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...

Independent Study: The Displaced 2 Title: Independent Study: The Displaced 2Date: November 4 - 8, 2013Medium: Pencil, Photoshop CS3 Scale: Varies Notes: More of The Displaced. This is mostly just some pose / outfit studies, and trying to really get a feel for what their hands and bodies look like. They are essentially dirty homeless people...

So, I found another site very similar to posemanics, only a bit more refined. Quickposes. It has these really cool challenge modes. Try it out! Also, because I'm a little slow on the pickup, Marc Brunet has this awesome tutorial on how to make custom brushes. Because of this, I've pretty much changed (again) my method for painting digitally. I made...

Speed Painting Brush Test Title: Speed Painting Brush TestDate: November 1, 2013Medium: Photoshop CS3 Notes: I think I'm gaining an appreciation for multiple brushes. Keep in mind this one is purposefully rough because I was only using this as a thirty-minute warm-up before starting to work yesterday. Regardless though, I think it turned...

Independent Study: The Displaced 1 Title: Independent Study: The Displaced 1Date: October 29 - 31, 2013Medium: Photoshop CS6, Pencil Scale: Varies Notes: And so begins the final characters. The Displaced. They are literally homeless people that live in the London Underground. They are sickly, they are disgusting, they even have strange,...