Landscape

Something a little different for me, a speedpaint landscape from a photoref:



The objective was to concentrate on color and value, so I worked from a relatively "simple" reference; simple insofar as it was a pretty generic-looking landscape, which allowed for a high fudge factor.

Didn't use any linework, started out with blobs of form and tightened it as I went along. Chroma in the foreground is a little high, but that was intentional-- I find that my paintings tend to be a little flat, so I'm trying to push the color a little more.

Just have to keep practicing...

Sea Scout

Undersea scout ship on patrol:



Some concept art that started as a doodle while on the train to work...

Robot Alley

A random doodle from out of my sketchbook... I like that it seems to suggest a story, I'm thinking maybe a private detective meeting up with a cyborg informant in the back alley of some seedy spaceport.

Mira final

Okay, I think I'm done.

Latest Mira stage

The Mira portrait is just about close to done...



I've put in more detail than I originally planned at the outset, which is unexpected since I'm only working with a canvas of 384 x 512 pixels. Darn zoom tool, it's so easy to get lost in it. But that's okay, I'm just going with the flow. I have to work on her neck and body, and then add the finishing touches, and that should do it. Almost there...

Mira continued

Here's where I'm at with the Mira portrait at the moment:



I've been laying down darker tones, molding some dimension into it, and it feels like it's starting to pop out some. I'm trying to be careful not to overwork it, zoom out from time to time and make sure I've still got a sense of the whole picture. I think I might leave the painting alone for a little while and let it stew, and come back at it later with fresher eyes. That, and spend some time with Mira :)

Mira-in-progress

A couple stages of the Mira painting:



Right now I'm working on the halftones, pushing some of the values, tightening up details as I go along... I want the final version to be somewhat painterly, I'd like to be able to see the brushstrokes.