Brian Maricle | Look-Dev: The Factory

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A walk-through of the collaborative look-dev process I went through with my artist, Emilie Vaccarini, for the Factory, the second stage in Gobsmax City.

After the first stage in Gobsmax City was completed, Emilie — After the first stage in Gobsmax City was completed, Emilie and I had found our stride working together. This was her first sketch for the factory. It was great: very much in line with what I was looking for, and something I could work with.

My paint-over comments were multi-layered. Here's the first.

I hid the midground to make a paint-over for the changes I w — I hid the midground to make a paint-over for the changes I wanted in the background.

She made those changes and sent it back. She did exactly wha — She made those changes and sent it back. She did exactly what I had asked for, but once I saw it, I realized it was too cramped. She agreed.

The next iteration was great: less heavy, less cramped, more — The next iteration was great: less heavy, less cramped, more airy. But it still needed something to move the eye through the composition.

I took a turn at lightly reworking the image and added a wis — I took a turn at lightly reworking the image and added a wisp of steam running through it. I presented this as AD-approved to the team. We got a lot of positive feedback, and moved to the next phase, color.

Emilie's first pass on the color comp was good.

But I liked the idea of more color continuity in the backgro — But I liked the idea of more color continuity in the background, so I made some tweaks and asked her to take a stab at the final draft.

She knocked it out of the park.

I made a few minor tweaks and it was all done.

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