Color Study for Tristran

Stardust project: Tristran character design, color study.

Project Dust

It's taking me a very long time to pin down this character in style and everything. Here's the latest on him. I think I'm pretty close to wrapping him up for now.

Project Dust Character Thumbnails

Advanced Concept design, we're designing an animated version of the novel "STardust" by Neil Gaiman. Here are some character thumbnails.

What's the Hold-up?

Well, I have plenty of things to post but my scanner's default software can't handle color, and since I installed Windows 7 on my computer I lost my old version of Photoshop CS3 which I used to scan. CS5 doesn't have scanning management abilities.

I've heard that you can get an app to attach to CS5 that allows scanner management. Until I figure that out, I have to make do with what the school offers when I have time there to scan things.

Sorry!

Works in Progress

Hey guys! Sorry these scans are so bad lately. I just installed Windows 7 on my desktop and lost Photoshop CS3. Photoshop CS4 doesn't support scanning and the software that came with my scanner is really rudimentary. If anyone knows of a better scanning software, please let me know!!

Some doodles during Aimation class:

And I want a new self-portrait/profile pic so here's some aimless brainstorming I did while watching Castle (Nathan Fillion droooooool):

And a sneaky-peek at a poject I'm working on. Kudos to you if you figure out what it is.

Ba-dee-ba-dee-ba-dee-that's all folks! Moe to come, though. I've been painting! Really! I have!

Live Art PDX

Oh man Oh man, I went to a Live Art life drawing session at Backspace cafe today and it was a lot of fun!! Here's what I did (sharpie and india ink).

I don't usually get weekends off to go to these but it was fantastic and I would LOVE to go again!!

Spring Break

I have been drawing every day over the break, but I haven't done anything of substance. All kinds of things happened! I got a new job, I've been struggling to get on top of long-neglected housework, attended a mini-LAN party, and rode around in circles on the transit system getting estimates on printing in bulk for a possible Etsy store.

Here are some of the things I've been doing as far as brainstorming paintings for the purpose of selling them.

 

Here are some very vague environment doodles.

And here are some silly things.

 

Tomorrow I'm vacuuming and doing a buttload of laundry. Then I am re-painting that one painting from my finals for last term. And then I'm winding down by doing some environment studies (of other people's environments).

My goal is to have at least one decent environment design before the end of next term in my portfolio.

And hopefully this weekend I can do 2 or 3 paintings that can easily be turned into prints for commercial uses. ^_^