Stone Golem

Yet another stylized attempt. A rather generic stone golem, but he was definitely fun to draw and paint. I think bits of rock might fall out of his mouth when he talks.

Dragonkin Guardian

When it comes to art style, I think I'm still trying to patiently find my own skin. I'm easily impressed by the legions of great artists out there and I find myself wanting to try a little bit of everything. Perhaps it will prove useful for me as a commercial artist at this stage.

This was sparked off when my colleagues bought and played Torchlight II recently. I've always wanted to try the stylized approached, leaving my lines in and using bright colours that pop. However, I found myself struggling midway and I think I might have underestimated it quite a bit.

My marine iguana study did come in handy. Here's a look at my haphazard process:

Marine Iguana Study

I would say this was a pretty unsuccessful study. I wanted to try and paint that scaly texture in without using layers but I did not (and still don't) know how to indicate that efficiently. I also failed to capture the subtle colour gradients on this iguana's body.

No matter, I will try this again another day. Moving on!

Jaguar Study

I realize I've been doing a lot of hard surface stuff lately, so I thought it would be a nice to do a quick study of this jaguar. It was also a good chance to get familiar with painting using pen pressure.

Cybernetic Gorilla Prototype

This was definitely inspired by the works of Ben Mauro and Aaron Beck. I've always envied how they made their art so believable, as if their creations were top-secret government projects locked deep underground somewhere. I also took a quick look at how Daarken paints his fur, finally giving me the courage to use Pen Pressure for my Opacity Jitter setting.

I have to say that playing with some Lego Technics lately gave me a slightly better understanding of the construction of things. Oh, and I love drawing gorillas.

Feudal Future - Ronin

Realized I had a sketch of this guy lying around, so I decided to finish him up and complete the Feudal Future trio for now. I rather enjoyed going back to this theme, especially with this Ronin.

In case you missed the previous two, here's the lineup thus far.

Maybe I'll do more in the future!

Nano Bloodsucker

This little guy started as a tiny sketch on the train home. I wanted to do something somewhat light and less serious, similar to the stuff I do at work. More importantly, I wanted to shake the cobwebs off this blog.

The late nights were taking quite a toll on me, giving me consecutive migraines for about a week. I guess my body was telling me to rest a little bit more.

In any case, I should be posting a bit more often now.