ImagineFX

Step-by-step: Building up the emotion of a scene

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1 With a relatively simple compositio­n like this one, I generally like to work in black and white first before I bring in any colour. This enables me to concentrat­e purely on the compositio­n and layout of my scene. It also means I can work quite fast and can quickly sketch my design. I want to create a static camera angle to help focus on the character in the image. 3 Colour can finally be added into the scene. I deliberate­ly choose a more desaturate­d colour palette as an extension of the character’s mood. He looks bored and a little depressed, and I want to carry this feeling into the environmen­t, too. The young king is still the main focus of the image however, and the level of detail is gradually being built up. 2 I continue to work in black and white, and flesh out details in my design of the character’s costume and throne. The shapes are still fairly chunky so I can quickly make adjustment­s where necessary. I focus a lot on the figure’s positionin­g to make sure that he appears bored and uninterest­ed. It’s crucial that the image reads well now, before I take it any further. 4 Eventually, I reach the final stages of the image. I include a warm light source to beam down on the character to help separate him a little more from the bleak surroundin­gs. Detailing is given to the face and upper body to help focus the viewer’s eye. It’s also important to capture a bored expression on the character’s face to sell the image and how uninterest­ed he is.

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