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THE ROAD IS LONG BUT THe SPIRITS ARE HIGH:

THE MAKING OF “EL DESIERTO”

Blank canvas.

The idea was to create a landscape full of life.

Interactions between characters, moving fauna and objects scattered through the land all play part in this.

Map
Antique photo of the desert.
Saltillo desert landscape

Historic Photo References

PROCESS

Artist Studio

The challenge was keeping the scenes natural and balanced, with a strong emphasis on composition and visual relationships.

Horseman pencil sketch

Base sketch

Antique building drawing being inked

Inking

Drawing of a charro and his horse in the desert.

varying levels of detail are used to show depth and distance.

Drawing of a horseman in the desert in gold.

Gold markings

a final layer of digital grit was added to shade and deepen the perception of the land

Drawing of a merchant walking through cacti in the desert.

a traveling merchant.

EL DESIERTO

Strange sights AND FAMILIAR PLACES …

Drawing of antique architecture in the Mexican desert.

THIS RUIN NOW HOUSES THE “CAPILLA DEL ANDIN” MUSEUM IN SALTILLO, MEXICO.

Building Ruin
Mexican desert landscape drawing.

petroglyphs in narigua, coahuila.

Mexican petroglyph.
Drawing of the Mexican desert with a coyote and a broken down wagon.

Try not to wander off for too long.

THE MAKING OF “EL DESIERTO”