Invisible Cities - 'Art Of' Sophronia

Compilation of art in preparation for my final city design.

Invisible Cities - Final Presentation

Invisible Cities final Presentation for Friday 20th October 2017

Invisible Cities - Online Greenlight Review

Below is my Online Greenlight Review for the Invisible Cities project.

Digital Painting - Line, Brush, Lasso and Collage - Leonia

1-4 line art, 5-8 with the use of a brush, 9-12 with the use of a brush and lasso, 13- 16  collage.

This is thumbnail work from the city of Leonia as depicted by Italo Calvino in Invisible Cities. There is a high contrast between the brand new city and the products it expels.  

Invisible Cities - Fedora - Notes and Drawings

 This is my notes and concept thumbnails from the city of Fedora as depicted by Italo Calvino, the city is described as a grey stone metropolis, I've used a grey colour scheme to set the mood.

Invisible Cities - Esmeralda - Notes and Drawings

 This post contains my research notes on the City Esmeralda as depicted by Italo Calvino as well as some preliminary drawings. 

I'm trying to capture the grand scale of concrete and brick used in creating a city in this way, as much as i try to make it my own, venetian canals and roman aqueducts snuck into the back of my mind.    

Invisible Cities - Ersilia - Notes and Drawings

This post contains my descriptive notes from the city of Ersilia as depicted by Italo Calvino as well as a few preliminary drawings. 

 Much of my drawings revolve around the fact I have deducted the inhabitants of Ersilia are nomadic, which would mean they need structures which can be uprooted with relative ease. Tents made from hides and sting from wool seem the most realistic of assumptions. 

Invisible Cities - Influence Mapping - Armilla

My first influence maps for the City of Armilla depicted by Italo Calvino. This is only a scratch at how this city felt and looks like in my mind but it goes a way to explaining a basis of how to begin.

Digital Painting - Master Class 01

Monday morning marked the first day of digital painting. I have never given this a try before but I'm pleased with the techniques practiced in the class. We were tasked with focusing on creating blocks of colour and working out how different parts of the scene occupied the space. later we moved on to an exercise which helped me to differentiate colours and to really focus on retraining my brain to see whats really there instead of what i think is there.  

Finally we were given the opportunity to paint from eye alone, creating swatches on the canvas by blending our own colours. My final painting isn't as resolved as the previous two but my opinion is I have gained enough practice in the technique to move on.

Invisible Cities - Diomira - Notes and Drawings

 This post contains my research notes and drawings from the third city depicted by Italo Calvino, the city of Diomira. I've noticed a darker side to this city which I'm particularly interested in expressing and developing. Ive provided my initial thoughts.  

My drawings are reminiscent of the Angler fish, which used a bio-luminescent light to lure smaller fish into its jaws.  

This is my first attempt at Digital Painting in Photoshop. Here are 9 more Thumbnails for the city of Diomira.

Invisible Cities - Baucis - Notes and Drawings

This post gives my research notes and preliminary drawings for the second city depicted by Italo Calvino, the city of Baucis. The city is stood atop thin stilts where all the inhabitants needs are managed and met. Their main quirk seems to be that they marvel at the Earth with telescopes. this would suggest they are interstellar beings that are visitors to the planet. 

 My initial drawings focus on the gravity of their situation, the scale of production and the fascination they experience with the planet.  

Invisible Cities - Armilla - Notes and Drawings

This post provides my initial research notes on descriptive information for the first city presented by Italo Calvino, the city of Armilla. I have also provided a few preliminary drawings to visualize my initial thoughts on its appearance. 

 The images depict bathtubs, taps and showers protruding from pipes, as well as an abundance of plant life beginning to work its way into the setting.