Downtown Megatokyo 2038 - Evolution

If you’ve been following my latest cyberpunk work, then you’ve already seen most of this but I am going to walk you through the development cycle of it and hopefully it will give some insight into my process

Downtown Megatokyo is crowded around the clock, so I really should’ve put a lot of people in the background but I wanted the figure to look isolated and dominated by the city, since this is a dystopian themed piece

I get the feeling he hates Megatokyo, too…

#1 proof of concept

This is the sort of thing I would give to a client to indicate look and feel. All the elements I want in the final are represented here

mavic123456 says:

January 9, 2019 at 3:17 am

This one gives an impression of the city after the bomb… like the opening scene in I am the Legend.
Alex Ledante says:

January 9, 2019 at 3:52 am

I was going for an alone in the crowd angle, but your read is fine too…

#2 work in progress

I like the color balance here but was concerned it might print too dark, so I did another version to address that concern...

DocAndersen says:

January 9, 2019 at 1:19 pm

From my very untrained eye, this one feels like it is the best.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 10, 2019 at 2:46 am
  
  I like this one, but am concerned it won’t print like this…
  
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  - DocAndersen says:
    
    January 10, 2019 at 10:45 am
    
    I suspect the easy answer to that is printer settings, I used to, back in the day, support Canon Firey Printers. Man, I hated those printers.
    
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    - Alex Ledante says:
      
      January 11, 2019 at 1:06 am
      
      2019 and still no such thing as WYSIWYG…

#3 alternate version

this piece is far too light, so now it is time to do my Goldilocks thing...

I feel like this version best captures my intentions for this piece; it may seem too bright here but printed out it should look just right...

mavic123456 says:

January 9, 2019 at 3:06 am

yes this one is the best… wow.. practice makes perfect.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 9, 2019 at 3:19 am
  
  I rarely get things right the first time around, but I generally get there in a few iterations…
  
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  - mavic123456 says:
    
    January 10, 2019 at 4:44 pm
    
    that’s the best being a human when we make mistakes we can correct and make it a bit perfect.
    
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    - Alex Ledante says:
      
      January 11, 2019 at 1:06 am
      
      I learn from my mistakes, hence they are a part of my process…
      
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      - mavic123456 says:
        
        January 12, 2019 at 2:00 pm
        
        we should otherwise, we are a failure ourselves. Cheers!
        
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Carol DM says:

January 10, 2019 at 10:05 pm

This one is my pick for sure and it should print well too.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 11, 2019 at 1:12 am
  
  I will let you know if I ever print it out…
Alex Ledante says:

January 13, 2019 at 1:20 am

I am okay with making mistakes, but not with repeating them…

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Your imagination goes to many many places my friend.

Alex Ledante says:

January 11, 2019 at 3:28 am

it’s a benefit of insomnia…

Your work is really perfect dear friend

Alex Ledante says:

January 11, 2019 at 3:28 am

I am glad to hear you think so

I like the version before the release, but my eye is at best untrained.

Alex Ledante says:

January 10, 2019 at 2:48 am

you don’t need training to have an opinion. also, if you watch movies then you’ve trained your eye whether or not you meant to…

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- DocAndersen says:
  
  January 10, 2019 at 10:43 am
  
  Thanks! Kind words are always welcome! I watched the 7 Samurai 5 times, I kept watching the movie, and not reading the subtitles.
  
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  - Alex Ledante says:
    
    January 11, 2019 at 3:31 am
    
    Baka ne shiyagatte nane! Also, I like the samurai audition
    
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    - DocAndersen says:
      
      January 11, 2019 at 10:40 am
      
      I watched a couple of his other films and was hooked. i’ve seen several now he was a genius.
      
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Hmm, I love the release version!
It looks balance!

Alex Ledante says:

January 10, 2019 at 3:05 am

when you’re adding color to work, it becomes really easy to balance things…

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- alibb says:
  
  January 10, 2019 at 9:39 am
  
  Really? I’m so bad with colours …
  
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  - Alex Ledante says:
    
    January 11, 2019 at 3:32 am
    
    don’t feel bad, I struggled with color theory for years before I got a handle on it…
    
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    - alibb says:
      
      January 11, 2019 at 5:13 pm
      
      Speaking of colour theory, We’re made to buy the colour wheel, which does really nothing much …

Yes indeed bro you always get it perfect one way or another lol.

Alex Ledante says:

January 9, 2019 at 4:41 am

perfection is a moving target

Carol DM says:

January 10, 2019 at 10:06 pm

Your imagination goes to many many places my friend.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 11, 2019 at 3:28 am
  
  it’s a benefit of insomnia…
lado says:

January 10, 2019 at 11:51 am

Your work is really perfect dear friend

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 11, 2019 at 3:28 am
  
  I am glad to hear you think so
DocAndersen says:

January 9, 2019 at 1:20 pm

I like the version before the release, but my eye is at best untrained.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 10, 2019 at 2:48 am
  
  you don’t need training to have an opinion. also, if you watch movies then you’ve trained your eye whether or not you meant to…
  
  1
  - DocAndersen says:
    
    January 10, 2019 at 10:43 am
    
    Thanks! Kind words are always welcome! I watched the 7 Samurai 5 times, I kept watching the movie, and not reading the subtitles.
    
    1
    - Alex Ledante says:
      
      January 11, 2019 at 3:31 am
      
      Baka ne shiyagatte nane! Also, I like the samurai audition
      
      1
      - DocAndersen says:
        
        January 11, 2019 at 10:40 am
        
        I watched a couple of his other films and was hooked. i’ve seen several now he was a genius.
        
        1
alibb says:

January 9, 2019 at 8:58 am

Hmm, I love the release version!
It looks balance!

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 10, 2019 at 3:05 am
  
  when you’re adding color to work, it becomes really easy to balance things…
  
  1
  - alibb says:
    
    January 10, 2019 at 9:39 am
    
    Really? I’m so bad with colours …
    
    1
    - Alex Ledante says:
      
      January 11, 2019 at 3:32 am
      
      don’t feel bad, I struggled with color theory for years before I got a handle on it…
      
      1
      - alibb says:
        
        January 11, 2019 at 5:13 pm
        
        Speaking of colour theory, We’re made to buy the colour wheel, which does really nothing much …
LaJenna says:

January 9, 2019 at 4:29 am

Yes indeed bro you always get it perfect one way or another lol.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  January 9, 2019 at 4:41 am
  
  perfection is a moving target

Downtown Megatokyo 2038 – Evolution

#1 proof of concept

#2 work in progress

#3 alternate version

#4 release version

What do you think?

Written by Alex Ledante

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Bright Lights, Big City – background

Bright Lights, Big City – WIP

MegaTokyo Hikari – release version

neon sign – WIP

how low can you glow? – versus

just omake – WIP

What do you think?

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