Color is hard. Every time I get to this stage with a character I end up asking myself a million questions. What is their style? Should the color be their anti-style? What kind of harmony do I want? Is it too dull for the IP? Too Saturated? What color temperature represents the character? Etc etc.
The one thing that keeps things grounded is imagining the character in their worl...
2024-01-16 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
PSD Attached Below!
I'm really happy to have kicked off this project with this first design. While experimenting with shape language, function, colours, iconography, texture, rendering technique, etc. I exposed some things I'll want to avoid (Like drawing hundreds of rivets on each design) and established a solid foundation on which I can build. Simplifying the final layout and focusing o...
2024-01-14 16:42:53 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm starting to work out some character designs in parrallel with the Ferus Machina vehicles. I'm currently rendering up the final design for the GAZ-L, so I'll post that soon enough.
The idea for this character is a young, reckless girl who wants to explore the world but is stuck working in her father's machine body shop. I want her to pilot the GAZ-L eventually, so I'm...
2024-01-14 02:57:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I hope you all spent some nice holidays and are ready for the year ahead. I can personally say I came back inspired and energized!
Here are some sketches and a test page for a new world-building project I just started last week - FERUS MACHINA. I won't spill too many details right now since I'm still working out how things work and what the visual la...
Today I polished up and finished the drawing for this character. I imagine her being a swift and silent rogue who hunts demons that dwell in the night realm. If you were wondering where she puts her knives when she's not using them, she uses the skulls on her hips as sheaths - just stabs them in there I guess.
In regards to the concept design, I tried using moon-shaped elements and ...
2023-12-19 04:24:08 +0000 UTC View Post
10:30 - 12pm
Hey everyone! I'm still working on the assassin character from a couple weeks ago, but now I'm in the later refinement stages - cleaning up the drawing and working out some final details.
This is the last workshop of the year! I am taking a couple weeks to visit family and friends over the holidays and will be back in january to start anew.
10:30 - 12:00pm ET
Today I'm shading some of the design sketches I started last stream. We will discuss establishing a lightsource, values, ambient occlusion, and edges. See you soon!
2023-11-26 15:22:03 +0000 UTC View Post
10:30am - 12:00pm ET
Today I'm continuing to work on a character design I started this week. I'm in the costume exploration phase, where I'm looking at shape design, silhouette, and storytelling. See you there!
2023-11-19 15:09:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the process summary and the PSD file for the "Painting Anatomy" workshop! I hope it can serve as a guide to render believable figures.
1. DRAWING.
Probably the most important stage. A good drawing is a good plan. It should have well established structure, proportions, and a solid indication of light and shadow - more specifically, the delineation between light and shadow using...
10:30-12pm ET
Today I am painting up a figure drawing I did this week. We will cover the colour blocking and modeling stage of the painting process as well as discuss how to render form and believable skin tones. See you there!
2023-11-12 15:08:09 +0000 UTC View Post
10:30-12pm ET
Today we're going to cover the basic proportions of the human body. Understanding these fundamentals helps you create believable characters and gives a strong base for further stylizations and invention.
2023-11-05 15:09:02 +0000 UTC View Post
11am-1pm ET
Today I'll be working on some funny and expressive portrait studies! We'll talk about how the face structure changes with expressions and how to map out proportions to acheive a balanced but dynamic drawing. See you there!
2023-10-29 14:35:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Finished up this character this afternoon. I drew the whole thing using a gradient map but I prefer the classic black & white drawing look. Just a fun one to get it the Halloween mood! 🦇
2023-10-23 00:17:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Streaming 10am - 12pm ET
Today I'm starting a bit earlier to try wrapping up a Halloween themed pinup character I've been working on. Feel free to pop by and ask any questions!
2023-10-22 13:45:47 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been experimenting a bit with new brushes and sketching on a toned background. I'm really enjoying the feeling of sketching on a mid value and using the raw sketch as an underpainting. So far it supplies just enought information when I glaze over with color and keeps just a bit of the unerlying paper grain in the finished painting.
2023-10-10 02:14:04 +0000 UTC View Post
10:30 - 12:00 pm
Today I'll be studying a portrait a talking specifically about shape design. I think this is one of the most valuable aspects of drawing and painting and will change the way you see your art and references. I've attached the reference I'll be using below if you want to follow along!
2023-10-08 14:20:56 +0000 UTC View Post
10:30 - 12pm ET
Today I'll talk about some key aspects of hardsurface design and things to keep in mind when drawing techy elements. See you there!
2023-10-01 13:18:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are some sketches I did over my vacation. The luggage page was done waiting for my flight to Rome and the building facade was my view from the first hotel I stayed at. I love looking back through a sketchbook and seeing these little captures of moments in time. It really brings me back to the moment and the way I was feeling.
The hands and legs page was done sitting on a stone bench ...
2023-09-30 14:14:40 +0000 UTC View Post
10:30am-12pm ET
Hey everyone! I just arrived from Rome and to shake off the rust I'll be doing some anatomy studies today. Feel free to drop by and say hello! I'm glad to get back into the swing of things.
2023-09-24 12:42:11 +0000 UTC View PostHello! This month has been very chaotic for me so far. I will be in Rome for the next week (so sadly there will be no workshop stream this Sunday) Despite the fact I'm a little all over the place, we still have a challenge this month!
To keep it simple, I challenge you to a traditional sketching showdown. Pen or pencil on paper. Take a sketchbook to your favorite location and sketch...
2023-09-14 19:31:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Got around to finishing the figure painting I started a couple weeks ago in the workshop!
2023-09-10 20:21:03 +0000 UTC View Post
10:30 - 12pm ET
Today I am finally looking over your submissions for the August figure drawing challenge!! And to keep out of trouble with Youtube, I added some underwear. I probably won't go as in dpeth as the last review stream (which lasted over 3 hours...) but I'll try to hit some key notes for each drawing.
Thank you all for your patience and for your beautiful drawings! See yo...
2023-09-10 13:47:44 +0000 UTC View PostToday's workshop stream is canceled. I have been sick for the last few days and my voice hasn't recovered. I was really excited to look at all the figure drawings from last month's challenge, but it will have to wait till the next stream.
See you next week!
2023-09-03 13:15:24 +0000 UTC View Post
10:30 - 12:00 pm ET
Today I'm going to work on a figure painting. The goal here is just to work on my painting skills (Interpreting structure, color, and value) without using a compleded drawing as a guide. This is a great exercise to break up drawing-specific studies, and challenges my brain to juggle many different factors at once.
2023-08-27 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Finished this illustration tonight! Was a lot of fun to paint and decided to add a quick background just for some storytelling.
2023-08-23 02:18:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Streaming until 12pm
Good morning! Today I'm coloring one of my old character designs - Spiky. Just having a relaxing morning. Feel free to drop in and ask me any questions, even if it has nothing to do with art :)
2023-08-20 13:40:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for the delay. I'll keep it simple this month!
This month's challenge is a figure drawing challenge. Choose a figure of your liking and draw them as well as you can. Focus on the pose, the anatomy, and the structure of your figure and stick to black & white if you decide to shade them!
If you want to take it a step further, trace and write down every muscle yo...
2023-08-13 16:32:13 +0000 UTC View Post
10:30 - 12pm ET
Today I'm working on some figure sketches.
2023-08-13 14:13:17 +0000 UTC View Post
10:30-12pm ET
I'm reviewing the July Monthly Challenge submissions in today's livestream (Starting in an hour)! Feel free to post any last minute submissions in the monthly challenge channel! Cheers:)
2023-08-06 13:27:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the character I drew in the last character design workshop. She probably wouldn't hold up for a long time on the battlefield with her dinky pistol and cork wedges. But if she goes down, she goes down in style. No threat will deter her from looking fashionable or sway her from ultimate instragramability.
2023-07-30 16:21:17 +0000 UTC View Post