Daily Painting 11-14-2013 (Gandalf the Grey)
I have been wanting to paint Gandalf (played by Ian McKelley, who appears to have no problem showing his underwear on stage) since I watched the Hobbit last week. One of my more challenging paintings...
View ArticleDaily Painting 11-15-2013
Another dragon. I was originally going to do another portrait study but my dad slipped off his motorcycle and rammed into the concrete. It was urgent to take him to the hospital. He is doing fine,...
View ArticleDaily Painting 11-16-2013
I did a painting of this iguana out of my mind, while watching the Lotr with my dad ( To my surprise he had never seen it) I started painting the little critter on my iPad but then gott irritated so...
View ArticleDaily Painting 11-17-2013
I wanted to try a new technique of digital painting. A method of cleaner brush strokes. It took me a while to get used to it, that’s why I didn’t get as much done. The last thirty minutes I was...
View ArticleDaily Painting 11-18-2013
Another attempt at a dragon rider painting. After 30-40 minutes I thought it was going nowhere. I painted too late at night. I wanted to paint a dragon inspired by the nazul riders in Lotr. You cant...
View ArticleDaily Painting 11-20-2013
For this painting. It was originally going to be a swamp scene but when I started painting it, the painting transform in that of a cave I wanted to try a long angle shot. I liked the painting until I...
View ArticleDaily Painting 11-22-2013
Hello everyone. Today’s painting was a experiment in silhouette sketching. I have noticed that concept artists like to draw sketches in silhouettes first then paint the form ‘in’ to the silhouette via...
View ArticleDaily Painting 11-23-2013
Here be… another dragon ;D. It was a busy day. A dragon type of day. He doesn’t look too happy to see me. I been speeding up due to myself learning to use the lasso tool to quickly block in the masses...
View ArticleDaily Painting 11-25-2013
I painted a snowy mountain scene. I had trouble balancing the painting, both compositional and light wise. after a hour and a half, I knew I needed to let go. I need to put a person, creature, or...
View ArticleDaily Painting (11-27-2013)
This painting was a frustration. I wanted to paint a woman warrior but I decided it had to be difficult, so I added extreme foreshortening and a angry face. I spent about 2 hours on this painting, I...
View ArticleGlitch Art Experiment
This is not the dragon painting I talked about in my previous post. It is actually my avatar I use for my blog and other social networking sites. I decided to mess it up and have fun with it. This was...
View ArticleDaily Painting (12-3-2013) Still Life 3
Another still life, another lack of dollars. I found this hexagon shaped jar at a thrift store. Standing upright it looks like just a normal jar. but when I set it on it’s side, it reminds me of a...
View ArticleDaily Painting (12-4-2013) (Alexis action comp)
I have been working on a project off and on most of this year, and finally have enough of a direction to start producing it. I will probability finish this painting after I have the characters fleshed...
View ArticleDaily Painting (12-5-2013) (Fabric Still Life)
This was a very fun still life to paint. I put a bowl on top of a tripod and then draped it. I then put a little dragon sculpture on top. How the fabric fell made it look like a ghost, even the eyes...
View ArticleDaily Painting (12-6-2013)
What a busy day. I had only about 40 minutes to paint tonight. And since I’m pressed for time, another dragon. Sorry for this painting’s roughness. Painted in Photoshop. Time Spent: 40 minutes. I’m...
View ArticleDaily Painting No.38 Elephant and Bowl
Time for more still life practice. I found this cheap $1 elephant children’s toy at a dollar store. I set it on top of my bowl and the rest is history. Feel free to comment or critique me. Self...
View ArticleDaily Painting No.46 – Study/Copy of Fierce Dragon Rider – the dragon’s head...
My study of this dragon is done for now. I will be drawing some non dragon things this week, as I over did it with the dragons last week. I learned a ton doing this study/copy. I have a much better...
View ArticleDaily Painting No.47 – Still Life – Opening up a Jar of Wyrm
It’s been long overdue for a new still life painting. I have this cool little hexagon jar. I have this toy of a horse that I wanted to put in the jar but it didn’t fit due to the jar being so small....
View ArticleDaily Painting No.49 – Jar of Wyrm – 2nd Pass (Updated)
Update to Painting : I didn’t like how the arm’s where stretched out in the past version (that would be so uncomfortable to have his arm’s stretched out like that). I changed it to having them inside...
View ArticleDaily Painting No.50 – Tom Kidd Tank City Copy
I’ve painted daily for 50 days in a row. Wow. This is a copy/demonstration painting. I have been off and on reading a book called ‘Other Worlds’ by fantasy artist Tom Kidd. He has a few step by step...
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