House across the road study

Here's a loose illustration of the house across the road (done from observation just in case you think I'm still using photos as ref).

Polyphemus Complete

Here's the final version. Ulysses next. Better watch a western first..

Cyclops - Getting ther but not quite there..

A bit more work on him...

Thanks for commenting friends. :)

Polyphemus Undercoat

Here's my latest creation. It's a Cyclops for my Wild West Ulysses. Composition is almost final, just need to work on the details but I'm keeping this one loose. I like loose and loose likes me. Once I get loose mastered then I can get loose on the details too. :)

Some self portrait changes.

Here's some changes. It took me a while to change it but I'm not even sure any more what i am trying to achieve. Looked at some of the scholarship winners for TAD today. that was a bit difficult to deal with. :( Maybe I'll get there some day.

Self portrait. Finished!

It's finished and I like it!
Things I don't like: A bit of wonkiness in the face that I can live with.
Things I like: It's loose and it's colourful and it's finished.

Back in colour

Here's a still life and self portrait study from this weekend. This is the first stages. there will be more details and refinement tomorrow.

You'll have to click on the thumbnails beow as they're very blurred for some reason..

MADE in Berlin

So why am I getting this lovely portfolio together? Well it's to have something to bring along to MADE. I bought the tickets a while ago and they were expensive but hopefully worth it. 4 days in Berlin staying with a friend and going to figure drawing classes, tutorials, presentations and lots of other stuff by some of the greatest concept artists in the world from Massive Black.

I'm particularly looking forward to meeting Andrew Jones. :)

Here's some more female faces and some studies of boats and me.

Some days you just can't draw!

It's true. Sometimes it seems impossible to draw. But with my super new uber plan those days will soon be far behind me. Read below for a detailed account of what I'm getting ready for next month...

Week 1: 10th - 16th May
1hr daily sketches for every day of the week: Result at end of week: 25 female heads from life, 25 female heads from imagination
Still life painted
Character portrait painted
Use idea reference, thumbs, image reference, sketch and final execution.

Week 2: 17th - 23rd May
1hr daily sketches for every day of the week: Result at end of week: 25 female heads from life, 25 female heads from imagination
Still life painted
Character portrait painted
Use idea reference, thumbs, image reference, sketch and final execution.

Week 3: 24th - 30th May
1hr daily sketches for every day of the week: Result at end of week: 25 male heads from life, 25 male heads from imagination
Creature Design
Use idea reference, thumbs, image reference, sketch and final execution.
Character Design
Use idea reference, thumbs, image reference, sketch and final execution.

Week 4: 31st May - 6th June
1hr daily sketches for every day of the week: Result at end of week: 25 male heads from life, 25 male heads from imagination
Vehicle Design
Use idea reference, thumbs, image reference, sketch and final execution.
Environment Design
Use idea reference, thumbs, image reference, sketch and final execution.

Week 5: 7th - 13th June
1hr daily sketches: Study elements to be used in imaginative compositions
Catch up
Work from Feedback
Prepare networking q and a
Assemble portfolio filling in gaps with my best figure studies.
Print portfolio. Post final digital portfolio on MADE forum, my blog, CA, VLP and on lap top. Include links to previous animation work and best of 3d just in case.

Week 6: 14th - 20th June
1hr daily sketches: Study elements to be used in imaginative compositions
Relax!

And enjoy the sketches if you can!

Hell for Leather Art work is finished!

"Hell for Leather" is finished Beta and is on the way to the printers as we speak! Here's the last illustration I did over the last week. It's been a while I've been drawing for this game but it seems short and it was painless. I enjoyed every minute of it and it kept me drawing. Especially since I had very specific briefs to work from.

Now I'll be going it alone.. If anyone has any suggestions of what they would like to see me draw then leave a title in the comment and I will try to interpret it in to a cool illustration or character design.

Watch this space as I use it to detail out my 6 month programme to learn the basics of being a great draftsman and painter. More info soon. :)