FFXIII Gran Pulse Sketch
This is a re-draw of an idea I had YEARS ago. I have very fond memories of playing FFXIII even though I don't think the game is greatest. I had always wanted to sketch Gran Pulse as I spent the majority of the Game in that area, but at the time I could never figure out how to draw the landscape properly... rolling hills were a nightmare as a budding Layout Artist. I didn't want to spend too long on the redraw as I feel I always make drawings worse the longer I spend on them, and I'm fairly pleased with how the newer piece came out. I think I can at least say my eye for composition and staging has gotten better.
1st colour attempt. I will revisit this in the future as there are things that I think can be adjusted... namely the grass and values of the characters, but it'll do for now...
Working on blocking in my lighting before starting Colour. Still think this could be pushed more.
The line work. Trying to work on having a looser style, and not spending 6hrs+ cleaning the lines and making sure every gap is closed. Ahh the pitfalls of learning to draw for animation, rather than illustration.
General line block in
My original Idea for the sketch...Circa 2014