He's firmly caught in the headlights of his dancing partner, and I have so many questions. Why does late summer have to be so far away??
The lighting is like a fever dream, so distinct from that pure cobalt blue in the last reference I used and the greens and yellows in most of the rest of the trailer. They're so vivid, in fact, that every single color I used in the gradient maps and overlays was so hilariously far beyond the printing gamut that inks will never do this one justice; it's best rendered in light.
For those interested in that sort of thing, there are 4 gradient maps and 2 color overlays on this, and a lot of layer masking. But it was absolutely worth the bother of painting it in monochrome and then tweaking everything to catch those incredible colors. A special bonus of that process is that I have two versions of this second portrait of Henry, and it's a really great example of how color affects our emotions. The monochrome version is serene and almost pensive, but the color adds a frenetic energy.
Reference used was a screencap taken of the "Annette" trailer released for the Cannes announcement, with thanks to![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
empressrey, adamdriverfiles, and the Driver Hive for sharing the love so freely!
6 hours of drawing time.
The lighting is like a fever dream, so distinct from that pure cobalt blue in the last reference I used and the greens and yellows in most of the rest of the trailer. They're so vivid, in fact, that every single color I used in the gradient maps and overlays was so hilariously far beyond the printing gamut that inks will never do this one justice; it's best rendered in light.
For those interested in that sort of thing, there are 4 gradient maps and 2 color overlays on this, and a lot of layer masking. But it was absolutely worth the bother of painting it in monochrome and then tweaking everything to catch those incredible colors. A special bonus of that process is that I have two versions of this second portrait of Henry, and it's a really great example of how color affects our emotions. The monochrome version is serene and almost pensive, but the color adds a frenetic energy.
Reference used was a screencap taken of the "Annette" trailer released for the Cannes announcement, with thanks to
empressrey, adamdriverfiles, and the Driver Hive for sharing the love so freely!6 hours of drawing time.
