gestures 1

I need to improve at the figure as a whole, at pose, posture, movement, expression, and holistic anatomy.

Composition thumbnail practice

More TV Characters

I've painted 29 TV characters and I already see how much I've improved since the first set (TNG). I think part of it has been learning how to use some of my brushes, and how to see the definitions in the face's planes more clearly. These have really paid off! I need to do a lot more photo studies!!

Nature Walk: Mushrooms

"Queen" sketch (unfinished project)

Clown

Twisters

Tell me what you see

From a screenshot of Minority Report.

Tall Tale of Epicness (WIP)

 

I am working on cards for Jeff to make his own personal smash up deck. Sadly I've put this off for a while and I want to work on it again very soon.

Characters Dear

 

These are all fairly quickly worked, 1-4 portraits with the whole set being done in 3 or 4 days each. I was working from resource but not copying identically, allowing myself to interpret a little and thinking about where i want to go to differentiate myself someday in terms of a style. I still don't have one. I think largely the problem is that I don't feel very line confident and that my visual library and muscle memory are limited so that when I don't know something very well i generalize that portion and it becomes "toony" I don't have a problem with a cartoon or semi realistic effect, i just want to do it on purpose instead of  out of a place of weakness.

Also, this was really great working with sets of faces from a couple favorite shows. They each have a variety of features and personalities. I would like doing more of this.

Man of clay

Making a camp fire

 Try.....

Try again...