Thursday, October 9, 2014

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

White Zombie - "Electric Head Part 1 & 2"

Digital Painting: Self-Portraits


Title: Digital Painting: Self-Portraits
Date: September 26 & 30 & October 3, 2014
Medium: Photoshop CC / CS6
Scale: Original is 3000px x 3000px

Notes: For digital painting class we were to paint four different variants of self-portraits, each using different approaches. Of course the realistic approach suits me best, but it was fun to try different ways of painting.
Illustration 5: Absolved Character Archetype #4 - Foundling (WIP)







Title: Illustration 5: Absolved Character Archetype #4 - Foundling (WIP)
Medium: Photoshop CS6
Scale: Varies.

Notes: Just working on the next character archetype. I can honestly say that I have the character down it feels like, but the background needs a ton of work. I think I want to go the creepy Sam Wolfe Connelly route on this one. Have some dark stuff in the background, because let's face it... these kids are psychotic!

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Illustration 5: Absolved Character Archetype #3 - Germs

  



Title: Illustration 5: Absolved Character Archetype #3 - Germs
Date: September 17 - 30, 2014
Medium: Photoshop CS6
Scale: Sketches vary, Final is 11" x 17"

Notes: This one kind of surprised me a little. It was definitely a super fun piece to work on, and I have a ton more that I want to do!
Overall, the marionettes have always been the most intriguing to me. I want to paint them a ton more!
This is the final for character number three. More to come.
Twenty One Pilots - "Migraine"

Digital Painting: Shaving is a Bitch


Title: Digital Painting: Shaving is a Bitch
Date: September 26 & 30, 2014
Medium: Photoshop CC / CS6
Scale: Original is 3000px x 3000px

Notes: Continuing on the digital painting portrait tradition, here's the first of many to come. Using portraits that we took, we were to basically copy what we see and try to replicate it to the best of our ability. Each portrait will have a different feel to it. Again, this is the first of many.
As a side note, we were to save every fifteen minutes. The result is below.



Thursday, September 25, 2014

Digital Painting: Self-Portraits

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Title: Digital Painting: Self-Portraits
Date: September 25, 2014

Notes: Okay... so... I HATE TAKING SELF-PORTRAITS! I feel like an absolute dork no matter what I do in them.
That being said, I decided in the pictures to take it to the maximum dorkitude!
Going to pick four of them and paint them for the assignment coming up... UGH!

At least I can say that they were shot by my pappy-in-law. Who happens to be pretty nifty with a camera.
Check out his stuff: Dogman707
The Flirty Herbalist


Title: The Flirty Herbalist
Date: September 22, 2014
Medium: Photoshop CS6
Scale: Original is 1500px x 1500px

Notes: Again, I was staring at the old Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale character portraits. 
This is my second attempt at a fantasy character portrait done in that style. Trying to push into using reference effectively.
Also... here's where I'm getting ideas for the color schemes: http://www.seventhsanctum.com/generate.php?Genname=quickchar

And just for fun... here's the tutorial.


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