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What exactly gives off the feeling of "fantasy" in background/scenery compositions?
I'm at a loss here. My issue boils down to lacking inspiration, however, in order for me to actually attain it, I have to have an idea of WHERE exactly to gain inspiration from.
I am aspiring to become an artist that creates fantastical sceneries, but my biggest roadblock is the fact that I don't exactly know what makes a piece look fantastical.
One of my favourite artists is Munashichi, and one of her older, more simpler pieces is:
In that piece, you can immediately feel the fantasy inside of it. However, no matter how much I try to break it down, I can't seem to figure out where she took her inspiration from.
In one of the How-To books I imported from Japan, she explains that, aside from having a general idea of what and where structures exist in the composition, the rest of the job is finding reference material to copy from and add to the piece, to spruce it up, sophisticate it, and make it complete. She mentioned a few sources she used for that piece, and searching around, I could find elements she used from those very sources.
With that said, she always knows exactly what creates and causes a certain theme's feel. About what makes a piece feel fantastical. Yet, I can't seem to figure out myself WHAT constitutes fantasy.
So my question is (feel free to refer to that image):
What elements exist in a fantastical world? What things immediately spell out "fantasy" to the viewer? What are some good keywords to search for to find such elements?
@fuzzo & Tim D: Please take a look at this preliminary lineart by Munashichi:
http://static.zerochan.net/Munashichi.full.1270332...
There is definitely layering involved. I really love the structures she chose, and especially the columns appended to the buildings to sophisticate them.
I have two questions: First, can you see any obvious influences for the structures or columns within it? As well, how do you think she sophisticated the piece?
In another How-To book, I saw a Before and After of a piece she drew. On the left was a simple Japanese neighbourhood. On the right, the same piece, but completely fantasized, with the only similarity being the placement of the structures.
So to speak, it's is as if you purchased a new house, and then furnished it.
I'm wondering; How would I go about sophisticating a piece? I can imagine the structures I want in a piece, but I can't figure out how to sophisticate it to make it whole.
After doing some searching around, it seems that the skill I lack is how to "matte paint". However, that's more specific to digital art, since it's mostly image manipulation, but with fantasy or sci-fi in mind. The concept is similar though, since it's mostly based around sophistication. My question still remains the same as above.
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- Tim DLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
It is not possible to reverse engineer the drawing you link to but I would start making a sketchbook of interesting buildings you see on the internet, for example for the background you might combine Charing Cross Hotel with the Red Fort or Galeries Lafayette with Shanghai Bund in 1850s, the foreground has a more traditional Japanese feel with a hint of Dickens' London.
Anything you see that piques your interest, print out a reference and paste it in your sketchbook.
- ?Lv 67 years ago
The ambience in the image is created by using an aquatic palette set on a landscape image.
The buildings are simply layered to create depth.
Beautifully rendered with attention to detail.
So if you were to take a desert palette set and create a seascape you would create a fantasy scene.
Source(s): life - ?Lv 77 years ago
This is just learning to make architectural sketches and then adding endless gingerbread in lurid colors. What makes it look "fantastical" is the choice of an unrealistic color palette.
