A diary of my adventures in art from painting to 3D animation. I have added work over 10 years so it has become a record of my changing abilities and interests. Contact me if you have any questions.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Kingdom of Heaven still in Photoshop
Kingdom of Heaven still in Photoshop |
This is the last of a series of longer studies in Photoshop. It concludes this group of exercises which represent the most finished work I have managed in Photoshop. This took between 10 and 11 hours. The plan now is to try and put a personal piece together and try and finish it to this level. Simple right?
I currently working on a landscape oil painting - if I tip away at it every night this week it should be done by the weekend.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Pepper number. two Photoshop study
Pepper 2 |
This is a still life study in Photoshop. Took about 2 hours. It turned out OK but I should probably do a few more of these lower light studies. The green work in this is definitely poorer. I used some subdued lighting as all the speed painting work had been in a direct strong light. The good news is that my trusty pepper plants have kept producing. I will have at least two more larger peppers this year before the plant rests.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Troy Still Photoshop study
Troy Still Photoshop study |
Thought I would take advantage of some free time to do another detailed study so in keeping with the theme already established, I copied a still from Troy. This took about 8 hours in total. The rendering on the armour was tough and still had to take a few shortcuts with it.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Roman Helmet Photoshop Study
I completed a study in photoshop of a brass roman officer helmet. The reference image on the right was obtained from the website Wulflund. There site had some really great high resolution images of their products. They offer a range of items from ancient and medieval times. If your into re-enactment they have got a lot of really good looking kit.
This was a study to practice rendering materials. This was the first time I had tried to make an image approaching photo realism. This image took between 10-12 hours over a few days. It seems edge control was the key to creating the illusion. It is 29 X 29 cm but only at 72 dpi. The 72 dpi was a rooky mistake. It should have probably been 300 dpi.
The lower resolution made representing the small details to a high finish not possible.
I guess I learned something which was the whole point of the exercise.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Last in speed oil painting series- a camera
Camera |
Autumn oil hedgerows oil painting
Autumn Hedgerows |
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