The Prowl

Here's another project I did for my composition class. I got a bunch of new acrylic paints from a good ol' pal, so I was looking forward to using them for this project. I was out of masonite, so I recycled an older test painting and used it as my surface. Really like how the colors turned out.

Little Red Riding Hood... IN THE FUTURE!

Here's a project I did for my composition class. The compositional theme we were focusing on was diagonal themed compositions.


The concept behind my piece was, if the title didn't give it away already, Little Red Riding Hood in the future. The ongoing concept for my pieces in this class is the story of Little Red Riding Hood set to take place in a futuristic setting. It was painted using acrylic on masonite. I had the urge to scan it up and finish the piece digitally, but fought the temptation and worked traditionally through the entire piece.

The Ambush

Here's my final assignment for my composition class. I was planning on doing the whole thing in acrylic, but sick days and time constraints forced me to finish digitally. The composition theme for this assignment was subjective movement through the use of gestures (things pointing one way, eyes looking another way, etc.). For the concept, I decided to have a robot wondering through a rain forest and being ambushed by a monster with molten claws. The whole piece felt rushed, even after going back into the piece to push it a little more.

The Discovery

Another composition assignment. I decided to continue experimenting with an acrylic under painting plus digital. The composition theme for this assignment was space movement through the use of archways, windows, pathways, clutter, and empty space. I decided to illustrate the scrap metal robot, the robot I drew in my earlier assignment, discovering a strange rain forest.

The Everlasting Journey

Another assignment for my composition class, this time focusing on a serpentine composition. The serpentine elements are there, but I feel that they're pretty weak. The concept behind the piece was a group of nomadic robots roaming the desert in a sandstorm. The first image was done entirely in acrylic, while the bottom image was a digitally enhanced version. I could have pushed the acrylic painting a lot more, but time constraints forced me to scan my painting and finish it via photoshop. I like it though, and will experiment with this traditional underpainting/digital touch-up process in future.

Happy Birthday, Mom!

I was super busy with the starting of classes and whatnot, but managed to scrap together enough time to make my mom a card.



This was interesting. Started out as a ink pen drawing, then added some ink washes to it and messed it all up, and then decided to cover up the ink wash poo by turning the whole thing into a acrylic painting.

Shiny

Another acrylic painting. The painting looks dark when you see it in person, but the branches are painted using gloss medium so you can see them every once in awhile when they reflect light. I need to make a habit of painting all the way to the border. Happy Birthday to my cousin!

More Acrylics

This was nice. Someone is gonna get lucky this Christmas.

Acrylics (The Letter T)

This is another project for my Illustration Materials and Techniques class. The assignment was to paint a two-page illustration focusing on a letter and objects that start with the letter. I chose the letter "T", and one of the first things to come to my mind was the Tusken Raider from Star Wars. One requirement for the assignment was to use a collage element, so I collaged the birds on the right, a bear trap, and the tulips. After I finished painting, I went back in and added a glossy sheen with gloss medium to the highlights and some shapes. The gloss on the light pouring from the tree looks awesome when you look at it right. I also painted "invisible" glossy twigs scatter throughout the painting. I also got a little carried away and painted some tattoos on the tits... that's what the birds are... they are tits...

It's too bad I can't really show a good photo of the gloss medium in action... photos don't do it justice.