speed painting If we compare this step with Fig.02, we can see how throwing some dark color at the farm will focus the viewer’s attention exactly where we want it: on the farmhouse (Fig.04). Now we just need to add some light and shade to complete the drama of our scene. It isn’t really that complicated; if you picture it in your mind it will come out naturally. One thing I added in the foreground was some extra detail (the fence), as I felt there was an empty space there to be filled (Fig.05). You just need to have fun and play with your illustration. There are a lot of rules of composition, but I think the best one is the eye, imagination and mind of each artist. It’s better to be creative and have fun working on your illustration than to work over a preestablished grid. Now we need to make the twister something scary, and to do this we add a layer on top of
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everything and start adding some dust and clouds around the body and base of that mean twister – look how big it is! This particular part is pretty fun, and I bet you will spend quite some time on it (Fig.06). After we’ve finished our twister, we need to go to the next stage of the illustration, and, to be honest, this is the step I personally enjoy the most. By painting wood and dust flying around the house in a mortal ballet, with just a few small strokes we can easily create the path of horror of this twister, and the fallen debris that it leaves behind (Fig.07).
F i n a l l y, s o m e C o l o r ! Now we create a new layer and place it above all the others. Press Ctrl + Shift + E on your keyboard to merge all the layers in just one single Fig.06
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