Environment Drawing

This piece was background art made off of the concept of a duck that trained to be the most powerful entity in existence. I wanted the composition to focus on the willow tree as a sacred centerpiece, maybe the source of the ducks’ power, but at the least something very important to the duck. The grove was originally designed to make the trees shorter than the willow to emphasize the willows’ age and size, but I changed it to make the background trees more encompassing so the grove felt more secretive and secluded, like it was an ancient place that hadn’t been disturbed in ages. Once I had gotten all the color and shading done, I adjusted the lighting and shading to be a lot warmer, because it made the environment feel more magical. The plants are all refernced off of real plants from various landscaping photos I looked at, but with a simplified look as to not make me take forever making a whole bunch of realistic plants. I didn’t color the trunks of the trees in the background to make them feel more unified and an element not to be focused on. everything was meant to be saturated and light to show the life and magic of the area.