/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6644437
Thanks. Maybe tonight if I have the energy haha. I gotta finish this.
>>6644443
Everyone works different. Grids are more prone to error but faster if you're doing something like scott robertson.

For little stuff like those red houses I'll just freehand everything. For more intimate stuff I'll use the line tool a lot than draw over it all freehand.

I once spoke to a background layout artist a while ago who worked for a Canadian animation place. He basically told me that being too picky with ellipses is a waste of time because people pick out boxes much better in terms of errors. As long as the axis lines up okayish you're fine.

I usually just stroke with an ellipse tool then transform it.

He said that the reason why background layouts look "good" in line is because they use a lot of organic stuff to hide errors. Things like stone steps can turn a box with hideous perspective into something that looks good.

Take a good look at guys like Thomas Romain's perspective tutorials. You'll see that his initial layout is bland but once you add a ton of detail to hide all the errors you'll eventually get it looks good.

Basically the process is
>grid
>scott robertson boxes symphony
>fix what you can in the time you have but don't get picky
>add a fuck ton of detail to hide all the errors

Anyway I'm currently on the last step on this which is about 3/4 of the work left.
>>6645099
Yeah I draw with my arm but I wish I had the coordination for a screenless.