WIP // volcano
Added 2020-05-14 14:00:03 +0000 UTCA while back I posted some different thumbnails for a painting with a vulcanic / sulfur rock theme! I got to working on the middle one and it’s a huge struggle because it’s so far outside of my comfort zone haha. I am usually someone who draws environments from studies and not from the imagination! Plus, creating compositions with a sense of space and detail distribution that fits a setting is something I still have a lot to learn about.
I ended up shifting stuff around to try and get some more drama in the composition and now I have two versions: the left one which is more close-up, and the right one which is more zoomed out. What do you guys think? Which one has a more impactful compostion and is more worthwhile to finalize?
Comments
Ahhh also themes based on specific elements are so cool! Like volcanic/ sulfur rock! Super cool!
A. E
2020-06-01 05:46:39 +0000 UTCLeft one! I immediately train my focus on the figure and their impact on the environment rather than studying the environment first, figure second. It works better for this piece to see the figure and move from there- to their floating sulfur and onward.
A. E
2020-06-01 05:45:55 +0000 UTCI'll join the "left one" camp. More dynamic, brighter. There was one a while ago where a figure was seated and leaning against a rock. Still remember that one.
Greg Schultz
2020-05-27 00:35:24 +0000 UTCThe one on the right for sure. So much drama, and sense of scale and depth! So much volcano magic!
Victoria
2020-05-21 17:55:59 +0000 UTCWow~ I just saw these and I love it! I personally like the one on the right! The sense of space is impressive, and I also feel that the character stands out well in it! I hope you keep at this piece <3
MissChibiArtist
2020-05-21 13:01:54 +0000 UTCI love the second one!
Marta
2020-05-19 16:12:32 +0000 UTCThe right one has definitely more drama in the composition :) I also like the lava work on the left one with the yellowish palette.
Elise Leonard
2020-05-19 06:41:26 +0000 UTCdefinitely the second! it gives a lot of space to breathe and to see the beauty of the landscape!
Theeio
2020-05-18 03:17:35 +0000 UTCI love the one on the right just a little more. More to take in from the environment.
Joshua Baker
2020-05-17 19:37:59 +0000 UTCThe second one for me, the blue and yellow really look great together
Camille's Adventures
2020-05-17 08:16:46 +0000 UTCI think the second one, the one on the right, has a better impact. I also like the incorporation of the slightly cooler colors in that one, it definitely draws me in more!
Katie Finan
2020-05-17 05:50:36 +0000 UTCThe right one of courseee!....seing all the environment gives a lot of impact!!!
Bastian Esteban Cruzat Cortes
2020-05-17 04:32:24 +0000 UTCi like the right one more. it kinda feels more balanced? btw i also like the rushing lava of the left one :D
Rei
2020-05-16 07:11:11 +0000 UTCThe right one for sure. It flows so much better and has a sense of drama while still feeling light and airy
Anto
2020-05-16 02:43:40 +0000 UTCI love both! The zoomed in one makes you feel very much a part of the scene but the zoomed out one gives that wider perspective and more depth and context.
Kas
2020-05-15 21:54:14 +0000 UTCI like the sense of scale you get in the second one
Krista S
2020-05-15 15:53:11 +0000 UTCyeah it's gonna be difficult to get that detail distribution right with the rock details! but i gotta try it sometime, otherwise i will never figure out how to do this haha
Loish
2020-05-15 10:13:19 +0000 UTCi agree, i feel like the colors and contrast of the first one is working better. i will try to translate that into the composition for the second one!
Loish
2020-05-15 10:12:16 +0000 UTCthanks so much for your input!
Loish
2020-05-15 10:09:27 +0000 UTCFor me it'd be the first one with a bit of the pink hues of the second one 🤔
Lau Sanchez
2020-05-15 02:42:12 +0000 UTCThe sense of visual flow with the environment directing the viewer's eye to the character is stronger in the second one and I think you've achieved a stronger sense of foreground, midground and background in it too with more atmospheric perspective at play. I think these elements make it that much more immersive. Loving the direction that these are going in.
Chloe
2020-05-15 01:09:26 +0000 UTCLove the second one!
Valentina
2020-05-15 00:49:00 +0000 UTCI think the zoomed out version is stronger. I would suggest creating more overlaps :)
Silvia Wipfler
2020-05-14 23:41:42 +0000 UTCThe second one ☺️ I love them ✨
Titah Lopes
2020-05-14 21:31:05 +0000 UTCI love the zoomed out version! The focal point is still with the character but we get a better view of the environment. I feel this version more if this makes sense :D
Anne
2020-05-14 21:25:55 +0000 UTCThe right one feels more impactful to me
Niquey
2020-05-14 21:19:14 +0000 UTCAs presented, I like the one on the left better — the zoomed in one. BUT, if it were on a narrower canvas, something that really emphasized the vertical space, I think the zoomed-out one would be win by leaps and bounds!
Calinda
2020-05-14 20:41:56 +0000 UTCIn love with the zoomed out one!! The scale is so good!!
Imani Elledge
2020-05-14 20:35:23 +0000 UTCThe more zoomed out one has more visual impact to me. Really makes you feel how small you are compared to the landscape around you and how grand and powerful the environment you're in really is.
Angela
2020-05-14 18:14:20 +0000 UTCI prefer the second one , the character is smaller and the landscape have more depth
DAVY CARRETTA
2020-05-14 17:53:05 +0000 UTCI like the one on the right. For me it better portrays the scope of what you're going for...you get a better feel for the size of the environment.
Keith Ward
2020-05-14 17:29:56 +0000 UTCGrr. No carriage return...
HardWearJunkie
2020-05-14 17:17:08 +0000 UTC#1 (left) tighter shot would benefit from a focus on action with the environment as a "supporting character". #2 would seem better with a more dynamic environment (exploding lava bubbles). I kinda see the surfing waves you drew in an earlier wip but you are trying to stray to a more realistic lava flow (floe?).
HardWearJunkie
2020-05-14 17:16:21 +0000 UTCI wish I could add an image to comments to better convey my thoughts (with sketched notes). The image on the right (broader view) has the stronger composition, but the contrast of values in the left/tighter shot add a lot of appeal. My thought is to bring some of those more intense brights/darks from the 1st image into the 2nd, laid out in a way that leads the eye back into the middle area, where the figure stands with artifacts. The vibrancy of the yellow in image1 is so appealing, especially in contrast with the darker values in that foreground; you could use that some yellow + dark value combo around the center rock in image2 where the figure is. This could be as a crack in that rock leading toward the figure, as illuminated light implying the yellow lava below. I hope that helps or makes sense. More drama and impact can be conveyed simply by reincorporating those value ranges and that intense yellow into the 2nd (broad) image.
Laurin Crozier
2020-05-14 16:47:11 +0000 UTCThe one on the right feels like it has better composition, but I like how we see the lava on the left one. Maybe if you implement the lava on to the right composition. . .
Stella Rose
2020-05-14 16:38:47 +0000 UTCHmm I prefer the colours of the second one, but the first one is more centeree towards the action. Maybe you could use some more of the colours of the second one in the first painting, and make the character lit up more from underneath because of the lava to create more dramatic effects?
Laura Heuijerjans
2020-05-14 16:32:28 +0000 UTCThe second sketch has the kind of centered composition I associate with good book cover art, and I notice those sorts of compositions tend to work well on instagram too. I do enjoy the lava detail in the first sketch, but it feels more stable and secure despite being full of things that objectively should make it feel tense. I’m not sure what gives that feeling of stability and safety, so I might choose to push that composition first, because I find I learn more from pushing on the pieces that seem like they shouldn’t work.
Emily Cartier
2020-05-14 16:31:21 +0000 UTCI was going to say exactly this. The second but finding a way to bring some of those highlights from the first one. Both look awesome though, In fact the more I look at them the more I like the first one just as much or more. The composition in 1 leads the eye to the character (whose pose I love) and 2 kinda makes you wander a bit more. which may or may not be what you want. In any case please keep the highlights haha.
Axel Oil
2020-05-14 15:54:39 +0000 UTCPersonally I feel more drawn towards the second one.. The sense of scale really adds allot to the theme of the piece. Altho you might have a more difficult time rendering the second one, because volcanic rock tends to have allot of cracks and details, so it’ll be harder to make the character stand out. You’ll have to use all your tricks 😉. It’ll be important where to add details and where to leave the painting rough. The reason I like the second one better (other then the sense of scale I mentioned) is the flow, composition and definitely the depth is much stronger. The foreground-middle-and-background placement really shows great depth with some haze/steam in between them. Great job so far 😁 Looking forward to seeing this one worked out. If you’re having a hard time finding good references for this.. might wanna check out “Brad Lewis”. He’s a photographer who makes amazing images of active volcanos 🌋😁
YesitsTijl
2020-05-14 15:23:33 +0000 UTCI think the second one too, because we have more space for understanding connection between the girl and rocks in levitation and it's create more focus on that. It's very awesome !!!
Manon alexandre-chiron
2020-05-14 15:20:24 +0000 UTCI actually adore the shape of the main rock in number one but also love the shape of the cliff in number 2! I think overall I prefer number 1! Amazing stuff!
Melinda Maria
2020-05-14 15:18:56 +0000 UTCThe one on the right. Composition feels stronger, esp with the empty space/sky and the size of the cliff. Also, I like the colors on the right more, the pinks/purples!
Ariana Stokes
2020-05-14 15:18:01 +0000 UTCI like the composition and the sky on the the second one, but don't want you to lose the highlight of the lava in the foreground of the first one. They're both really nice! ^_^
Fliff
2020-05-14 15:16:37 +0000 UTCDefinitely the one on the right. Has a grander, more dramatic feel to it cuz you can see the whole environment and what’s being affected.
FoxgloveCove
2020-05-14 15:11:51 +0000 UTCThe zoomed-out one on the right feels more complete, like there is something grand happening. I’m more of a figurative person, myself, so I also tend to keep things zoomed in, but when a composition is strong you can read the character even if they are small on the canvas. You’re making me want to practice this haha
Hannah England
2020-05-14 14:58:22 +0000 UTCThe one on the right has a stronger composition I think. And since it revolves around the terrain more than the character it plays well into your challenge 😉
Rik van Duijn
2020-05-14 14:43:41 +0000 UTCI like the one on the right :)
Hanna
2020-05-14 14:39:08 +0000 UTCThe one on the right :)
cosmiccanary
2020-05-14 14:35:53 +0000 UTCI think the right one is more shocking and impact more. I really like the composition in there
Carmen Redondo
2020-05-14 14:35:04 +0000 UTCI prefer the second one. My eyes enjoy following the direction in it more.
Lylliannah
2020-05-14 14:20:06 +0000 UTCThe left one is good if you want the focus to be the figure. The right one is good if you want the focus to be the environment. Since you seem to be focusing on the environment more in this case Id say the right one would have the best impact.
Sekerys
2020-05-14 14:17:27 +0000 UTC(The second one I mean the one on the right side)
Sophie Whitely
2020-05-14 14:13:50 +0000 UTCI think the second one like a lot of people, it shows more of the dynamics in the scene and you get better sense of the environment zoomed out, where as the close up I almost wonder what’s happening and where the setting is, like I’m literally cut off from seeing the whole image
Sophie Whitely
2020-05-14 14:13:19 +0000 UTCI think the second one is better because the character is smaller, so the nature is more impactful and give a sense of strength
Lorenzo
2020-05-14 14:11:01 +0000 UTCAlmost agree with Lara. The character look a bit lost in the second one. However the scene is more comprehensive and gives a better sense of drama.. I find it pitty though that the lava is not visible. Summary: the second one would be best if the character was bigger (or closer), and the lava was visible.
Amar Houssaini
2020-05-14 14:10:58 +0000 UTCI think these are really good. Strong composition. I I really like the zoomed out image. Those shapes 🤩
Sophie Meyer
2020-05-14 14:10:20 +0000 UTCI seriously love these! My eyes were drawn to the one on the left, because it was fun to get a closer look at the character and imagine what she might be up to. 💜
HF Brownfield
2020-05-14 14:07:17 +0000 UTCI'd say the one one on the right. The sense of scale and depth is a little stronger, plus the subtle purple in the distance.
Anthony Spence
2020-05-14 14:07:12 +0000 UTCI’m really like if the second one too, it has more of a flow and balance. Both are really awesome looking especially the rocks
Natcho
2020-05-14 14:05:49 +0000 UTCI haven’t yet the thumbnails so this is 100% new for me, but the colors are surprising for a volcano theme and I really love that! As for the composition, the first one looks better, you have a clearer look on the character while maintaining a nice amount of background. In the secons one, the character seems a bit lost in the background. Anyway, amazing work as always! 💛
mlara_artescape
2020-05-14 14:04:28 +0000 UTCFor me the second one would best fit in composition. your work is really fantastic :D Big fan of yours since your beginning ^^
Delphine Cretegny
2020-05-14 14:02:58 +0000 UTC
