Character Study - Orc

A quick character study of an Orc. Mostly, it was an excuse to slap textures and colors onto a page to see what would happen. Turned out to be a pretty fun piece to do and its always nice to be able to post brand new work.

Bigfoot

Goofing around with a photo. It just seemed to need a Bigfoot, so I painted one in.

Unfinished - Sci Fi Female

Like most artists, I have a number of unfinished or abandoned pieces of art. Despite my best intentions, I rarely get back to them. Its hard to continue advancing the older works, once I've set them aside, because my style may have changed or my technique has advanced. Still, I think some of them deserve to see the light of day. So, I'll begin interspersing the better ones among my other posts.

As I recall, this one was an attempt at utilizing some Manga-esque elements as accents on my own figures.

Rough Work

I picked up another book of Frazetta's art titled "Rough Work." Its a collection of his roughs, thumbnails and sketches. Its a nice companion book to, "Icon," which contains finished Frazetta pieces. Its very informative to look at the roughs of the covers for works like "Conan the Usurper" and then go to the finished piece in "Icon." I love seeing the progression from concept to completion. This particular piece is a study in adding tension and immediacy to a painting. I also like seeing the rough sketches of those larger than life figures that he's made into such a trademark style.

This the third Frazetta book that I've added to my collection. The other being "The Frazetta Pillow Book" (Which I picked up for a mere five bucks!). I really enjoy Frazetta's work. There's a lot to enjoy and to learn from. I recommend adding "Rough Work" to your library.

Anthro Mouse Sketch

I don't usually do a many furry or anthro pieces. A while back, I was in the mood to do one, so I started this mouse character. I later lost interest and it went to the unfinished pile. I'll probably never complete it, but I thought that it was finished enough to share.

Annalyn

Hi! It's been a while since my last post. Due to other commitments, I hadn't had much time for any real drawing or painting, aside from a few doodles here and there. This piece was sort of a "rust" test, to see how much the skills have slipped in the interim.

I used photo from a magazine as reference. I really liked the lighting, so it became the foundation for the portrait.

Here's hoping that I can get back to a more regular schedule!

Dark Eyes

It's been quite a while since my last blog post. Suffice it to say that my plate has been pretty full recently, which hasn't left a lot much time for art. Still, I made time to paint this little quickie, just to keep the rust off.

Painter XI.V