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ZhouRules — The Grid process

Published: 2010-12-09 23:59:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 2162; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 63
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Description Here's my process to for my Tron jam [link]

1. I start images with a middle gray background a lot. Because I don't like to leave any white background if I miss a spot while painting.

2. Cloud brush.

3. Special buildings brush. Just throwing forms down.

4. Darker buildings to show they're closer to the foreground.

5. I establish where the horizon is more or less and add some lights to the buildings so they look more like buildings.

6. Spotlights and flying vehicles.

7. I add a reflection to give the ground kindof a glass look. And I add some stars high up in the sky away from the light pollution.

8. I tilt the camera to make it more of a dramatic shot and I add a grid to the ground. I use an overlay layer and change it to a more blueish look for that Tron-y feel.

9. Interior of some tron vehicle

10. I thought I'd make it a chase scene chasing one of the bad guy's speedbikes.

11. I change my mind about the vehicle interior and change it to a good guy bike chasing a bad guy bike. From here I cropped and just made some adjustments to get the final image.

-ZhouRules (Chris Shehan)
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Comments: 12

Senchi-san [2012-08-24 19:33:57 +0000 UTC]

thanks,pretty useful~

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ZhouRules In reply to Senchi-san [2012-08-26 01:13:50 +0000 UTC]

Glad it helps!

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JadineR [2011-05-30 09:36:59 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, pretty awesome. You make it look so easy XD

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ZhouRules In reply to JadineR [2011-05-30 09:39:23 +0000 UTC]

honestly i was surprised how easily I did it too. It's one of those lucky times where you're drawing and it comes out better than you thought it'd be going in haha . If I posted all my failed drawings/paintings they'd outweigh all the decent ones I have on here haha. Thanks!

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kev19180 [2010-12-10 02:19:53 +0000 UTC]

sweet stuff man, i like the camera tilt.

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ZhouRules In reply to kev19180 [2010-12-10 02:21:27 +0000 UTC]

thanks man

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SPARATIK [2010-12-10 01:42:49 +0000 UTC]

when are you gonna give me that damn brush you bastard!?!?!

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ZhouRules In reply to SPARATIK [2010-12-10 01:47:09 +0000 UTC]

i keep forgetting. ~leventep 's brush pack doesn't have anything like that huh?

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SPARATIK In reply to ZhouRules [2010-12-11 21:45:45 +0000 UTC]

yeah fag. no, it's not in there but there's some crazy shit in there

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Smitty-Tut [2010-12-10 01:04:45 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!!!

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ZhouRules In reply to Smitty-Tut [2010-12-10 01:22:00 +0000 UTC]

thanks! and thanks for the faves

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Smitty-Tut In reply to ZhouRules [2010-12-10 14:16:55 +0000 UTC]

Hells Yeah!!

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