Responsive- spectrum development

To start the work on this brief I decided to go back to the brief and read it over so I understand the entire thing. Afterwords I realised Spectrum is pretty open Brief. The only thing to understand and get your head around is that requirements of it such as file type and image size and the codes for the topic you enter.

File type tiff file - 400 dpi 9" 12" 

Print Submissions: Submit proofs, tear sheets, color photographic prints, clear photocopies, laser prints or other reasonably high-resolution, computer-generated prints. Recommended sizes are no smaller than 8.5" x 11" and no larger than 12" x 18", although all sizes are accepted. No original art, slides or transparencies will be accepted for judging. Do not submit complete books, comics, graphic novels or articles as a single entry. One Form "A" should accompany your entries. A Form "B" (or a facsimile) must be taped to the back of each entry. If the entry is part of a series, a Form "B" must be taped to the back of each piece. Credits in the Spectrum annual will be taken from Forms "A" and "B." Spelling, credits and addresses must be complete and legible.

Digital Submissions: Visit the Spectrum online page to enter your submissions online and for digital file specifications.

Entries must be postmarked and prepaid, with all appropriate forms and entry fees, and sent to Flesk Publications/Spectrum Fantastic Art, 2871 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, U.S.A., no later than January 25, 2016. (For Express Mail, UPS, Federal Express, etc., please check the "No Signature Required" option.) The judging will take place shortly after the deadline. 

 408-206-2346 just incase I have any questions

One "A" Form and the entry fees must accompany your total package of entries. (One "B" Form must be taped to the back of each entry, but only one "A" Form needs to accompany each participant's entries.) The single entry fee is $20 per work. The series (five or fewer related pieces) entry fee is $40. Note that the series entry fee is a price break for related works only (i.e., multiple illustrations for a book, pieces in an advertising campaign, pages from a comic story, works for a themed gallery show, etc.). The jury may select any art it deems worthy and is not obligated to select all works from a series entry.

All checks must be made payable to Flesk Publications. Entry fees for both domestic and overseas entrants may be paid with a Visa, American Express, MasterCard or bank debit card by providing the appropriate information (card number, expiration date, signature, etc.) in the designated spot on the entry form. The billing address of the cardholder must be provided on the form. We do not accept bank transfers or foreign checks.

There are NO additional fees 

Give your work a fair chance at being selected for inclusion in the book. Try to submit the best-quality representation of your art possible. No, don't spend an arm and a leg on color-corrected prints, but DO make sure the submission is in focus, isn't the size of a postage stamp and doesn't look like it was photographed in the fog. 

Entries are NOT prescreened: ALL entries will be reviewed by the jury.

Unpublished

For single entries, use code U/1. For series entries, use code U/2. Suggested entries include art created for portfolios, student work, gallery shows, experimental studies, speculative assignments and ongoing projects for work to be published at a future date.

I picked this composition because I new the kind of work I could do for it. Either comic style or realistic cencept. So I brainstormed both ideas. Branched of from styles,elements and themes was really happy with the results I got I was worried I would be confused to what direction to end creating but what ever I choose will work in either comic or realistic style. Because it's a competition I will probably crate the chosen piece in both styles and see which works for the better. 

I took a few of the ideas from my brain storm and played around with them for ideas. Not in detail but elements that make the picture..very simple at this stage but I don't want to go into too much detail at this early stage and get my self angered down on one idea.

Inspirational images 

I love these concepts. This is everything I want my work to do...there so much going on. It feels cold feels dramatic feels scary to be there. There's drama and action the picture it's self is has so much depth to it. It's visually nice to look at. And plus it's Star Wars. What's not to like.

Artist research 

Nick Gindraux

I referenced the above two because I was taken to them because in my ideas there's a lot of postapocalyptic themes coming up. And even though there's nothing saying the end of the world in them you just get that feeling it just a suggests that. I like the suttleness 

Again I referenced the above because I considering making a futuristic them image war/space/soldier/location and pictures like this will give me some ideas and give me that sense of feeling that I want my work to show also.

Sci-fi art now, fantasy art now, masters of science fiction and fantasy art, fantasy art masters.

I git these book to have a look through to inspire somthing or to generate an idea, or even to come across an artists that influences a style or path of thumbnails. 

I also thought it was a good idea to take a look through to see how some artists create certain things and see if there was a pattern with in the books. See if the artists call out to a certain audiance.

Some pages that inspired to me.

Above I love the subtle out line crisp edge on the character and the objects on them I can't really make out how it's done but if I was to try and give it ago I would start by using a technique I did when tattooing. Out line things with the colour of the object. Keep the basic colour of the object and make it the out line of the object. 

Matt gaser.

I love this city scape.love the pallet, and the atmosphere, it gives the same the feeling of an actual city. I also like the sky mood colours. It's real earthy. And again I like the crisp out line. I like the line of sight I think it's power full, it leads to the main giant entrance door to the huge robot thing coming out of. I think over all it's all cleaver piece.

Matt gaser

Same as above realy. The mood, the feel. The character design and the outline of things.

Because it's Star Wars.

Camille Kuo

I think this artists as nailed everything on this one. The drama and tension in this photo is crazy. But most of all the colours are the most impressive. Knowing that vey thing should be the same hue of colour is realy cleaver and brainy. Well observed and researched drawing. This is what I want my piece to do! 

Tomasz maronski 

I put this artist in because of the colouring tool he's used I really want to learn the blending technique like this. I researched it and it's just layers and layers of multiply layers on photoshop and a set of his own brushes.