In our previous article, we talked about the rules of composition. Now, we’re going to talk about the best exercise for composition, as well as how to use it to make images from imagination. But first, let’s sum up the last article. What is composition? In visual arts, composition is…
If you’re any type of artist, photographer, filmmaker, painter, storyboard artist, or similar, you’re making pictures all the time. Whenever you’re creating an image, you need to think about the placement of every element on that picture. And some placements just look more pleasing than others. That’s composition. You’ve probably…
If I asked you, which game is more immersive, Uncharted 4 or Thimbleweed Park, and you’re like most people, you’d say “Uncharted 4, obviously. What kind of question is that?” Immersive, what does it mean? First of all, what does “immersion” even mean? Although it’s a term often used when…
💡 Disclaimer: I’m not a professional writer, I’m just an artist trying to write a short story so I can draw a comic about it. And these articles are just notes I make in my process of learning how to write. Characters, one of the essential 5 elements of a…
Vanishing points, horizon line, perspective grids, 1-point, 2-point… – Perspective can sound really complicated, but when it comes to storyboard drawing, we only need to know some basic concepts. Depth The most fundamental concept for perspective drawing, is something we even heard as kids: “if something is further away, it…
In the previous article we talked about storyboard basics, and we mentioned arrows as an important element of a storyboard. What’s the point If you ever saw a storyboard panel you’ve probably seen some arrows drawn around or over it. It’s pretty obvious what they mean, but just in case…
You find storyboarding really fascinating, but you just don’t know where to start and how to go about learning and practicing this form of art? Well, as always, it’s probably best to start with fundamentals. Hi! In this article, we’re going to talk about storyboards. What is it, How it’s…
