A Couple Things!

Here are some digital figure studies and a photo study of a Roman statue. I know they aren't that great, but I feel like these studies are helping me improve gradually. And I never really draw figures with the tablet, so the figures are mainly to help me get used to doing contour drawing digitally.

Velasquez master copy

It's day two for me of the Deathline challenge, and I decided to go with a master copy today of Velasquez's famous painting of Juan de Pareja.  This took around two hours in Photoshop.  I tried to do this study before about six months ago and totally failed at it, but this time around I was actually able to get it close I think.

Deathline Challenge!

The Crimson Daggers are having a year-long challenge in which each person is to set personal goals and do something productive every day for a year. One great way to make efficient improvement is to do a daily study from life. I plan to update my blog every day possible from now on with plenty of work, so keep an eye out for updates.

Wicked

I had had this illustration based on the book Wicked planned for the past year pretty much, but never got around to it. Finally I took the time to sit down and do it, and it actually didn't take longer than a day to complete. Here I've posted the original thumbnail and the final illustration.

Things Are Gradually Picking Up

I think I've secured a job for now, which means a car soon enough. I'm also living in a better area than I was a few months ago, with much more culture and opportunity. Studies are showing some improvement as well, though I do need to get started on character designs for the big project soon. I'll try to scan some traditional stuff soon as well, but for now here's just two digital studies.

More Digital Studies

I apologize for taking so long to update. I've moved back to West Virginia, though now I plan to move again within the week; that's one reason for delays, though really it can also be tied to lack of motivation at the moment. I've been dispirited for a bit, though I'm now getting back on track and ready to kick my ass harder than ever. I wish I could upload my traditional studies as well, but no scanner or camera yet. I am working on an illustration for some card game, but for now I just have a few studies to upload. My next update should be much more interesting work.

Longfellow and more

My friend Alex King allowed me to create a concept for his character (from his short story) Longfellow.  I'm hoping to work with Alex a lot more in the future, as he has some really awesome short stories (mostly of the horror genre I believe).  If you're interested in reading any of his stories, you can reach him at aking@westliberty.edu .  Along with the concept, I've also posted quick mock layouts for website designs I'd like to try (for businesses in my town).  The layouts really are just meant to show color palette and layout ideas, so they were each done in about five minutes.  And sorry for not updating in such a long while.  I'll try to pick up the pace (moving just took a lot of time to get used to).