This was what Phil helped me come up with for my final piece in Friday's lesson. My original composition and perspective were quite flat so this whinding pathway seems to do the trick much better, leading the viewer's eyes through gthe woods. You can also identify the foreground, mid-ground and background fairly easily...
Phil then took the concept to the next level adding some hue/saturation and rough details to create a more refined concept. I really like the feel of this image, there's definitely something quite unsettling. But Phil also felt that the image needed more meaning and storyline hence the briefcase in the image... since then i've been thinking about adding more elements to the image to create a story. i've decided to use the tracks on the path as in the image and add a torch, dog lead and another set of footprints. I feel these are small elements that the image needs to give it some extra story without taking it too far... I will post some more concepts soon, just continuing with modelling my scene...
Hey Ethan - I like where this is going - and this digital painting very effectively conveys your intention in terms of mood and art direction; you're absolutely right though - tread carefully with your 'story components' - the right number will make the image 'zing!' - the wrong number will make it 'tsssssssss' (that's the sound of the ambiguity balloon deflating...). Anyway - very encouraging stuff!
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