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Nice job on catching the second influence!Sure you didn't get that urge after playing Splatoon?![]()
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Thanks. For a long time, I was making all my art in the same dimensions as my screen resolution (1920x1080) just because I figured more space = less restrictions, but after some time I realized it was kind of oppressive having to fill in so much space and devise a composition that makes full use of so much space without being underused. I think if I constrain the "canvas" size to smaller dimensions (like in this case, closer to a tight square), it's easier to make a composition that doesn't feel too empty, and there is less background space to be filled in. A lot of times before I was trying to find a composition that would fit the canvas size, when really it seems I should have been reframing the canvas to fit the compositionNice placement!
Don't feel bad, I never really thought of that at all myself, but then, I was still learning art the traditional way back in school with barely any real experience with a computer outside of the B&W MACs I've used. I suppose the principles are there though. Working with a bigger piece of paper or canvas does open up a lot of problems when it comes to details or making the most of the space available. Working with a smaller format does make things a lot easier to place the objects or settings without feeling like the viewer's eyes are not picking up what is important to see in the end result. I just noticed this now when working with higher res drawings that force me to use a thicker grade of brush or pen in Autodesk Sketchbook.Thanks. For a long time, I was making all my art in the same dimensions as my screen resolution (1920x1080) just because I figured more space = less restrictions, but after some time I realized it was kind of oppressive having to fill in so much space and devise a composition that makes full use of so much space without being underused. I think if I constrain the "canvas" size to smaller dimensions (like in this case, closer to a tight square), it's easier to make a composition that doesn't feel too empty, and there is less background space to be filled in. A lot of times before I was trying to find a composition that would fit the canvas size, when really it seems I should have been reframing the canvas to fit the composition
I feel like if I had taken some art classes or read up on art theory, I would have realized that kind of thing ages ago and not have to slog through all this trial and error stuff.