Finally! Painting in the Coquihalla after a 2 year absence. Yup, I tried it before, but had my tunnel spacing wrong and had to split up the scene and move one tunnel back. Destroyed a beautifully done river that I was so happy with. But, that’s the price of getting it right.
Here’s the prototype from the air:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/angelad7000/6750660139/
Thanks to this awesome photo, I was able to figure more things out and work to get it as exact as possible in terms of the river’s path and surrounding rocks. Taking an ‘aerial’ of it with my camera, I’m stunned at how close it is. A few more rock adjustments, and we’re good.
I did the usual mix of emerald green paint, although it seems a bit off compared to last time. I think the last painting I did the blue was.. darker. Or something. Anyway this was just a test. Once I get it nailed down, I’ll do the realistic water treatment, and my ‘paint swirl in somewhat dried realistic water’ trick to make real waves.
This scene is really coming together!!