Long time, no post. I was intending to submit an entry into last weeks weekend challenge, but I ran out of time, with it being Canadian Thanksgiving, and me being Canadian – that’s my excuse anyway, and I think it’s a pretty good one. Though, I did do some sketching and came up with a few ideas, see:
And I got a start on the scene in blender for the my entry before I ran out of time:
Even if I don’t finish my entry, I still enjoy the process of coming up with ideas and sketching them out. The process I’ve use goes like this:
- write down a definition/description of my understanding of the meaning of the theme, as well as write down definitions from various sources for the theme phrase and phrase words
- a. make associations with related ideas and use my visual mental library to form images in my head
b. If I find something that seems interesting to me, I build on it by making further associations with that specific idea
c. think about the colour and composition of the final image - sketch it out using just enough detail to get the idea across, and make notes on anything that is not clear in the sketch
I really like having a written prompt as a jumping off point for creativity, and this process lets me get out many ideas without having to commit too much time to any single idea.
(Side note: congrats to @PMDesigns on the win in last weekend, great idea and execution!)