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PROCESS VIDEO // molten - part 1
🕑 Added 2020-07-03 10:33:45 +0000 UTCI finally managed to finish the full process of the volcano piece! It was about 12 and a half hours of total painting time, so I split it into three parts. It’s sped up to 300%, because it’s just totally unrealistic to render out 12 hours of painting! You can click on the gear button to slow the video down, or speed it up even more. This process starts with the thumbnail, you can see the full process video for creating the thumbnails here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/process-video-38084711
So here is part 1! Some notes on the process:
TRANSFORMING THE THUMBNAIL INTO A PAINTING
In order to move from the thumbnail version to a painting, I upscale the image and organize the layers by depth (background, middle and foreground). Then I start gradually detailing the layers one by one. I usually duplicate it first so I have a ‘backup version’ that I go back to if the rendering isn’t working. I try to add further detail to each area one by one. I also have my reference over on the left side to make sure I am staying on track: some reference images for the detail, and the original thumbnail so that I make sure I’m not losing the overall mood and feel of my first sketch!
COMPOSITION CHANGE
Around 44 minutes, the composition suddenly changes. This is because I showed the process of the piece to my boyfriend, and he said that I needed to try moving some stuff around. I sat down with him and shifted the elements around to create a more dramatic composition, but didn’t record that part! So when the drawing suddenly changes around that point, that is why. Basically it was just a question of selecting certain layers and resizing them, shifting them around to create more drama to the piece!
REFERENCE
In the bottom left window, you can see a file with various reference images. I use these reference images to get a sense of the finer details: the rocks and the look of the smoke. In the top left window, I have my thumbnails open. This is so that I can make sure that the image stays on track with my original idea, and that I don’t lose too much of the original composition and color scheme as I gradually add more detail!
Hope you enjoy!
Comments
Loish
hey! sorry about that, they used to be vimeo embeds and now they are patreon hosted and they don't have those options. but you can find the vimeo links to the videos at the top of the pinned post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pinned-post-44072057
darart
Hey Lois, I can't seem to find the gear button on the player to slow down the video for some reason.. I get the play, volume and the fullscreen buttons. Could you please look into it. Thank you :)
Ackmi
OBS studio is another one, it's free, and seems to work as well/ better for me.
Loish
I use a program called bandicam!
Rikki Paepke
Thanks for sharing - I love seeing the process!! May I ask what you use to record your screen to make videos like this? Is it a program or just what’s built into the computer already? I try using the screen recorder that’s default on my computer but I don’t really care for it.
