Colossal Thumbnails
Added 2020-08-04 19:08:16 +0000 UTC(From the digital “sketchbook”: some goofy, quasi-abstract, outrageously-oversized Allie sketches...yes, they’re very silly, hehe)
My favorite way to compose sketch ideas is to begin with thumbnail sketches—extremely small, low-res sketches—because that way it’s easier for me to get my head around the overall image without getting hung up on details (which can come later).
It’s a good way to quickly throw together a stick-figure pose, check your proportions, and to get a sense of composition. I’ll fill up a PSD file with dozens of thumbnails as I come up with them, and come back to harvest a few of them later to turn them into a more detailed sketch or a finished piece (or just come back and add a few more).
Individually, though, this is basically what they look like at first: blurry, super-simplified (and maybe hard for others to make out), but concise and ready to unravel into greater detail since the basic elements are in place—which I think is crucial for making the image fun and easier to work with down the line.
-ash
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2020-08-04 22:27:02 +0000 UTCThat's a relief! I was worried I was going blind from too much skin.😆 I know you're not doing commissions right now, but do you think maybe you could message me a price sheet? Please? Thanks so much!
D-Man
2020-08-04 22:16:00 +0000 UTCThat’s why I don’t usually post thumbnail sketches...they really ARE extremely small, so yep, they’re VERY blurry, and it’s not just you ;)
2020-08-04 21:04:03 +0000 UTCMaybe it's just me, but they're all blurry when I click on them, so I can't really tell if I like them or not.😁
D-Man
2020-08-04 20:21:01 +0000 UTCHoping you finish some of these, I love the ideas!
Petsinwinter
2020-08-04 19:45:13 +0000 UTC
