#calmdrawing

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new art i’ve been trying to draw more

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Added more - 

An attempt to create more a real scene for my landscpaes and blocks. The purpose here was to give a little extra stimulation than just a block sitting in the grass. a snippet of narrative that is open eneded.

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a Test - 

Using what Iv’e learnt so far an applying it to create more of a focused mood under the sea. This time the darker blue colours were much more successful in creating the correct landscape i wanted. From now on i should not just think about how colours can be calming, but also using these colours to demonstrate different environments.

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Combing the blowing grass with blocks to create something fun.

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Warmth - 

Here i wanted to test how warmer colours would effected a landscape. I found people really responded to these softer, summery colours than to the darker blues and purples.  Combining that with with the minimalist scene and having the only moving environment be the grass blowing in the wind, really sets the scene and allows the audience to experience a moment in time without having to worry about what happens next.

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First animation test - 

I think my goals to create a moment in time are best utilized in a moving image format. It give the audience more stimulation that a still image, and allows then to experience the landscape WITH the toy block. Creating these small GIFs also provides me a platform to quickly test out animated ideas whilst being able to use them as stand alone pieces.

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Putting them all together

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small scenes - 

I found the combination of minimalist gradient backgrounds combined with a small scene of character and some nature, almost in the form of a terrarium; to be very successful. I found that this image and more like it were proven effective in grabbing the attention of someone and being stimulating enough that having a narrative was not needed at all.