05 // Environment Skills Recap # 2

Following on from my last post, I have been continuing to develop my skills in environment sketching/painting. As well as this, I remembered a technique that I once adopted for a class during my time at Edinburgh College; the Sparth Technique.

Developed and evolved by an artist named Sparth, funnily enough, the technique involves using custom shape tools to lay information down quickly and efficiently in a bid to create environment designs with great speed. The method works brilliantly if done correctly, however can be quite tricky to get the hang of. By adhering to the fundamental rules of perspective and composition, it can be a great way to kick start an idea, before going on to paint over and really define the details of an image.

Besides using the Sparth technique, I have also been further developing my digital painting skills and applying these to environment speed-paints, one of which can be seen below.