Zelda Redesign -Study 3

after ivan_aivazovskii

ivan aivazovskii_1817_1900

To build an environment for this image I went to ivan aivazovskii.  a master of moody atmospheric ocean scenes.  I had previously made a study of one of his paintings.  I went about doing a very quick lunchtime study. This is as far as I got.    

Zelda Redesign -Study 2

Master and Commander Film Still Study

I did this study because the pose was pretty close to the comp and seafaring vibe.  The braiding was useful.  The pose was modified.  I had to keep all these studies short or I would not have time to finish the main image.  So no more than 2 hours.

Zelda Redesign -Study

Needed to pick a style and I choose more realistic than cartoon.  The reason for this was just that this is what I tend to produce more readily and I thought it would be good overall practice.  I needed some portrait and pose studies this was the first.

Composition-Windwaker Reworked

After some research did some compositional work.  The brief was not to use previous Zelda designs but keep the nautical theme plus include at least the main 3 characters.  I decided at the outset to depict just Link, Gannon and Zelda. I also wanted to keep it to one wrap around image.  

I started with some thumbs then picked one and did some comps.  I took the one at the top and started doing some studies to bring to the image.

Bloodsports 7 - Windwaker Reworked!

Bloodsports 7 - Zelda Windwaker Reworked.  Never played or even saw played a Zelda game.  That was not going to be an excuse not to complete this challenge, so first up a little research and then some compositional work.  

Roses - Oil Painting

Roses Oil Painting

Had not done any oil painting in a while.  Valentines day rolled around and there were a lot of roses on sale so I took the opportunity.  This was going to be a very conventional still life but it drifted away form it pretty fast.  Drew the roses in pencil - it was really nice sketch.  Went over it with acrylic and it got obliterated so I just dove in with the paint.  I completed the background in the next sitting.  Sorry about light - energy saving bulbs- not so great some times.  

After Arkhipov Along the River Oka Masters study 2

After Arkhipov Along the River Oka

Arkhipov Along the River Oka

Following the last masters study,completed at Christmas, I made another one by the same artist.   This one was completed in a much shorter time frame maybe 6 hours over a few evenings.  All done in Photoshop and about 95 % of it was made with one brush.  These are a blast to do and not as demanding as the challenge work I have being doing.  I think I need to put what I have learned from these into practice.