sketch

need to do more studies and get more fundamentals down.

Gun Ship

Just working up some Sci Fi into my life. Designing a ship that looks like it is engineered by an alternate reality version of humanity. It has an escape vessel built in so the rearward portion could break away in an emergency.

Obsidian

Just working on some environment concepts.

edit: I decided to make it a wider camera angle. Also I got some good feedback to move the horse out of the area on the right and increase contrast in the sunlight area. I think it is better.

Kaiser Wilhelm II

I have been reading called George, Nicholas, and Wilhelm by Miranda Carter. It is about these three first cousins that were the rulers of England, Russia, and Germany leading up to the first world war. Reading about the tragic circumstances of Wilhelms birth and upbringing make one cringe with a mixture of disgust and empathy. His left arm was injured during the extensive labor which almost killed his mother. Up until the age of 10 he underwent medieval forms of therapy, from stretching on a rack, electrical shocks and "animal bath's" in which his arm was plunged into a freshly killed hare.

I took some liberties as the animal baths ended by age 2 and I doubt they were all conducted at once, but these truth's are stranger than fiction anyways.

French Girls

I had a wonderful time at the Westerfield Mansion in San Francisco drawing the Gallery Girls, a group of terrific models who pose for artists, often in interesting costumes and with unique themes. Last night's theme was French Girls, so the music was a mix of French pop and classics dating back to the cabaret days of Paris. The Mansion has an interesting history and is maintained with antique furniture and decor, looking as if it were the late 1800's. There was a lively group of artists, several of them from other game studios all painting, drawing, and photographing our talented models. I highly recommend looking into future events if you are looking to improve your figure drawing skills and socialize with some other creative types.

Swordsman Rendered further

I tried to take this guy a bit further and render a single focal area. This was a recommendation from Silvio Aebischer. He is an excellent concept artist and worked at Oddworld as a driver of those games artistic vision. He recently came by Crowdstar and did some lectures and demos. It was a really great opportunity.

Dream Stone Color

I dropped the previous post in color. I did make some comp changes, once color came in and tried to get the scale more dramatic and closer to the original dream.