Painting Practice

For Christmas, I ended up getting a new drawing tablet, so I decided what better way to break it in than with some practice painting! 

I've been wanting to get better at my painting technique, so I've taken up doing 30 minute paintings. This is sadly from a reference picture, but I wanted something to try out, see what I could do with the new guy. Overall, I'm happy with what I produced after 30 minutes. 

Dichotomy of Sisters

The theme this time around was Frozen, so I decided to play off of the idea of the two sisters and how the reflect each other. 

This is all done in Photoshop this time around. My painting skills are still lacking a good bit, so I wanted to force myself to do something that I'm not naturally comfortable with. Overall, I'm happy with how this one turned out. We'll see if down the road I have to readdress some of the issues I have with it, but overall I think this is a good finished product for now. 

Meditation

Oh my goodness, I do not like how few are far between these posts are. But sadly, with me stuck in retail at the moment and Christmas upon us, they are probably going to continue being a bit spotty.

This is my quick submission for the theme "Ninja Turtles" in the group I'm in. This was drawn and painted in Photoshop. I ended up trying to go with a cel shaded style, since that would be quickest for me. I've always liked the individual personalities of the Turtles, so I wanted something that would showcase each in their training. 

Space Girl

I've been busy as of late working on some random projects and getting a resume ready to start sending out, so sadly I haven't been able to get anything new posted in a while. But that ends today! 

I wanted to get some more practice in with my painting ability in Photoshop. To that end, I ended up talking to my friend, the ever-talented Josh Addessi, who graciously sent me some linework he had created. This is the end result, which I'm personally pretty proud of. This is what I would call the breaking point for me, where I've finally gotten into my mind a set method of painting. I was having some trouble overcoming that mental block... until now! I'm quite proud. 

And if you'd like to see more of Josh's amazing work, check him out here http://joshaddessi.blogspot.com/ or from the link on the side. 

Robotnik Propaganda - Line Work

I so enjoyed my line work with this one that I just had to post it to share. I went pretty exact for when I went into Illustrator. But I am quite proud with what I came up with here.

Robotnik Propoganda

This was a fun one. The theme was "Villains", so I used a print idea I've had for a while now. I've always wondered what type of propaganda Robotnik (not Eggman! What villain would call himself Eggman?!) used to try and ease his takeover. So, I looked back at some old Soviet Russia propaganda posters for inspiration and came up with this piece. I rather like how the finished product came out. I've got the brown color scheme, which helps to tie it all together as well. For those curious, this was drawn in Photoshop, made in Illustrator, and then shaded back in Photoshop. 

Wielders of the Triforce

The theme this time around was The Legend of Zelda, and when I was trying to think of what I wanted to do, the wielders of the Triforce came to mind. In each of the pieces, I put the corresponding holder. And when trying to think of how to design it, I got to thinking... hey, maybe a monochromatic color scheme could be fun! Thus, each is colored in various shades of the color commonly associated with them.

This was done in Photoshop and Illustrator. Most of it is brushwork, but the shapes and the Hylian crest are shapes from Illustrator. Just couldn't resist those straight easy lines. Other than that, I'm happy to be doing some focusing on my painting skills. I'm still learning techniques and trying to nail down how I work, and I think I'm starting to get a decent feel for it finally.