I got fed up of carrying and drawing in the big sketchbook 'cause it's so cumbersome so I've downsized to an A5 hardback and splashed some paint on it:I'll be attending the Eurogamer Expo this year in attempt to get some crits and exposure of my work, so it wouldn't hurt to dedicate some time to packaging to make it more memorable. Normally,...
Something I did for fun. Creative Review are holding a competition to design one's 'perfect hotel room door sign'. Here's mine. ;)To quote Withnail & I,"We want the finest wines available to humanity.And we want them here, and we want them now!"I forgot to add reflections on the bottle and glasses but....you get the idea. Must get back to normal work. Ciao~ ...
I drew this out yesterday and started painting it today, though my laptop is struggling somewhat......thought I'd post a WIP now just in case!Generally, I'm going for a fashiony Victorian dress. I used to love designing these types of dresses and haven't done one in ages, so perhaps it's time to rekindle that hobby.If you have any crits and/or tips on making a...
As mentioned before, I joined Twitter a couple of weeks ago and spotted Lady Gaga's tweet requesting a sketch to use as her profile pic for V magazine. I love her music so why the hell not? :)It was a vague and tight deadline as I didn't catch it 'til a couple of hours afterwards but hopefully I made it in time. Been...
.....still need to practice more and play around with custom brushes and textures to speed things up. These took about 30-60 mins each. Too long considering, really. :/On a side note, I recently made a Twitter account as a means of networking/finding more information to aid my job hunt. I avoided it for aaaaaages, dismissing it as another fad but it's been surprisingly...
Here are some basic sword silhouettes that started off being for Frog's Masamune but in the end I got some shapes for Chrono, Magus and Marle's weapons too (I've decided to give Marle some daggers for close-range fighting).This is my first time designing weapons so I can't help but cringe at some of them but it's the same with everything, I guess. Gotta...
FROOOOOOOOG!! Epic character. He's a chivalrous Medieval knight whose life is dedicated to protecting the queen and is easily my favourite in the game. Here's hoping I can do him some justice, eh?Initial concepts:I quite liked the last one as it shows more charisma so it was developed some more:My preferences are currently swaying towards the one on the far left....also, the stick...
This took under 2 hours after my boyfriend suggested I draw something other than girly-looking men and women in costumes. xD; It's a little wonky but it was only intended as a rough sketch. Will pay more attention next time.... ...
Sliiiightly unfinished but....Here's my rendition of the starry-eyed, tomboy teen princess that is Marle (or rather, Princess Nadia). She definitely needs some bling but I haven't finalised her costume design yet so I'll add it on later.I'm trying to make each portrait reflect their base element (her's being ice, hence the cool lighting). ...
Here's how Ayla turned out:I later learned that she's referenced from another fictional character who's meant to be fair-skinned but I didn't like how it looked compared to my original vision of her, so I used Vanessa Williams as a reference in terms of skin tone, since she has naturally blue eyes.The painting overall has gone through a few changes but I'm leaving...
Here's where I am with Ayla's face design so far. Once I finish the details on the right, I'll play around with tattoo possibilities and slap on some colour. ...
I've decided to redesign my favourite game ever~ (besides FFVII) :D It's a good way to work on varied characters and play with different time periods...and add to my portfolio, of course.I'm dying to have lunch so I'll keep this short, hahah.Preliminary Sketches:Marle:Advert: Ralph LaurenLucca:I've done some more sketches of Lucca but they're in blue pencil and so don't photograph very well....Ayla:Advert: GucciProportions...
This is what came out of developing one of the previous thumbnails:There are still a few unfinished/rough parts but I'll build them in after applying colour. I'm a little unsure about the foreground atm and the inner part of the tree needs a lot of work....if you have any suggestions, feel free to post them. :)Here's a plait I drew for reference, since...
Here are some ideas of how the mages might live. Pretty basic so far...This one on the far right is partly inspired by Axel Erlandson's basket tree.I bet the lighting inside would look quite interesting!This one could do with more work in showing scale but it's only a sketch atm.I'm liking the idea of this one, where the ground would be dug out...
Aaarrrgghh, I'm having one of those times when everything I draw turns out crap. Will keep plodding along and update this post with whatever else I churn out (and don't mind showing) by tomorrow since I have plans this weekend.I started some digi paintovers of the previous figures but they werelooking too static so I whipped out the brush pen to loosen up...
Here are some ideas for a mage character design. When playing RPGs I rarely favour a mage as a main character because they're often quite [physically] weak and, well, poncy. They're great to have in the background as a healer/long-range damager though.Anyway, I wanted to break the mould and design a more active mage who could instantly hold their own even at close-combat....
This is how the portrait turned out after some crits from a friend:He suggested playing around with overlays to add more tones so I gave it a go. Here's a link to his blog. :) Cheers, Chris! ...
Lately, I've been feeling the need to take a step back and do some studies and test out some brushes. This is a study of my friend Alena - I liked the way her hair fell in the photo and wanted to paint it. Also, she's actually wearing a hoody but I like to think of it as a medieval cloak. xD Gives...
My mind keeps bouncing back to an old painting of a blind mage and wanting to expand on its story more, so I started doing this today. The idea is that all mages are physically blind and instead 'see' in a more spiritual/magical way very similar to sonar technology; perhaps to the extent that they can see within beings to spot weak points,...
SO. Getting into the gaming industry is proving to be more difficult to do now with the current environment so I figured my (super-simplified) choices, besides improving my work and understanding in general, are the following:a.) Man-up my work. Lots of brown....broooowwwnnnn.b.) Go cutesy for casual gaming.I've done some vector stuff lately and have loads of stylised shizz so perhaps it's time to...
Happy Valentine's Day~! ^_^^ This is to my wonderful boyfriend but he doesn't mind me sharing the love~ ...
I've recently finished my moleskin sketchbook so I'm now using a big leather one that's an inconvenient size even for an A3 scanner (which I don't have access to anymore, sigh~). It's a nightmare to scan so I'll try my best to take clear photos (which will actually be better since I'm super lazy when it comes to scanning stuff).Here are some ink...
