that animation I'm working on. 1 and two were my original color

ideas for his outfit. And no, 2 wasn't a copy of freddy kruger.

It's just a coincidence. Seriously.

The town

Guess who did more stuff?!

A dried-up waterfall. Sort of. It's hard to explain.

The shade beneath the saloon isn't much cooler than the 

direct sunlight outside of it.

A view of all the buildings in town. This one 

is actually a pan shot.

Everyone's favorite saloon! But it's... kinda dreary, right?

Not sure if I'm posting my finished animation up but we'll see!

Desert project

I haven't posted any art in a while, but it's mostly due to an animation 

I'm working on to add to my portfolio! I've just

finished the background (minus any needed text). As, always

here's how I made it:

My initial sketch (that whited out area removes any spoilers)

shows the first two shots I intended to make using it.

Adding outlines where needed and a bit of maneuvering 

so the composition doesn't hurt my eyes so much.

After adding colors. I always start my projects with a pretty solid 

idea of how I want the colors to "flow", but end up 

tweeking it a bit to better fit storytelling and guide the eyes easier.

Whether or not I'm using shadows or a desaturated version of my

concept in the final idea hasn't been considered yet 

(the ideas kept coming while I worked) but this is what I've gotten

done so far... minus a ton of storyboards for the next scenes.