Pious

Pious

Another texture and colour piece.  Limiting the palette.

Bloodsports 13 Time Warriors

Bloodsports 13 Time Warriors 

Bloodsports returned and I could not pass.  I really ran out of time on this. I only spent a week so it did not leave enough time to polish.  I skimped on the studies.  The one I did to completion I did not end up using.  That was the lizard which was supposed to be for scale mail.  I did spend time on the thumbnails and I think the composition worked but I needed more time to get the contrast. I will return to it.  I am doing the next bloodsports so I will hopefully get a more polished piece. 

Studies

Daffodil

Daffodil

In celebration of Easter.  
It is still bitterly cold here doesn't feel like spring.  
First still life study in a while.  Must do more.

Bot2

Bot2

Just some nonsense while tricking around with some textures and colour. 

Sketches 22

More sketching.  Yeah!

Fighters

Fighters

This started life as the exercise below which was some figure drawing practice.  I attempted to take it a little further then realised how hard it would be for me .  Left for a few weeks then went back and resolved to finish it in some way.  It was difficult and a real stretch but I have found that that has been the best way for me to learn so I got to be prepared to fail.  I like the colours in this and some of the treatments but this really brings home how much I have to learn.

Horned Lizard-study

Horned Lizard

Ah have not done a straight forward study fro a photo in a long time.  This was quite a challenge.  I did not set a time limit.  It took probably 3 hours or so.  The reference for this can be found on a site belonging to Richard Seaman. There are lots of other great lizard photos there so check them out.