Personal Work: Vanessa Ives WIP Update (Buildup GIF + Before/After GIF)

This painting is still not completed but I wanted to post an update to show my progress. I've been taking my time with this painting now, even though originally it was just going to be a practice speedpainting. I'm quite happy with how it's turning out considering I usually draw an outline first but this time I tried something different. I wanted to include a buildup GIF of what I've made so far to show how I started painting it upside down to get the basic shapes. I then slowly fixed the proportions, built up the details and then began to smooth out the painting and blend everything.

Even though the face isn't complete yet, I decided to refine the chest area. I painted over the necklace I roughly blocked in at first because I figured it'd be easier to later redraw the scorpion/necklace on a new layer later on. I began to repaint the necklace, which is obviously far from being complete. Once I finish the necklace I'll continue to work on the face, hair and dress.

Personal Work: Vanessa Ives Speedpaint (Work In Progress)

I decided I wanted to practice digital painting without painting an outline first. I find it quite difficult, but I think it lets me trust my instincts more. Instead of drawing what I think something should look like, I paint shapes that I see. I started painting this with the canvas and reference images upside-down to help me get the basic shapes right. This image is only a cropped portion of the painting since her upper body is still in a very rough stage.

Penny Dreadful - Vanessa Ives (WIP)

Sugar Cube.Studios

Sugar Cube.Studios

For the Year 2 Narrative Project, I was partnered up with Thomas Smith and Joseph Crouch. We discussed what our blog/animation studio should be named and agreed on Sugar Cube.Studios so I thought it'd be a good idea to post a link to the group blog. I'm excited to return to university and to begin working with my group on our new project.

Personal Work: Eddy Portrait (with GIF buildup)

The American Yoga Academy: Colour Tests

After my very stressful flight back to England and a day of recovering from jet lag, I returned to working on the CG logo for AYA. I decided to do some colour background tests so the client could be sure what backdrop they would want. I was told that the preferred colour would be some shade of blue or baby blue, but I experimented with other colours too just in case. So far I like the blues in comparison to the other colours I experimented with. My favourites are #1 and #3 from the solid background and #13, #15, and #16 from the ramp backgrounds. I think I prefer the last sheet the most because the ramp makes the background look more interesting than just a solid colour. Once I hear back from the client, I'll either continue experimenting with colour/light or progress into testing out different animations.