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The Last Sunrise
Initial Sketch
Blocking out the composition and identifying the main elements that will be animated: Foreground trees, train.
Blocking
Blocking in the basic shapes to define value and color. Working with a perpsective grid to align the houses and lead the eye to the focal point: the bridge.
Color
Basic, natural lighting. Playing with colors that invite a combination of hope and grief - a bright sunrise signaling a new day, but an overlay of rain.
Depth
Adding shadows, details such as farming fields and architecture, and most importantly, adjusting the light to guide the eye. After researching realistic skies that combined sunlight and rain, I opted to get rid of the rain, because it was distracting and cluttered.
Color Choices
After eliminating the rain, I had more color choices open to me. Would I go for a cooler scheme to keep the feeling of rain, or something warmer?