I have learned a lot about myself over the last two and a half years. On the day my daughter was born, I stood there holding her i my arms and I realized I had to find my way artistically. It’s hard to put it into words, but the purpose of my life was shifting and […]
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Well, I finally finished my Jafar painting. This is the first in a set that I am working on and it was a ton of fun to work on and develop. Disney has a huge place in my heart and paying homage to these great villains is going to be a ton of fun. If
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So, no that I have a values painting that I am happy with, I can take that painting and add color. Here are the values version of the painting and then the colors as they stand. From here it’s details and texture to make the whole thing leave the realm of an animated look and
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I decided to go nostalgic for awhile and paint some fun portraits of Disney villains. I decided to start with Jafar. Here’s my work in progress shots. I’ll upload more as I go. Here’s my original drawing and the first part of the gray-scaling process.
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I love painting traditional subject matter as much as I love painting fantastical things and imaginative worlds. And truthfully painting those traditional scenes help me better my understanding of the world which then helps my fantasy paintings be more convincing. I decided to take a small break from some of my bigger more conceptual pieces and painted
I decided to take my recent sketch, “The Master of the Valley” and develop it further. It was a ton of fun as I found a new brush setting that got me the loose painterly feeling I was looking for in the first place. Really happy with how it came out. It’s y first foray
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I did a quick study of a landscape picture and it turned into a piece of concept art. That’s how it does sometimes. I love shots like this. Some small city perched on the edge of nothing and then THE APOCALYPSE OUTSIDE!!! Loads of fun. And I pray it never becomes a reality! Click the picture to enlarge!
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Finally cranked out the rest of my Daisy Kutter fan art. If you haven’t heard of Daisy Kutter, please do yourself a favor and check it at Kazu’s website here: http://www.boltcity.com/daisy.htm You might not be able to find a copy any more but there’s a bunch of great previews there and you can see what he’s
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I am a big fan of Kazu Kibuishi’s work and started up a piece of fan art based on his great Daisy Kutter character. This is still a work in progress. I will have the most recent painting done this week sometime. And I also did a quick light study for fun, no references, just
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Here’s another quick drawing I did today. Spent about an hour on it, flexing the muscles of adding two animals into one. My choice: An Eagle and a Snail!
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