When creating concept art, the placement of objects can define a scene's effectiveness, so it makes sense to test out different options Below, the artist Alejandro Burdisio tells us how he approaches a scene. If you need to build your art setup to get started, see our guides to the best drawing tablets or the best laptops for drawing.
This image is from a personal series called Imperial Wars. Working from preliminary pencil sketches, I rendered with brushes by starting with the base colour of the canvas to create the colour atmosphere.
I then started to sketch the elements, keeping in mind the perspective and narrative form of the positions. Initially, I create geometric blocks to guide the placement of all the components – in this case, it’s the position of the planes.
Then I paint all of the objects and designs until I’m satisfied. In this scene’s perspective, the ground plane is tilted to make the scene dynamic, bold, and also chaotic.
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