About The Author: Generating Artwork for The Sting

I started creating artwork for my sting digitally because I had an idea of the aesthetic I wanted to create, that would've been way too difficult to create by hand. I used a range of custom brushes to try and find a balance between analogue and digital media which is a quality I like to create in my work. 

For each still I have created, I have created GIFs to show each layer created in photoshop, in order to animate them in After Effects. I drew each element out on paper before starting to create them digitally, just so I could get my head around how it was initially going to work. 

GIF Scene 1

GIF Scene 2

GIF Scene 3

GIF Scene 4

Overall I was really pleased with my original stills and think that by themselves they look like really atmospheric pieces of illustration. I was glad that I was able to include a paint like, expressive element into them with the use of texture, which I think gives them a warmth and depth. I think that the dynamic view points look really effective aswell, and also create alot of depth. I feel however that each image is a slightly different colour, despite my attempts to batch edit them. I don't think that the colour change is that drastic to be noticeable in my animation though. I just hope that I am able to animate them effectively using After effects. 

Feedback on Stills for my sting

I was really pleased with the feedback I received and feel that my peers recognised the compositional consideration for each image. I'm glad that an atmosphere throughout my images was also picked up on.