Slow Morning at the Pier

Slow Morning at the Pier has been added to the Pixel Art page

Once again, the same scale as House of a Friend. After Music Over a Level Sea, I was anxious to keep trying out the people. I have two musicians on the far left performing under a gazebo, a fruit salesman and a carpet salesman to their right, a blacksmith on the far right with a woman walking her dog and a pottery salesman to his left. This was all part of an effort to give it life and make it look natural, which the birds and dogs also helped with. The most important thing was matching the colors so that they all work together in unifying the piece and making it somewhat friendlier. Interesting to think that the whole thing started from the tent, which was a shot in the dark considering that tents are made of curves. I figured out soon that the whole thing would go onto a pier. That goes to shows the non-linear process of digital art. Unlike physical drawing or painting, things get moved around and recolored at a whim. It's more like writing a story.

I'm looking at trying a new scale and turning back to a more architectural focus. More work in the coming weeks.