Breathing Forest
2024
9" x 12"
Krita
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In this piece, I strove to capture the feeling of wistful calm found in the quiet of the early morning. Initially, I had planned to include people to exemplify this feeling of comfort, but as I painted, I realized the background sufficiently conveyed the emotion without their presence.
process
Establishing values through greyscale, then applying gradient maps for color.
Painting over the gradients with texture and details. I was concerned about it being too monochromatic, so I added little patches of warm lighting, which helps create the cozy and calm vibe.
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