A New Concentration

It's been a while since I've last posted. I've been working on a couple different things, but haven't posted them yet. Nothing major or great. I'm sidetracking a bit to work on a project that consist of 7-9 oil and mixed media paintings. This project will be for the Barefoot Art Show that the martial arts school I'm attending is hosting. Hopefully, it will happen but if not at least I have a nice collection. Here is a value drawing on canvas board for the first painting. I'll delve more into what my concentration for the project is in a later post.

The Walking...Zombieees

I like zombies. Don't judge me. There's a little show called "The Walking Dead" that is inspiring and entertaining. I've been wanting to do a zombie piece for a while. Initially, it was supposed to be painterly but I decided to go for a 2D/comic style instead. It was enjoyable to work on and very different from my other works. Here it is, enjoy!

Zombieees

Water, Water, Everywhere...

This next piece is a speed painting I did based on a thumbnail I did a couple years ago. It was for a project that never took off. But I'm going back and looking at thumbnails that I like and fleshing them out. Here it is and enjoy.

Fountain City

Dirk's Comrade

I wanted the character, Dirk Bartos, to carry a weapon. I chose to design some battle axes, because I felt that it would be a type of weapon he would choose in a post apocalyptic setting. He's a bit of a brute, a hard edge and possibly a heavy drinker. A battle axe is strong and intimidating, a perfect weapon for Dirk. Here's some designs.

Battle Axe Designs

Something Red, Something Ram

The ram character design was something I did a while back. The character has a back story, but I'll delve into it in a later post. I'm adding color and seeing what works best, but I'm sure I want the character to be wearing a red scarf.

Dirk Bartos, Character Design, Graphite and Photoshop

Landing Complete

Here it is folks! Texture and lighting was really enjoyable to paint. After tweaking, making changes, and deciding on which cropped version I like best- this is by far a great learning experience. After some contemplating, I've decided to rename it Accession. Sounds cooler. Enjoy!

Accession

If you happened to see this the day it was posted, I've recently updated Accession with some changes. So it may look slightly different.

Landing 2

The latest work in progress for landing. I've brushed in texture ,and added lighting and shadow. I flipped the image to see if there was anything odd that sticks out. Overall I'm tightening the image now. Stay tuned!

Landing WIP 2