Friday, November 16, 2012

Christmas Tree speedpaint

Christmas Tree speedpaint


Following the previous speedpaint study.This was a stock photos from midnightstouchSTOCK
and the group is run on there.  I think it was about 90 minutes.  

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!




Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012

Sketches 3








Some more poses and stills sketches and drawing.  Trying to keep the momentum going and get some nicer lines. 

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Character King Arthur

King Arthur Character
King Arthur Japanese
King Arthur - Japanese




The Crimson Daggers are currently running some mentoring sessions.  I did not apply for any as I was concerned that I would not be able to give sufficient time to the lessons.  There is no problem taking some of the homework from the sessions.  I am having a go at Character development .  It is something I have done very little of.  The series will be characters from the King Arthur myth but the twist is that the characters must be from a different area/culture.  I chose Japanese Heian period.  Not too excited how this one turned out.  Will try a different approach for the second one - Merlin.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Sketches 2




Keeping the sketches going and did this mud photo study to help with a personal piece. 

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

halloween - house of horror

halloween house horror
House of Horror


Did this as a matt painting exercise at Halloween.  I started out with a google maps image and dropped some textures painted then lit.  



Sunday, November 4, 2012

Sketches 1




I am trying to get more practice in so have committed some time to just sketching.  These are screenshots from Game of Thrones but I am also going to work on gestures, hands and feet.  So here are the first of many I hope.  




















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