Christophe Young

Design Practice

I often do this kind of practice to build my visual library, practice new shapes, and test things in my workflow. Only the last fantasy armor is my original design. The others are clothing and a cosplay from pinterest that I transferred to the base body I am working over. I was focusing on getting nice material definition with as few layers as possible while still keeping the flexibility of cha...

Workshop Livestream 03 - Design Hands and Feet

Workshop Livestream 03 - Designing Hands and Feet

Sunday, April 2nd, 10:30am-12pm ET.

I'll be discussing the construction, gesture, and anatomy of hands and feet. I'll also cover how to design them from imagination and integrate them into your character poses. 

I will post the link tomorrow once the stream gets started. See you there!

Figure Study

This pose actually proved to be a real challenge, but I like how it turned out in the end. I was really focusing on sculpting the form and getting some nice color variation in the skin.  I attached the PSD if you'd like to see how I build the painting.

Anatomy Study - Timelapse

Anatomy Study

I don't draw dudes often but when I do they better be jacked as hell! :D The process vid will be up on Youtube tomorrow.

Scarred

I know she kinda looks like Scarlett Johansson but is wasn't intentional haha.

Scarred

I did this quick illustration last night and uploaded the whole process:) Enjoy

Workshop Livestream 02 - Shading Technique

Class is in Session! Today I'll be covering how I use my main brush to shade drawings and develop believable volumes.

Workshop Livestream 02 - Shading Techniques

Sunday, March 26th, 10:30am-12pm ET.

I'll be covering how I use my main brush to shade drawings and develop believable volumes. 

I will post the link tomorrow once the stream gets started. See you there!

Jessy Illustration Package

Here is a step-by-step breakdown of the illustration process as well as the original PSD file and brushes.

Jessy Illustration

I switched up the color scheme in the end but I like how it turned out with the charcoal grey against the neon green! It brings out a bit more of a scifi feeling even if the clothing is worn down. 

Jessy Illustration WIP

This week I'm painting up this character:) I can't quite decide on a color scheme and I might try some bold ones too in case something pops and feels right.

Workshop Livestream 01

Class is in Session! Today we're discussing pose types and how to build a pose from imagination using a few fundamental tools and key principles.

Reincarnated Process Video

I created a timelapse video to show the whole drawing process. This video will be made public once the checks are complete, but you can check it out here for now! I really enjoyed designing this character turnaround, and it goes to show that design and illustration really go hand in hand for me. Enjoy!

Reincarnation Design

Finally finished this character today :D I'm really happy with how she turned out! The process video is currently being exported and should be up on YouTube first thing in the morning tomorrow.

Workshop Livestream 01 - Gesture and Creating Poses

Sunday, March 19th, 10am-12pm ET.

I'll be discussing gesture drawing and building a character pose from the core structures of the body - the ribcage ad pelvis.

I will post the link tomorrow once the stream gets started. See you there!

Character Design WIP

We hit 50 Patrons today Wohooo! :D Thank you so much to every one of you and I hope you are all enjoying the content so far! I'm currently fleshing out this character design from my Reincarnation illustration. I thought she maybe deserved a couple more drawings hehe. Still a lot of design decisions to be made but I think I have a solid base to build on.

I'm also putting together a video o...

Reincarnation Illustration WIP

Testing out some different backgrounds for this illustration. I think I prefer the darker one with the blood in the red water. It really gives the impression that there's something menacing going on.

Sunday Livestream

Starting in 15mins:)

Figure Study

A nice figure drawing with some process images to end off the week.

Jessy

Wrapped this one up today. Another drawing of Jessy but in an action pose because I liked her design. I hope you like it too!:) 

First Livestream!

Hey everyone! I understand it's short notice, but I'll be hosting my first patron-only livestream tomorrow (Sunday, March 12) from 10am - 12pm ET. Everyone is welcome to join, and if you can't make it during the stream, it will be available to view afterward.

Disclaimer: This will be more of a test stream and a chance for me to say hi. From now on, I'll try hosting a week...

Jessy 2 WIP

I'm working on another piece based on my previous drawing of Jessy. In this early stage, I've laid out the figure drawing capturing the pose I want, and worked a bit on the face since it's the most important element. I can now plan out the costume design on top and see how the shape design will complement the gesture of the underlying figure. I try to be bold with my decisions and not hold back...

Portrait Reference Analysis

This is a breakdown of my analysis for the first portrait sketch I drew in my latest Head Studies 4 video. I hope this helps you in your study!

The beautiful reference photo is from here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BhafztUHILq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Head Studies 4

Here is the process video for the portrait studies I posted a couple weeks ago.

Illustration Poll

This month, which drawing should I turn into a full-color illustration?

Big Gun

Finished this one up today:) Pretty happy with how it turned out. I like the contrast between the bodysuit and the big coat and gun. My drawing process for the coat and gun will be up on youtube shortly!

March Update

Hey everyone! Just a quick update on where I'm at. As you know I'm still in the early days of my patreon and I'm figuring out a schedule and how I can offer each tier valuable content. I'll do my best to release drawings and/or illustrations on a weekly bases even if they're just work in progress so you can follow my creative process.

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WIP

Today is a day of WIPs I guess. Trying to figure out I started drawing this character out this week and I'm figuring out what I want to do with her design.