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CCI545 — Sketchbook: Mountain Camping Sketch 7-25-15
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Published: 2015-07-30 04:38:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 1126; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 0
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So this was something I decided to do for background and scenery practice, this is an area I drew from where I was camping this was some lake near us and some mountains int he background.The time to do this was about 2 Hours and I got sunburnt on my left knee cap and both my forearms... It isn't bad but it still stings...
I'll probably get my photo I took of this scene with my camera phone for comparison, I did take some drawing freedom and doodled in some things not there from the original photo. Most of it however was drawn from the scene.
As for my comics... they are coming. They just need more time sadly.
Artwork was done and owned by me. Do not use without my permission.
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Huh, I dunno if it was intentional but you used the Rule of Thirds for the tree.
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Well it is a sketch so I did it unintentionally. I guess you could chalk it up to artist instinct to do what looks right in a scene.
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Blah the original sketch is all smudged and messed up now...
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Backgrounds are amongst the most difficult things to do in any artwork.
As for practicing and making yourself better at backgrounds, drawing nature and learning how to draw rocks, dirt, and whatnot helps.
Then try drawing a few areas of nature or city scapes
Next, you should know where your horizon line is before you do any drawing. It is usually your ground zero. For me in this pic, it was the lake. you can see the line clearly there. After you establish the line, you must draw the basic shapes of the scene. For buildings, drawing 3D Rectangles will work for sky scrappers.
Then you pretty much carve out the shapes you want from the basic shapes as best as you can. For example, carving out the top of a rectangle building to make a roof.
Remember though, if something is much further away, be sure to not get into too much detail unless you can. If its too far away for someone to see there is no point in drawing it perfectly, just scribble it in as best as you can.
You should stay in one spot when drawing nature as well, since if you move you might get the perspective off.
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