Lamp post Ideas for 'What if? Metropolis' and Other Pictures

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Revision

Final Concept

Quick post after OGR to clear up any missing data for the checklist, I also wanted to write about the ideas that lead up to the conception of these images.

Since some of the images I included in the OGR were not posted onto the blog beforehand there wasn't any better time to do so than right now. I didn't think of really drawing any serious images of the coffee buildings since I wasn't really sure with how they could relate directly back to the business sector without them looking out of place. I did have a few ideas, like having them there as coffee shops, or as electricity or power plants, but it can be difficult to relate these buildings back to the center of a economic powerhouse city like Leupina, and the novelty factor wouldn't fit the style of my collaborator , Herbert Leupin very well, so in the end they were left out of the scene. 

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There were some other things that I would've liked to have in this picture however, like the lamp posts included in my key objects slide. While they were in my original pictures albeit in a different form, it is always a staple for a city to have some kind of lighting at night. The hat stand in my initial drawings didn't have a purpose, so it was the best option there was to hand, thought I did still use other more domestic options as well. For light in the final image I used the paperweight as a light source instead, but if I was looking at my blog more I would've added these lamp posts.

In terms of colour I mentioned to one of my lecturers about the use of it in my thumbnails before starting the final image anyway, and I remember saying that it would probably benefit the final mood of the image. You can see how this has paid off it the result, with the transition of blue into red with the purple ocean. I really think this has helped the city achieve a personality of its own, with the bold colours giving much need detail in contrast to the background. This was inspired by Herbert Leupin's use of magic realism in his own images, where he would often mix realistic detail with cartoon aspects.