By the ruin

By the ruin

Tried something different for this one by setting down the value and then going in with colour.

Glass Speedpaint 1

Glass Speedpaint 1

Glass the topic for the speedpaint group this month.  Here is the first offering.  Stock courtesy of Tanyuuu  on DA. 

Stream Painting

Stream Painting

Have not done an oil painting in a long while.  This was in response to a deep pang of guilt.  I bought a pochade last year.  It was the worst Summer in years with no chance of getting out and trying it out.  This year the best Summer in years and the weather coincided with me moving house and starting new job. This was a photo I took just before I moved. 

Powering On

Powering On

This guy was a triumph of patience.  Doodled a bit, got about half way and just struggled to figure out how to continue.  Really tempted to stop and move on to something else, but as ever, if I feel I am struggling there is something to be learned so I kept with it. 

Skull Study 4

Skull Study 4

Continuing the skull studies. 

Sketches 27

Sketches 27.  Hmm change in colour palette. 

An Offering

An Offering

This one  started out as a quick doodle and looked interesting enough to develop further.  Still like that initial sketch.

Skull Study 3

Skull Study 3

The last of the series of skull studies.  Did this one at the weekend so I took some more time rendering it.  Spending time doing these studies also means you have time to think on the subject matter.  This also reminded me of a video I saw recently of  sculpting the aging process.

Skull Study 2

Skull Study 2

Following on from the first study this is a 3/4 view.  This one was a lot quicker than the first. 

Skull Study 1

Skull Study 1

There were a few mentoring classes run on crimson Daggers a while back.  I did not try any of them at the time.  The resources are all still available.  I thought I would try and follow the mentoring class run by Suzanne Helmigh.  I did watch some of the classes live and it seemed like a well structure program so why not.  The first class required some skull studies.  Here is the first. 

Green Door Study

Green Door

 A study of a shed door to practice textures. 

Pursuit

Pursuit

Started this trying out some different brushes and the custom shape tool and it went from there.

Dogs Sketch 3

Dogs Sketch 3

Haven't done a sketch of these guys in a while.  Being dog sitting for the past few weeks.  Should really try sketching them in motion next.

Casting Room

Casting Room

Started out as a doodle and I kept going with it to get some practice with the rendering.  Composition could have been better.