so this is a project from a recent background and layout class i took last semester. the project was to create a background for two characters who are secluded and finally meeting. it had to be in the style of an already existing animated project so i chose kung fu panda. my story basically was a kung fu warrior going on a long journey to seek sage advice from a kung fu master at the top of a mountain. the kung fu master awaits his warrior at an old abandon gate of some kind. to make it more interesting and fun my teacher santino suggested a waterfall. i think it really adds to the background and makes it more enchanted.
so this is kind of a rough thumbnail that i went off of.
i looked at a lot of pictures of china and had to hunt down the two books of the concept art of the kung fu panda movies for research.
then the final line drawing.
and then the final background in greyscale.
i didn't actually keep the line drawing when i went into shading but used it as kind of a road map
when going into shading and texturing.
