The Guardsman

Another quick original character conceptsketch in the pen and brown ink style.

Twin Scythes Guy

An original character design expanding on one of my villain character silhouettes from earlier. Drawn in Photoshop in a pen and brown ink style.

Value Paintings

Here I've practiced some statue/cast painting for basic value rendering practice. Painted in Photoshop using reference--about two to three hours each.

Cartoons

The title says it all--some quick cartoon sketches of some bizarre original character concoctions. These are a lot of fun to create.

Mannequin Gestures

Some quick mannequin gesture drawing practice at about 60 sec or so per figure

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Character Silhouettes

Still practicing some drawing before getting back into 3D again. Here are some original character silhouettes sketched in photoshop. These are villain type characters differing in physique and ability but pretty much part of the same clan, a kind of dark, tech savvy Samurai brotherhood during the Edo period.

Animal Sketches

Here are some quick animal sketches I did from reference of a condor, chimp, and a crocodile--about twenty minutes each in Photoshop.

Construction Figure Drawings

 Here are some quick figure drawings from reference, where geometric masses and the simplification of form is focused on rather than a strict complete copy of the reference. Drawn in Photoshop.

Practice Heads

Some practice heads of different types in a variety of lighting conditions. Painted in Photoshop, about 30 minutes each.

Planes of the Head Study

A planes of the head study painted in Photoshop using the Asaro construction head as reference. This exercise took about 1 hour.