Top 5 Tips for Painting Environments & Landscapes!

Summary by Krater

The creator shares five tips for drawing landscapes—rule of thirds, color story, shape contrast, scale, and atmospheric perspective—demonstrated through digital painting of a floating island scene with a character named Lyris.

From the video

Answers: How do you draw a landscape digital painting?

• landscape digital painting
• rule of thirds composition
• color theory and color stories
• shape contrast techniques
• scale and atmospheric perspective

What it concludes

• Using the rule of thirds helps break up and balance composition elements like characters and objects.
• Applying contrasting colors such as warm and cool tones evokes specific moods and creates focal points.
• Shape contrast creates movement and visual interest by varying organic and hard-edged structures.
• Scale establishes the relationship between characters and environments to emphasize importance and epic scope.
• Atmospheric perspective pushes elements backward and creates depth by utilizing sky colors and color dodge effects.