Comps for Miyazaki Re-Marketed!

Comps  for Miyazaki Challenge

Here are the thumbs and comps for the last Crimson Daggers Bloodsports challenge.  It was a close thing between these but in the end I worked up the one on the bottom right.  To be honest I should have done some more work on this composition.  It changed a lot after this point which I suppose is not best practice.  

Relax - Animation

Relax from The Station on Vimeo.

Directed by Peter Donnelly, Produced by Paul Kelly. Animation by Ben Harper and Sean Mullen.

Study for Miyazaki Re-Marketed!

Cloth rendering study - Photoshop

This was a quick study I did for the  bloodsports Miyazaki Re-Marketed challenge. The value range and colour on this were both limited and I guess I didn't nail it very well.  This was after 2 hours.  I definitely struggled.  Towards the end I got a better process going but 2 hours was all I could put into this. I have found a great reference with similar challenges.  I will try this type of image again.

Girl Portrait in Photoshop

Girl Portrait Photoshop

This was practice piece for the bloodsports challenge.  Done in Photoshop in about 2 hours from a photo reference.
I suck at these.  It takes me a while to resolve features.  The most successful approach so far has been to paint in masses and then refine the placement of features. It can be very ugly for a long time.