Tron (1982)
Flynn / Clu
Hey, hey, the other day they dropped a teaser trailer for "Tron: Ares" and I figured what better time to do a series of digital quick paints for "Tron" and "Tron: Legacy", why not?
The original "Tron" (1982), while revolutionary for its time for visual effects, is rather slow-moving and mostly on the dull side through today's eyes, however, there is something within that I find compelling about it. There are bits (and bytes!) that are more clever than they should be, and the late, great Syd Mead's digital designs are amazing. I do have a warm fondness for the series, nonetheless.
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STEP ONE: Here is the quick layout, done in Procreate on a 2,000px x 3,000px canvas @ 300dpi. Some marginal noodling around with some oil-style brushes I got to play around with and see how well they worked. They are OK, but not quite what I was looking for (alas, the curse of most brushes--when will I learn it is not the tools, per se, but the practice that is more important? And why is the answer to that question NEVER?).
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STEP TWO: And here it is a little further along. Shortly after this point, I decided to use a Conte Chalk Brush, instead.
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STEP THREE: And the finished pic. I used the Light Pen in Procreate to do the Light Effects on the costume. I will admit, that pen works pretty slick when it comes to making it look like illuminated, neon lighting on the costuming. And, yeah, I admit that I went a little overboard with the lighting on the helmet for no apparent reason.
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Done digitally in Procreate on an iPad.
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