Sustained Investigation #11

Welcome to The Future

Digital

12.5" x 12.5"

Process drawing:

I wanted to portray the geometric and aesthetic perfection that the future might hold as technology progresses. I made the geometric pattern extend into the sky giving the impression that this utopia is within a glass dome or such that even the most natural aspects of the environment had been altered with technological advancements.

I made this in Procreate using my tablet. I started off with a pencil, then I blocked out the shapes with a pen and filled them in. After that, I reduced the opacity to perfect the line art on a new layer. Finally, I added color, geometric texture with a new brush, and adjusted the lighting and saturation to make it more eye-catching.

Throughout the process of making this, I did 2 revisions: a sketchy quick structure, a polished version with precise line art, and polished version with line art and added details. With those additional details, I was able to add significantly more contrast and saturation without making the piece feel unbalanced.