The Making of Runaway
CG artist Hyung-tae Kim offers a glimpse behind the scenes with this sketching tutorial.---------------
By Hyung-tae Kim
(Translation: Haemy Chung)
Apr 5, 2005 | While my works are called CG, I still begin each one the traditional way: with a pencil and a piece of paper. There aren’t many special techniques. Basically, I decide on the theme and choose specific materials to convey it, and then I compose the scene. The procedure hardly ever changes. Here’s a step-by-step look at the making of Runaway.
1. Sketching – Characters
Runaway is a recent original piece, a rather light-hearted illustration of the police pursuing three fugitives. The general theme is futuristic -- stark concrete walls and all -- but I also add some fantasy elements with the swords and courtly garbs.
I begin by drawing a few thumbnail sketches or croquis to roughly decide on the composition and setting.
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Let’s use the last thumbnail sketch as the base. Usually, many people
decide on the details and prop designs later, but here I’ll sketch
some of them out first.
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After the designs are generally done, I revise the thumbnail sketch in
a larger drawing, paying close attention to the composition and perspective.
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When the layout is final, I draw the faces of the characters. This determines
the expression of the illustration.
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