Sorry folks, nothing big this time. It's just a comp idea that I came up with 15 min ago that I think I'm going to hopefully finish. Since some people have been asking how I do my stuff, this might give a little insight.

The truth is, nothing I do is outside of the norm. I do gather reference so it looks at least somewhat ... like something? I don't know about other artists (especially the big pros), but almost all of my teachers stressed us using reference boards until it was completely drilled in my head. T_T

I tend to force myself to work with a large brush in the beginning so I don't find myself burning my eyes on unnecessary details. More importantly I'm concerned with getting an overall shape and flow. It's easier to tell if it's working by throwing it out of focus (or in my case, taking off my glasses or contacts since I'm half blind). Just remember composition is about -choices- i.e. it is your battle plan. I'm certainly not a master of composition, and in fact far from a master of anything - I'm still a newb! If any of you know of Marshall Vandruff in the SoCal area, he's probably one of the best people to teach this subject (or any subject for that matter), and probably one of the most delightful people you will ever know in your entire life. Believe it or not, there's a myriad of possibilities than just dividing things into thirds. You can actually find out about his seminars at marshallart.com (gosh I sound like an advertisement). Just a heads up!

I'm actually pretty conservative when it comes to my values and intensities, so this time I'm trying to go with something that has a bit more of a punch in contrast. I also have to resist the urge to blend, although I kinda gave in a bit on the right side. XD;;;

Usually after this I'll keep the color on a separate layer and try to see how I can get some perspective to work with me. The only challenge in this is to make sure I don't get lazy. Sadly enough, I know 5 methods of depth measuring but after a while my brain fries *cough*... This is 1 pt though so we'll see how this goes. Just got to stay flexible since anything can change~.