Finally completed this piece for a friend of mine. It was a lot of fun to work on and I've learned a lot about the approach, researching and planning. The biggest takeaway I have for this project would be to put more thought in the subject you are painting. Where is the location, what happened in the scene, what time of day is it? What is the mood I want to invoke? The more you can think that you are painting an actual place, or scene, the easier it is to find references and add content that helps sale the piece. Once I started understanding what was taking place, my visual memory kicked in and my confidence started to build. I still needed to be mindful of perspective and lighting but I use a lot of my artist license because at the end of the day, this was intended to be a fun piece.
