Suppose I'll toss up a bunch of other WIPs that I have at the moment. Realistically, I need to finish these and/or just move on... But I can't stop until I feel like they have something there... ...

Sometimes it's good to just chillax for a few days. Master Swordsman - Preview Title: Master Swordsman - Preview Date: December 23 - ?, 2013 Medium: Photoshop CS3 Notes: This one might not look like much, but it's the start of an animation I'm working on. This is only the first frame, and I'm not trying to do any pressure on it. Just...

Madam Smug Title: Madam Smug Date: December 23, 2013 Medium: Photoshop CS3 Scale: Original is 1456px x 2192px Notes: Continually trying to combine everything that I've been learning into one painting. Still just focusing on studies, but it's a start toward where I want to go. After all, I want to do characters in the long run, so I...

Larriva Study Title: Larriva Study Date: December 21, 2013 Medium: Photoshop CS3 Scale: Original is 1000px x 1400px Notes: John Larriva is pretty damn good at simplifying the form. I think it might be a good practice to either try and manipulate the paint in a similar manner, or try and do a bunch of studies using the technique. Regardless,...

Winter Break has officially begun! So that just means it's time for tons of game playing and experiments. Scott Burdick Attempt Title: Scott Burdick Attempt Medium: Photoshop CS3 Date: December 16, 2013 Notes:  Oh man, Scott Burdick. Just learned about him from another artist just recently! His stuff is awesome to me because it follows...

Illustration 3: Mythical Self-Portrait Title: Illustration 3: Mythical Self-Portrait Medium: Photoshop CS3 Scale: Original is 13" x 23" Notes: Let me start off with, this is the biggest damn thing I've ever painted! I tried to make sure to keep pretty close with the stroke-economy. A few things that were said during critique that I applied...

Sorry for lack of updates for a bit... but I was really busy. All I can say is... WHEW! Now I can relax the rest of the semester away (Monday is last day YEAH!) But yeah, this is the entire project, sans text. Independent Study: Displaced Final Title: Independent Study: Displaced Final Medium: Photoshop CS3 Scale: Original is 11" x 17" Notes:...

Comic Studies Title: Comic StudiesMedium: Brush & Ink Scale: 9" x 12" Notes: These were some quick studies I did for my comic pages. They were all really fast and done with brush and ink. Pencil Character Studies Title: Pencil Character StudiesDate: November 19 - 21, 2013Medium: Pencil Scale: Varies Notes: Just making...

DJ Shadow - "Erase You" "What's This?" Title: "What's This?"Date: November 22, 2013Medium: Photoshop CS3 Scale: 800px x 1200px Notes: Trying to continue on with chunky painting. Yet again, not only pose study, but also seeing how big I can keep my brush while painting. Theres a bunch of the background elements missing from this one...

Thirty-Minute Portrait Study Title: Thirty-Minute Portrait StudyDate: November 18, 2013Medium: Photoshop CS3 Scale: 4.4" x 6.6" Notes: I watched a bunch more oil painting demos, and wanted to try and see just how big I could keep my brush while painting. I guess this is a step towards that chunky painting that I enjoy so much. Honestly,...

Comics 1: Final Comic - Bakhtak Title: Comics 1: Final Comic - BakhtakDate: October 30 - November 18, 2013Medium: Photoshop CS3 Scale: Each page is 5.5" x 8.5" Notes: Comics are harder than one would think to do. Sure I can do the art all day, but the dialogue is a whole different ballpark.  This was more or...

Independent Study: The Displaced - Finals Title: Independent Study: The Displaced - Finals Date: November 13 - 18, 2013 Medium: Photoshop CS3 Scale: Varies Notes: Man-oh-Man. I didn't think I could do it at first. Crank out three full character paintings in a week. I kind of surprised myself with these. I wanted to show the proportions...

Illustration 3: Communication Arts Submission Title: Illustration 3: Communication Arts SubmissionDate: August 20 - November 9, 2013Medium: Photoshop CS3 Scale: 20" x 7.15" Notes: This has gone through so many changes and revisions since first being conceptualized. Personally, I love the color palette. I'm trying so many techniques with...