Here’s a quick color concept of a landscape from one of my stories. It’s a worm’s eye view of the Black Cliffs, steep rock formations that are surrounded by deserts. These cliffs are made up of very dark colored sediments and rock. The desert sand is quite red and fine, so whenever the winds blow they kick-up small dust clouds that look like red mist. The whole landscape is actually quite beautiful, but very perilous.
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Thumbnail Landscapes /
Here are a couple of thumbnail landscapes I made with pencil, marker, and watercolor. I wanted to get a good feel for the color palette and composition before illustrating. Although I’m not actually going to illustrate these landscapes, it’s good practice to help stay limber. Although you never see a lion limber-up before he takes down his prey...something to think about.