Commission Work!

Back with some exciting work! (well it might not be that exciting because it's all in shades of grey but you get my point). So I recently got asked by a friend if I wanted to help in the creation of a little puzzle platformer game he was working on, I jumped at the chance. Lately I have been struggling to find focus on what I want to draw/design so having a set brief from a "client" has really helped me get back into the swing of things, plus I am getting paid, so it's a win win situation. 

Above you can see the beginnings of the main character of the game, I had a pretty open brief, my only guidelines were to create something similar in style to the "mini warriors" game. Hopefully if the client likes the top designs the next time you will see this guy will be all modelled in Maya. Till next time. 

P.S - If you ever wanted something designing/creating just give me an email, I am always happy to have a look at what you might want doing. 

Sketchbook Work Pt.6

Been in a bit of a creative slump today, so no progress has been made on my photoshop work I am afraid. I did however crack open the sketchbook and do some doodling, if I could explain what the above image is I would but it's just a totally random sketch! If anyone wants to throw any of these sketches into photoshop and mess around with them please feel free, I am never going to do much with them. Till next time. 

Nezha

It's been a little bust today in my little artistic corner of the world. Yesterday I stumbled across a fantastic artist called "Trent" who creates a fantastic graphic novel called "Twilight Monk", I was so inspired by his work that I jumped straight onto photoshop and started creating my own graphic novel style character. Above you can see early designs and the full body line art, the line art still has a loooong way to go in the form of hatching and colours but so far I am really happy with him. Till next time.

P.s check out the "Twilight monk" website, it's brilliant - http://www.twilightmonk.com/category/news/ 

Bubblegum Pogo Stick!

Been a bit quiet this week, mainly due to being ill for half of it but I am back doodling away. Above is my latest creation, hugely inspired by "sunset overdrive" which is coming out for the xbox one later this year. I love their over the top zany weapon design and the general aesthetic of the game, so I wanted to create something similar. Thus was born the bubblegum pogo stick! Colours will go on soon but rest assured it's going to be the brightest boldest piece I have done to date, prepare your sunglasses. Till next time.

Neji and Kankuro - Beginnings

Just a quick update tonight to show you guys what I am working on, I am thoroughly enjoying making the naruto fan arts at the moment so I thought while I have the momentum and energy for this project I may as well carry on. I am beginning to put a little bit of my own flair on these pieces though, for example on neji I have added subtle changes, mainly in the form of his facial anatomy, wrist bandages and the chakra emitting from his hands.

Kankuro is is the really early sketch phase, not sure what I plan on changing at the moment, thinking of maybe changing his puppet to the sasori puppet but keeping the pose because I think it looks pretty darn cool! Till next time. 

Kisame Finished!

I am back to the digital paintings and managed to finish up my kisame painting tonight. There are bits on it that I am not super happy with but I felt like I was spending to much time on the piece itself, so I concentrated on getting the main details done, that would be the main focal point of the image. Overall I am really happy with how it all turned out, especially the water effects! I think I nailed the lighting on water and on the whole piece itself, beginning to get a lot more comfortable with using shadow to create form. Hope you guys like it and if you have any suggestions of what I should paint next, juts give me a shout. Till next time.

Sketchbook Work Pt.5

Sketched out a more full body design for "iron jaw" from yesterday. Some ideas I like, such as the tattoos and mechanical arm but the other stuff needs retooling I think. Had a nightmare with the proportions on this guy, which was a bit frustrating! Might do the next sketch of him in photoshop, so I can tweak him a little easier. Till next time.