Imogen Heap - "2 - 1" Independent Study: More Warm-up Title: Independent Study: More Warm-upDate: August 29 - 30, 2013Medium: Photoshop CS3, Pencil Scale: Varies Notes: Continuing on with that warm-up... there is a variance of media here again (Photoshop crept up in there), and also a variance of 'from head' and 'from reference'....

Speed paint Cool-down Title: Speed paint Cool-downDate: August 31, 2013Medium: Photoshop CS3 Notes: Literally trying to paint as fast as possible. This was just something I wanted to do as a final hurrah for the month really. I have one more thing that I need to work on tomorrow for homework, but I just thought it would be nice to just...

Depeche Mode -- "Stripped" (This could not be a better song title for a comics update) Tie that Shit Title: Tie that ShitDate: August 22, 2013Medium: Pencil Scale: 9" x 12" Notes: A simple assignment... or so I thought at first. Do an instructional comic on how to tie a shoe. This actually proved a ton harder than first expected.  Cora's...

Muse -- "Uprising" 100 Circles Title: 100 CirclesDate: August 19 - 26, 2013Medium: Pencil, Gouache, Ink and Brush Scale: Each 'page' is 9" x 12" Notes: We were to paint 100 circles of differing colors (trying not to repeat colors if at all possible) and use those as our driving tool for creating objects and illustrations...

Rob Dougan -- "Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation)" Every time you see "Independent Study" as part of the title, that will be the bits 'n pieces related to that type of work.  Time to start uploading those pieces: Independent Study: Warm-up Title: Independent Study: Warm-up Date: August 19 - 28, 2013 Medium:...

IAMX - "President (Accident Remix)" Comic-Related Stuff Title: Comic Related StuffDate: July - August, 2013Medium: Photoshop Notes: There are soooo many more pieces that are attached with this, but this is the digital stuff. I can't really talk much about the subject matter of them, but I just wanted to share that I haven't...

Little People - "Start Shootin'" K.O. Title: K.O.Date: August 19, 2013Medium: Photoshop CS3 Notes: Alright, here we go... the warm-up before school! Trying to start branching off into speed paints and stylization. WHEEEE! Took approximately one-hour... with distractions. More soo...

Ashton Kutcher on Success You know what I'm sick of? Apathy. Excuses. Laziness. All of these words are so negative. I hear people everyday talk about how "If only I could have done this..." It just grinds on me everyday. If you want to do it, STOP MAKING EXCUSES. Just do it. Try something new, try it again, don't give up. It might sound cliche,...

Massive Attack - "Inertia Creeps" The Graverobber (WIP) Title: The Graverobber (WIP)Date: August 8 & 9, 2013Medium: Photoshop Scale: Original is 2755px x 4150px Notes: Still a ton of work to do yet, but here is my piece so far... I can't get enough of Repo! The Genetic Opera. I think it might be my favorite movie honestly. I tried...

True Blood Portrait Series 2: Hoyt Fortenberry Title: True Blood Portrait Series 2: Hoyt FortenberryDate: August 5 & 7, 2013Medium: Photoshop Scale: Original is 10" x 13" Notes: Looks like I skipped a day and didn't even realize it hahaha!! Oh well... here is Jessica's counterpart, Hoyt. He was a bit faster to paint, either that or I'm...

Ugh... school starts in like two weeks! Must power paint as much as possible until it starts. And get mah game on! My Muse Title: My Muse Date: August 5, 2013 Medium: Photoshop CS3 Scale: Original is 2400px x 3200px Notes: The coolest part about this painting was how the light was playing on her face. It was like two different light...

Tentative goals for the upcoming semester: A) Learn how to work out of my head, and less from direct reference. B) Continue to learn digital, and try my damndest to get a good handle on it. C) Sell some art... Ophelia Title: Ophelia Date: August 1 - 3, 2013 Medium: Photoshop CS 3 Scale: Original is 2025px x 1350px Notes: I wanted to...