Couldn’t sleep started doodling this and ended up just coloring it way to late into the night. My fav part is once the base colors are blocked in the layer building process begins.
Scrapped Ideas 09-12-2014
Sometimes after spending way too long on a project you realize at the end stage it never started right from the beginning.
You live you learn as simple as that.
Process Post 08-23-2014
This year I came across a great thought process site called Sketch Dailies. The basic premise is everyday the admin post a theme and artist from all over the world submit their own take on the daily theme.
The other day Baobhan Sith was the daily theme. After doing some research on the theme fyi: it’s a Scottish fairy with feet of a goat that entices young men, I came up with the following concept.
Kill La Kill Fanart 08-18-2014
Almost at the end of Kill La Kill it’s been an amazing ride. This is the type of series as soon as it ends I will need their art books in my hands ASAP.
I did this sketch the other day and decided to spend way to long rendering it. I have no regrets about it.
Moon Power 06-18-2014
Sketch Dailies theme the other day was Sailor Moon. I grew up watching it just because back then any anime you could get your hands on no matter what the series, you learned something about the creative process while viewing.
Also it was pretty good for what it was.
Process Post 06-14-2014
With World Cup right around the corner I wanted to do a sketch of a character based on the home team colors. I ended up scanning it and finishing the entire concept in Photoshop. Ever so often I like to post a visual walkthrough so people can see the steps I take in my creative process.
After the image is redrawn in Photoshop, color values are added afterwards a heavily dithered and distorted background image is inserted in the background.
European Inking Illustration 05-14-2014
While doing some reading the other night, I had an idea to try digital inking using just a quill nib for black lines. It’s a fun technique I want to try revisiting on something like a complete panel at some point.
The image is based on this awesome cosplay image from Deviantart.
Process Post 05-09-2014
Ever so often I like to post a visual walkthrough so people can see the steps I take in my creative process. Once the final sketch is done it’s scanned. After scanning the line art has color values added along with gradients and shadows based on light source. It’s always fun to think of something loud for the background sometimes.
Reference Illustration 03-21-2014
Just trying out some multiple layer illustration effects. The reference image was taken from The Sartorialist a great site for quick fashion references.
Thumbnail Illustration 03-10-2014
Skimming an art site the other day they mentioned the idea of lots of thumbnails before putting in the long hours on a finish piece that just doesn’t work out.
For fun I drew a bunch of profiles, then picked one very fast and sloppy added light sources and a couple of color values.
Process Post 02-05-2014
Ever so often I like to post a visual walkthrough so people can see the steps I take in my creative process.
I wanted to try a variation on the greaser pin-up girl theme I have been just experimenting with for a while now. This time after the final concept was sketched on paper, it was scanned and recreated using solid shapes tool.
Vector Concept 02-03-2014
Thinking about Suda51 games and Jet Grind Radio lately. Basic character design based on La Femme Nikita forced to fight etc. etc. I want to revisit this maybe in Anime Studio with a 15-30 sec. short clip.
