Thor Re-Inked

Just tossed up some quick contributions to Ape Lad's re-inking Thor group on flickr. I am pretty happy with how my page turned out. I also got some good inspiration looking at some of the other artists work. Inking Kirby is a lot fun, plus it is great to spend so much time staring at his composition because you can just learn so much.

You can view my work and all of the other awesomeness here.

Wait, Photoshop?

I just remembered, this is an art blog. My art, or at least the bit that I actually do, on the Intertubes, er, Interwebs, whatever. Anywho I was over at Aaron Bushnell's studio last night, hanging out after Ev's (Cholesky's Blog) dinner for his 2.8 x 10^30 Birthday. Started sketching Gerg, then he morphed. Put the finishing touches on this this morning. I am pretty happy with how this sketch turned out. I actually was trying to be derivate, reading some Ashley Wood stuff. The ol' patterns just came ripping right back though, at least I don't hate the results too much. OUT!

Systematic Overhaul

I am typing this from a newly reformatted Dvorak keyboard, ever so slowly. Oh man the price in short term strain to alleviate long term pain.

The Further Adventures

Man, I feel, productive somehow...

Good to be working on this model, son of M' F'ing, pain in the A$$ that it is...

Topo is good, so I pushed it bit further from where I was at last night, through on some speedy brows and hair just to see how well this was reading as female. Seems to be in generally better shape. Cheeks still a touch of work to get the flow right, I am about ready to throw down in Mudbox... WOOT...

Noodeling, and Moodeling

Spent a good bit of time working on this over the weekend. Read about Max Kor's Wood Elf over at CG Talk and just got bit by the modeling bug pretty hard.

The base mesh is pretty much together, it is all quads and converts nicely to a sub d mesh. Just needs a bit more loving on the ears and cheeks then it should be done done done.

Hadn't really been spending much time actually modelling in the last year, so it is nice to be doing something that is coming together nicely. I still have about 15 maps left to paint, things to z brush, bumps maps to made, etc., etc. Figure I have about 80-120 hours left before I really have it together and looking photo real. Guees its a good thing I don't have any big assignments or games I just have to play in the forseeable future.

Oh and to showcase just how frighteningly bad I was modeling when I got back to it, I think I shall post up this wretch:



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Sinead is in tomorrow

But, tonight its all about painting a picture of the lonely island. Speedy (> two hours of work), just messing with some brushes. Might have to use composition next time...

Portrait

Three cheers to the lords of Vanity, tis I! Guess I shall have a face on my blog as well...