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So I am doing a random drawing project. I have ambitious plans, but if it all fails, I am out nothing (it's for fun). It's for a story I have been playing around with in my head for years now, and I figure I might as well give it a shot, just to get it out of my system.

So then comes this first scene. I am doing this in photoshop, using a tablet (and no real references to speak of, just some quick looks at things I'd like to imitate). Right now the clouds are mostly finished, although I tweak them randomly when something bothers me. The buildings are just a start, there will be much more (similar to an industrial facility) in that corner of the image.

In the black area will be the landscape, and if I can pull it off, a cliff edge near the bottom (As if you are looking out beyond the cliff towards the far off buildings, etc). I know the building still need some work (especially with the hard black) but at the moment I am most curious about everyone's opinions on the clouds.

The idea is this view will show a post-apocalyptic scene where everything is windswept, cold, and run down. For what it's worth, the area is non-toxic, but there's nothing for humans to live on (no food, little water).

If anyone wants details on the story idea or whatever, feel free to ask, but I am not going to post much as it's quite unrelated to this thread and I'd start rambling for pages >.>

Oh, and ignore the white line below the buildings, that's for reference :p

(Click the image for the fullsize version)

That'd totally be my wallpaper if it weren't for the white line. Looks cool.

Ask and ye shall receive.

I hope you might like the finished product more tho >.> :p

I'm not digging those clouds.

I'd suggest you get ahold of the brush set made by Daniel Kvasznicza, a matte-painter who's had his share of industrial projects. The brushes can be found here and are meant to be used with a graphics tablet. I'm personally quite fond of them, they're useful for a lot of things, and it'll certainly make your work easier.

Does he have a guide on how to make the brushes? I'd rather make them myself than use premade brushes. (I'm not going for easy, this is just a fun project to learn from)

Your clouds look less like clouds and more like alien lights or something.

Still looks cool though. Just not so much lookin' like clouds.

[QUOTE=Cool Matty]Does he have a guide on how to make the brushes? I'd rather make them myself than use premade brushes. (I'm not going for easy, this is just a fun project to learn from)[/QUOTE]

They're mostly just rough shapes with a beepload of brush settings. There's plenty of tutorials on how to make brush tip shapes, though.