Hound of Hell and a giant hand...of some kind. Enjoy!

Hound of Hell

Values blocked out. Coloring to come soon.

Colored

Piece colored. Experimented with filters and layer settings. I really wanted the jewel-like colors you see on a sunny day.

The Duel

Really pushing some perspective in this one. It's fun to experiment.

I get the feeling that color is going to take this to a much higher level.

Finished

Finished Piece with detail of the cockpit. Learned a few new things.

Still Playing with colors and little details.

New Hardware

I received my new graphics tablet and of course it doesn't really work with wacom's drivers on their site. The pressure sensitivity didn't work, so I uninstalled those drivers and used the one that came with the tablet and now it works peachy keen.

It's a lot larger than my old bamboo. Plus now I have four times the buttons to map to keys or functions. I'm only using about half so far as I can't think of any more to shortcut. The touch controls work for the most part, but they're a little choppy at times.

I'm going to experiment with a new piece. I have the initial sketch posted below. I'm going to take it two different directions. First scifi then fantasy. I guess this'll show of my versatility to potential clients.

Also update on the Final Fantasy Piece.

Update 7/23

Didn't work yesterday. Continued blocking in values and adding details. Completely forgot what I originally wanted the lighting to be, changed it to reflect the new lighting. Overall, happy so far.

Two Finished

Beaver button finished and I decided to color the wizard sketch. Went a little crazy on the color choices, but I think it pulled together.

Ice Mage

Trying to stay loose and go with what feels right. Turns out when I do this it takes less time.

Today's Update

Decided to color the dwarf. Never made one before and the different proportions were fun. I'm also working on a button commission for PAX. Decided to take the beaver in a scifi direction this time.

Sketches

Warm ups before I get to business. Can you guess which one I did first?

Dragon and Bear

Dragon colored and expanded. Not too sure about the coloring to be honest, but I can change it at any time. I'll probably come up with different color sets. Oh, plus a bear! Grrrawr!

A New Idea

A rough for a new idea I've had kicking around for a little while. Can you tell what it is!?

Been in a bit of a funk lately. I've decided to work through it by putting a lot of the tips and tricks I've learned during the 1 year I've been making digital art to use. Work in progress as you can tell. We'll see how it turns out.

and the colored, mostly finished piece.

Tried a new way of coloring. I think I've hit upon a revelation. It's still not amazing but I'm working my way there.

Complacency: A Lesson Learned.

For those wondering what the lesson is:

"NEVER BE COMPLACENT!"

I can't believe the mistakes and general sloppiness I fixed in this piece. I'm sure there's more to do, but I can't see it right now. Give me a couple weeks and I'm sure I'll pick it apart again.

Rex Beavers

Commission for a friend. He wanted an image for a button when he goes to PAX at the end of August. I previously did a beaver trading card for him which was a lot of fun since he wants me to go in any direction I want. This time I thought a little more villain-like would fit the bill.

Sorceress Colored

And here's the colored version of the piece. I'm taking a break from characters and I will be doing environments for a little while. If there's anything I don't have enough of, it's gangplanks and rock mesas.

Sorceress?

Title of this is "Safe Passage". The progression shows how I basically work. I've recently been hanging around the conceptart forums. Everybody has an opinion and most are constructive. It's because of them this piece has that bit of extra polish.

Today

I felt like rendering armor today. Not finished plus I'll color it tomorrow. About 5 hours so far.