katoo

Adrift

Added 2024-02-25 10:23:08 +0000 UTC

Completed painting commission for Cam! Ace tier patrons can see the thumbnails and greyscale underpainting for this. I took a (really) long time experimenting with new techniques here and despite my frustrations with figuring it out I'm very happy with the result.

I wanted a gouache/watercolour look after the style of 80s scifi illustration but also with heavy lens effects painted in. I think I ended up with something like mixed media + coloured pencil but also a much better idea of how to approach this method in the future. Not to mention I've never painted a full interior before, but that's why I like doing comms since they're good ways to be forced outside your comfort zone.

Lens flares are cliche in scifi/fantasy by now but i've always been really interested in the spots of colour they naturally create in a composition.

I recently saw Mandy by Panos Cosmatos which was strong inspiration to keep exploring this motif and using trippy lighting. And all that monochrome red.....