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CONTROLLING DETAIL IN A SCENE
Mariel Rodriguez shares their process for visualising a complex space, including how to avoid overdetailing, and effective lighting techniques
Artist PROFILE
Mariel “MRZ” Rodriguez
LOCATION: US
Mariel is a background artist for animation, who creates illustrations of everyday adventures in their spare time. www.mrodzart.com
The idea for this illustration came about January 2021. It was approximately a year into pandemic living as well as about a year since I had moved from Boston to Atlanta.
I was reminiscing about how I used to go to my local comic shop every week with my best friend and got the idea to create an illustration that would describe this specific feeling I missed. I hoped to evoke the warmth and community of independent comics spaces as well as the layered, colourful density that these spaces accumulate over time.