My blog has been quiet for a while, hasn't it? Well, this post is to let you all know that I haven't posted anything recently because I'm working on my class's final big project, and it's taking some time. I've got to draw and color two posters for a game idea I came up with, and I've still got two weeks to work on them. Until those are done, I doubt there will be any other posts to make.
But just so everyone doesn't stop reading just because they think I died or something, rest assured I'm very proud of the posters thus far. ;)
Friday, September 26, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Pumpkin Dinners, and Parallel Dimensions
Time for another update on College work. The education scene is going smoothly thus far, and I have a few new pieces to present.
So let's get right down to it, shall we?
The first is our first project using markers and colored pencils together to color a piece. We got two objects that had complimentary colors and put them in a still life scene, drew them, then colored them. I found that halfway through the project, I was slapping on colored pencils with abandon, not really worried what the final outcome would look like, and my professor claims that the more colors that are present, the richer the color is. So I guess my recklessness payed off.
Next, I revisited my Age inking you've seen before and did a little preparatory project. This time around, we used various shades of gray markers to map out the shading and shadow casting of our cities. I found that it was pretty intuitive once you've picked out where the light source is. That may be a side effect of having done 3D modeling in the past. In any case, this was very helpful to look at when I was actually doing the big project...
Here it is, the big project! A full colored and shaded version of my Age inking. I decided that the best kind of light source for a Myst-ish scene would be sunset, and I used my old Shizukeza piece as reference for the colors. It was very helpful. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get the water to look like WATER, but I think it at least is distinct from the sky.
Anyway, please enjoy, critique, and discuss. :D
So let's get right down to it, shall we?
The first is our first project using markers and colored pencils together to color a piece. We got two objects that had complimentary colors and put them in a still life scene, drew them, then colored them. I found that halfway through the project, I was slapping on colored pencils with abandon, not really worried what the final outcome would look like, and my professor claims that the more colors that are present, the richer the color is. So I guess my recklessness payed off.
Next, I revisited my Age inking you've seen before and did a little preparatory project. This time around, we used various shades of gray markers to map out the shading and shadow casting of our cities. I found that it was pretty intuitive once you've picked out where the light source is. That may be a side effect of having done 3D modeling in the past. In any case, this was very helpful to look at when I was actually doing the big project...
Here it is, the big project! A full colored and shaded version of my Age inking. I decided that the best kind of light source for a Myst-ish scene would be sunset, and I used my old Shizukeza piece as reference for the colors. It was very helpful. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get the water to look like WATER, but I think it at least is distinct from the sky.
Anyway, please enjoy, critique, and discuss. :D
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Repost and New
Sorry to all for the lack of updates here. I haven't gotten very much artwork done the past week or so, as I've been swamped with classes and work and stuff.
I finally got around to getting real digital scans of all my work thus far, so I'm reposting the new scans here. The quality is a lot better, and they are a bit darker than the previous pictures I took. Also, I'm including in this post my latest project, which will be featured at the end of the post.
Short descriptions will follow each image.
Enjoy!
My first project in College. A simple still life of a few fruit with a single light source. Not bad for a first project, but there's still plenty to learn.
The second still life, this one with a few random art supplies. This one came out slightly better than the last. Even so, the shadows don't play in a very interesting way. Even so, the end result isn't bad, if I do say so myself.
Our first project with real criteria. Something reflective, something transparent, something that was once living, and a time piece. I bet you can all guess which is which, eh? :P
The first project we had with a human face. I found an image on DeviantArt that I just couldn't pass up, the expression was priceless. Please follow the link to see the original shot so that the original artist gets their due credit. Tomas Mckeon
My latest work. We have been spending the last week and a half in class working on 2 point perspective drawing. We were required to find some reference images and create a perspective image of a city. I chose a very Myst-ish theme, though I had to include modern building because there is NOTHING in and of the Myst games that have straight lines. I included a couple trademark building from the series anyway. What you see is an island rising up out of the water on natural pillars. Those weird lines that don't seem to go anywhere are where the island meets the water. I will later be coloring this as part of another project later on, so it will be improved.
I finally got around to getting real digital scans of all my work thus far, so I'm reposting the new scans here. The quality is a lot better, and they are a bit darker than the previous pictures I took. Also, I'm including in this post my latest project, which will be featured at the end of the post.
Short descriptions will follow each image.
Enjoy!
My first project in College. A simple still life of a few fruit with a single light source. Not bad for a first project, but there's still plenty to learn.
The second still life, this one with a few random art supplies. This one came out slightly better than the last. Even so, the shadows don't play in a very interesting way. Even so, the end result isn't bad, if I do say so myself.
Our first project with real criteria. Something reflective, something transparent, something that was once living, and a time piece. I bet you can all guess which is which, eh? :P
The first project we had with a human face. I found an image on DeviantArt that I just couldn't pass up, the expression was priceless. Please follow the link to see the original shot so that the original artist gets their due credit. Tomas Mckeon
My latest work. We have been spending the last week and a half in class working on 2 point perspective drawing. We were required to find some reference images and create a perspective image of a city. I chose a very Myst-ish theme, though I had to include modern building because there is NOTHING in and of the Myst games that have straight lines. I included a couple trademark building from the series anyway. What you see is an island rising up out of the water on natural pillars. Those weird lines that don't seem to go anywhere are where the island meets the water. I will later be coloring this as part of another project later on, so it will be improved.
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