Fantasy Illustration Fabrication

Fabrication Project

for this project i created a completely fabricated fantasy illusttration. I incorporated hand drawn elements, brusheezy elements, as well as photoshop painting techniques. I didn't want to appropriate any images for this project, I wanted it to stand alone as an original creation.

   I have always been a fan of fantasy illustration and i wanted to experiment with this concept for the fabrication project. My goal was to create a portfolio piece, however i feel that i fell a little short of this goal.

The hand drawn elements were done on a much smaller scale, about 6 inches, than i would have normaly worked ( due to short deadline). I would prefer to use oil paint for this situiation but i went with color pencil so i could get it done quickly. I learned a lot more about the process of painting with photoshop, and using brusheezy as an illustrative tool.

    Process; First i created the background using a gradient for the sky, then i created several layers of cliffs that fade into atmospheric perspective, put some texture on the cliffs,created a foreground. 2nd i drew my characatures, photographed them, clipped them out, feathered the edges, adjusted some colors and levels, played with the sizing and arangement. 3rd i went to brusheezy got some plasma, lightning, cloud, smoke and dragon brushes, and put the final touches on the piece.