Saturday, September 14, 2013

Canada landscape study 5


Canada landscape study 5
A landscape study just to try out getting useful marks down quickly.  This took about 75 minutes.  I livestreamed the work .  Last Canada landscape is here (2011!) .




Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Outrun


Outrun

 Another doodle that I kept on working on.  don't think I would have been brave enough to go for this out right.  really tough getting horses to approach recognisable. Will do a study next to recover. 

Monday, September 9, 2013

Sketches and studies

Sketches and studies


When I am doing the longer pieces I break it up doing some sketches and doodles and short studies .  I know I should be doing more of this but day work makes it really difficult to just do some loose stuff and I have wanted to do more finished work.  May try and flip those priorities  for a while. 

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Hunting the cave bear

cave bear hunt
Hunting the cave bear
For a change I started this image out with a line drawing working out most of the details. Then value.  The image below is where I was at before I went in with colour.    I changed some of the poses a bit later on.


Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Expressions study

Expressions study






This was the next lesson of Suzanne Helmigh following on from the skulls. To be honest I would need a lot more practice at this but I can see how this would be really useful.  

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Goldfish speedpaint

Goldfish speedpaint


A second glass study.  The reference is from LemnosExplorer  on DA.
Just have to say these bowls are waaay too small for these fish.   Hope they went to a better home. 

Big Bear Game Art

  I started creating a series of promotional art for a ficticious game.  This was to practice going through the design process.  I have foun...