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. 

Sketches 28

Sketches 28

Got a chance to do a few more screen caps.

Hunting the cave bear

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.

Expressions study

Expressions study

This was the next lesson of Suzanne Helmighs  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.  

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. 

By the ruin

By the ruin

Tried something different for this one by setting down the value and then going in with colour.