Jan 19, 2025
El Dorado - Walid Feghali
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El Dorado - Walid Feghali
I’m trying to get more into digital painting so i finally got around to following one of Walid Feghali’s amazing tutorials
I haven’t ever been very good at landscape composition or perspective or rendering (or a lot of things) but I’m actually so happy with this. I’ll def be looking at more of his YouTube videos. Highly recommend.
Watched some Walid Feghali tutorials on YouTube today. And I tried something.
This was for Walid Feghali’s tutorial on clouds and atmosphere. At some point the tutorial changed the scene and mood entirely, but I didn't have the heart to! I might actually finish it and adapt it to something else entirely...
CMYK: Space & Depth
Art by Walid Feghali
Analysis
The Concept art above displays many forms of Space & Depth, all of which are used to create a cohesive and understandable work of art. One of the most notable uses of Space & Depth in the work is that of Atmospheric perspective. Atmospheric perspective in the work creates an interesting background, it also highlights the castle like structure as it is not affected by the Atmospheric perspective to the degree of whats behind it, instead it keeps its contrast and pops in the image. A second form of Space and Depth in the image is Foreground middleground & Background, this is obvious to see, the foreground is what is directly in front of us, from our point of view, the middleground is where the person is and where the light hits closer to us on the water, the background starts at the castle and goes further back. Another form of Space & Depth is Vertical Position In the image this is used to get a sense of gradeur to the castle, the way it does so is by lifting the object higher in the image to make it larger as wall as further away. Possible uses of the forms of Space and Depth above, for works of my own for all of these combined would be to create a level of emphasis, similar to the emphasis on the castle. Atmospheric perspective behind the “subject” of a work. Foreground middleground & Background will help me guide my self to an interesting composition, furthering the idea of emphasis. Lastly, Vertical positioning to create grandeur and an emphasis on the subject once more like in the image shown above.
Space/Depth Glossary
Space is an area, expanse, territory, distance or range. Variable spaces expand orcontract as our stories unfold. A closeup has a short range. A wide shot covers a lot of territory
Atmospheric Perspective
Value contrast and color saturation decrease with distance. Brightness increases asobjects fade further into the background. In addition, objects such as mountains mayappear more blue.
Diagonal Shapes
Diagonal shapes pull the eye in a direction to create the illusion of depth. If the diagonalis going back like a railroad track or fence-line the eye will follow it into the perceiveddistance.
Elliptical Perspective
An ellipse is an oval shape. Elliptical perspective provides visual clues to the location ofcurved surfaces in space. Look straight down on a glass of water. The rim of the glassis a circle. Move the glass to the side, the rim now appears as an ellipse. Line up the rimat your exact eye level, the ellipse now appears as a straight line.
Foreground, Middleground, & Background
The 3 treatments of objects in space support design to achieve depth. This template forplacing and sizing objects in the picture plane shows variations on the foreground,middleground, background configurations.
Foreshortening
Foreshortening is when an object's dimensions appear shorter when angled toward theviewer. At the same time the part coming toward the viewer is enlarged.
Linear Perspective
Linear Perspective is a system used by artists in which the relative size, shape, andposition of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point onthe horizon.
Overlapping
Overlap is when part of one object is obscured by another object. The obscuring objectappears to be in front.
S-Curve or Winding Path
In an image of a landscape, S-curve or winding path will draw the eye of the viewer intoa perceived distance.
Size relationships (Also in the image write in the comments if you see it!)
Objects appear smaller as their distance from the observer increases.
Transparency or Opacity
Transparency or opacity is when we feel like we can see objects through a glassy,gauzy, smoky, or dusty layer. The transparent/opacity adjustment affects the saturationand color of objects to give a feel of depth.
Vertical Position
Vertical position places objects higher up in the composition to appear further away.
Volume
Volume is the amount, expanse, extent, magnitude, size, aggregate, bulk, dimensions,or mass of an object. The volume variable indicates the amount of territory needed foreach object in a scene.
CMYK: Lines
Art by Walid Feghali
Analysis
Lines are a tool used by all artists to create works of art, How might lines express something not explicitly shown? In the concept art above by Walid Feghali there are lines which are not explicitly shown, these lines are known as Psychic Lines. The Psychic Lines are what guide the viewers eyes, starting from the ship, to the person viewing the ship and eventually back. There also exists line quality in the work most notably to the sides of the ship where the light softens the line. The lesser line quality to the sides of the ship increases the 3 dimensionality of the work by making the center piece (the ship), more pronounced. An extremely well used asset to this work is that of line as a value, the best example of this is anywhere contrast or shading is achieved, for instance, the ship itself. Due to the ship being backlit, the ship has almost a dull lighting to it, while the sides are lightened to create a contrast. In a work which I might produce I would use the many forms of line to create, at first interest using Psychic lines, I would get a viewer to look around and be drawn in. Secondly, I would use Line Quality to emphasize the 3 dimensionality in a work, for instance making something in the foreground look blured to create an out of focus look. Lastly I would use Line as a Value to create contrast as well as create different lighting opportunities for myself.
Line Glossary
Lines have both a direction and a length. Line means a mark, streak, stroke, slash, path, stripe, border, contour, striation, course, route, and track. Curved, bent, thick, wide, broken, vertical, horizontal, blurred, or freehand, lines delineate shapes, forms, and spaces, volumes, edges, movement and patterns. Not only that -- lines create both 2D and 3D objects and figures.
Contour Lines
Contour lines indicate the edge around an object or the changes in volume within an object. Contour lines dramatize changes of plane within the form. The curve of a belt around the waist is a contour line.
Diagonal Lines
Diagonal Lines are useful to draw the eye into a composition such as toward the vanishing points.
Three common types of diagonals are:
1) actual diagonal lines
2) objects placed diagonally in a scene
3) a diagonal line created by the viewpoint such as the Dutch tilt.
Dutch Tilt
Dutch Tilt (known as a Dutch angle, canted angle, or oblique angle) is a type of camera shot that has a noticeable tilt on the camera’s “x-axis.” The Dutch tilt camera technique was introduced by German Expressionists in the 1920s — so it's not actually Dutch. Directors often use a Dutch angle to signal to the viewer that something is wrong, disorienting, or unsettling.
Explicit Lines
Explicit means clear, direct, and obvious. If a drawing is easy to read it may be that the lines are explicit, clean, with efficient use of variety. There are explicit lines around the frame of the Dutch Tilt illustration.
Gesture Lines
Gesture Lines capture motion, such as in an action pose when gesture drawings are used in storyboards. The figures at the head of the Rembrandt Elephant drawing show the quickly sketched human gestures responding to the elephant.
Implied Lines
Implied lines in 3-D scenes a line in a scene that is not physically there but is suggested by points in the art. Implied lines suggest the edges of an object or planes within an object. The line may be broken such as a dotted line, it may be defined by value, color, or texture, or it may not be visible at all. With implied lines, our brain interprets that a line exists.
Line as Value
Line As Value has a long history. Artists have used line drawings to create value, or shading, and to achieve the impression of volume.
Line of Action (Also see motion)
Line of action is an imaginary line that extends through the main action of the figure. When you draw an action figure you can capture the line of action on one layer then draw the figure drawing on another layer.
Line Quality
Line quality is the expressive essence of lines. Varying the line quality makes objects appear more 3-dimensional and exciting. Range in line quality heightens descriptive and suggestive potential. A single line can change in darkness and width, can vanish all together to mentally reconnect later on an edge.
Line Weight
Line weight refers to the thickness or thinness of a line.
Lost and Found Lines
We don’t really need a strong contour line around every part of an object because our brain will fill in the blank where the edge disappears. When a line fades out and then restarts further along the edge it is called a lost and found line.
Psychic Lines
Psychic lines are invisible. Psychic lines form between characters or between a gun and a target, or a hand pointing in a direction. There is no real line yet we feel a line. Eyes looking in a direction, especially characters looking at each other create a psychic line.
Soundtracks and Playlists Pt. 2
Chaos Rises Playlist
After completing the playlist for Bloody Notes, and using all music from Abney Park, I knew I was in trouble for the sequel that had started to come to mind. I needed more than the music I had already. I set off on another search on youtube. A friend had mentioned Abney Park to me years before I started writing, but I never heard of any other artists or bands. I had no idea what to even search for, let alone if they actually were considered steampunk. The first one that caught my eye was this screenshot of a person standing at the ocean in a black and red outfit, but their face was painted up like a robot. For the longest time, as I was scrolling through results, I passed it up because the look kind of creeped me out. Finally, I gave up on trying to find anything specific, and just started clicking on links and listening to what it was. So I clicked on the creepy robot screenshot, and was blown away by the sound of ‘Honeybee’ by Steam Powered Giraffe. I had no idea what I had just gotten myself into but I couldn’t deny the chills the song caused, and I found a new obsession. But that’s a whole other story! It was the start of something amazing though. I started finding several new artists after that, bands that I never knew existed, and steampunk music became my life. There was so much out there. But I had barely an idea of what I wanted for a follow up novel, and trying to find things that fit with it, meant going through so many albums. There are still songs and albums and artists I have yet to touch, but it just means more discoveries for the future stories! - London 1856 – Walid Feghali - Rain – Pandora Celtica - The Secret Life of Dr Calgori – Abney Park - Clockwork Vaudeville – Steam Powered Giraffe - Too Far to Turn Back – Abney Park - The Depths Below – The Cog is Dead - Soliton – Steam Powered Giraffe - Fight of Flight – Abney Park Sadly, I don’t want to say too much about why I picked some of these songs. You’ll just have to listen to them and make some guesses about the upcoming story for yourself!
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