REMIX ILLUSTRATION

Last month i got immersed in an illustration project for the 10th of June historical day celebrated in Portugal. I got inspired by a painting from portuguese artist named Salgado Veloso. The painting was the main stage for this "Remix" thought in my mind, where i cooked history/soccer teams/games cosplay "mélange à...WHAT?" with a twist of (VR) aaand sci-fi of course : )

Here i post some steps 'till the result i got from the experiment:

I started with a 3D lighting plot study 

then, did a sketch of the scene

studied the poses

then sorted out the values

shaded the characters

did the flats/local colors, without lighting

plotted the perspective angle (a bit awkward) to dev the cast shadows

worked the mood out...

until i settled for this approach (the "Space Invaders" were done in 3D).

Happy to do something related to my block's cultural heritage, while experimenting heavily with all kinds of things i've learn so far (huge "to do" list for sure). It took me a month. Mostly, i loved the experience of the decision making process+crafting (i must say i changed my mind quite a few times and plunged into redos like crazy).

Then, i got bored, like again. I just kept pushing to the end of the list (just in case). Didn't regret the effort.