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

Landing

I wish it was my life that the title is referring to...hehehe...just a joke. Anyway I'm referring to my latest work in progress. I'm not sure stylistically which direction I'm aiming for quite yet but I'm really enjoying this piece. I'm experimenting and discovering new approaches. Stay tuned!

WIP Landing 1

Endless Possibilities

Hello all, it's been a while. I've been keeping busy or trying to anyway. I was burnt out for a while, and so I thought I'd try something a little different. Recently, I was the Art Assistant for a short film titled, "The Ticket Seller", directed by Laura Archer. It started out the same with me creating key props using Photoshop. I made some pamphlets, a postcard and an award certificate that had to look like they were from 1929 to the 1950s to use in the film. Ok, cool. On set, I had to take the printed props I made and treat them to look worn and aged. I also assisted the Art Director with set design and I learned a lot from him. Hands on experience- lots of fun. Here's where it gets overwhelmingly cool: watching the props I've made being used by the actors and filmed. It was such a gratifying experience to see my work in a different production. There was around 50 people, about 10 were crew and the rest were actors. Everyone was on top of their game and it ran smoothly. Overall, it was a great experience. I'm going to continue with jobs like this on the side and potentially full time. It made me realize that the possibilities are endless if I take the time to look and apply myself. Here's a couple stills from the film.

1939 pamphlet created in Photoshop. Once printed, I treated it to look worn.

1950s style post card created in Photoshop. Once printed, I hand wrote the message from the script onto the post card.