Inverting Experiment

So I wanted to try an experiment with my sketching so it would shake things up a bit. How I see things. I started the drawing in white and using whites for my blacks, blacks for highlights, etc. I wanted to test how I actually perceive the faces and the form.

Then I inverted the artwork to see how it would look as a 'normal' drawing. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

I used the photo here for reference.

What I'm working on 5/1/2013

My Gothic-esque Beauty and the Beast sketch

A tattoo design I'm working on for my good friend.

Dragon because, dragon!

Random doodles #342

My chest tattoo design sketch

Sketch dump! Haha. It's been a while so I figured I'd post what I'm working on to keep my mind busy.

FuDragon WIP 1

Another personal project. This is the final concept that I decided worked really well.

An ancient immortal being of the forest, he wears the bells of time itself, The Protector of Seasons is what the lore names him. Some say you can still hear the soft ringing of bells when in the deepest part of the untamed forest, and only the luckiest ever see him.

I am having a lot of fun and this will be a challenging sculpt and texture piece.

Here's the first WIP of the head:

Haven't been much up in a while.

Ok So, I haven't posted much, but I'm getting everything I worked on up.

In the meantime, this is a concept I painted of a character I'm going to model for a contest on PolyCount.com

"The idea is a portal opened into your world, and a luminous winged humanoid extends her had to you, beckoning to take you to another plane you've only ever dreamed about. Do you take her hand, and escape the dull familiarity of your world?"

Polycount Thread:
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117542

Fu Dragon Creature WIP

This is another proposed personal piece I'm concepting and putting into 3D. It's a Fu Dragon. I have a good amount of inspirations for this creature and it will be a blast to create!

This one I'm doing the grey-scale and the color at relatively the same time. Trying another tactic.

1940's Girl WIP

This is going to be one of my portfolio pieces put into 3D. The concept is mine and here is a value study in grey-scale first.

Next I will have the colors painted in. :)

Sketches 7/7/2012

Character Creation to Sculpt WIP

So over the break from school I'm trying to take a character that I have personally designed (or two) and get them sculpted in Zbrush.

I like illustrating, so I want to show that I can take an illustration and bring it into 3D!

Here is the first WIP of the painting:

I will continue uploading my progress!

Portrait Painting

Dragon Sketch

Snail Character Sketch

Landscape Concept Painting

Hand Anatomy

Pencil Rendering of Model Monica Kupras

I rendered a photo of Monica Renee who is a gorgeous tattooed model whom I've known my whole life. I printed it on a 12X18 Poster and gifted to her. Hope you like it as well! :)