iPad Sketch

A little rough, but I managed to produce this tonight. Procreate on iPad, 1.5hrs.

 

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Happy Halloween!

Did this quick painting from an earlier sketch. iPad + Procreate, Sensu Brush stylus.

Another Blog

I've joined a sketch club of sorts, a blog called Game Art Buddies with Jim Rice. It's been good motivation! Monthly themes, and this one is of course Halloween. Here are my sketches so far, paintings to come:

Robot head sketch

Inspired by the incredible Anthony Jones! Didn't use a very good method, next one will be better. Here are a few images I saved along the way. Done in Photoshop CS5 on a Cintiq 21UX, about 2.5 hrs. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photoshop Painting Demo from Class

I did a Photoshop painting class/demo showing a lot of the basic techniques I use to paint quickly. I started out with some reference collecting, then a quick layout and color key before I demonstrated creating the final painting in the class.

I made this custom brush shape to paint the mountains.

Reference gathered from internet sources.

Quick layout

Color key, working with as large a brush as possible.

Final painting done in Photoshop CS5 on an Intuos 3 tablet, about 2 hrs.

Sketch and color correction

Here's a quick iPad sketch I did of the wife at Chik-fil-A while the kids played. Sensu FTW!

 

Unsatisfied with the color, I did some color correction in Photoforge. I blame the bad lighting, but I need to work on it!

 

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Portrait Practice

I have been feeling the need to paint more people, particularly to study skin tones and proper color and lighting. I did this one from a reference photo, but I can't say that I like the color results...the skin feels too pale and chalky. Still, it was a good learning experience. I think next time I'll spend less time on the drawing!

30 min drawing in Procreate on iPad, Sensu brush stylus

1.5 hr painting in Procreate on iPad, Sensu brush stylus