Siren Knight

Trying something different, yet again. I am being careful with the colors I choose, how the forms read, light and shadow consistency, and on top of all that trying to do it all in fewer strokes. So far I am getting okay results. We shall see how it goes.

Destiny Inspired Concept Sketches (Hunter)

I want there to be more concept art in my gallery so I worked on some design sketches today. Here are some rough armor designs for the Hunter class from Destiny. (I wish the ninja look were a real thing in-game.)

Spellbreaker (Progression)

Penny

This was a commission done through DA and ended up falling through. I finished it anyways just to have something to post.

Callie & Marie

Callie & Marie Splatoon print. Trying to get all nightclubby with the colors. I am happy with how it turned out.

Squid Girl Sketch

Here is a warm-up sketch inspired by Splatoon. I am planning on doing a print of Callie and Marie, so this made a good practice.

Callie WIP

Couldn't sleep, got up and started sketching. Callie from Splatoon WIP. Let's see where I can take this tomorrow.

Edit: I am not really feeling this one, so I might not come back to this at all.

Blade & Soul Costume Contest Entry

Here is my entry for the Blade & Soul costume design contest. Since the contest is judged solely on the design and not the quality or style of the work I decided to use this opportunity to try out a new style.

Heroes of the Storm Art Contest

Here is my finished entry for the Heroes of the Storm art contest. I am happy with it and I gave it everything I got. I hope you guys like it!

Arctic Drake Hunter

Entry #10. Tried out a new technique today. I think this will come in really handy for future projects. I might go in and make a couple more pass to see if I can take it further.

Fate/Unlimited Blade Works - Archer

Here is the initial sketch of my next painting. I like how it is turning out so far.

Edit: Uploaded a progress shot. I really enjoy working this way. 5 hours of work so far.

White Walker Blue

I have been spending more time thinking about how to paint and less time actually painting, and I think that has really been helping. I have been on this for about 4 hours so far, so I am going to take a break and wrap this up tomorrow.

Edit: Uploaded the finished painting.

Armor & Painting Study

Quick armor and anatomy study. Also a quick sketch of what I might be painting next. I plan on using this piece to study armor and skin in snowy daytime environment.

Fate/Zero - Saber (Arturia Pendragon)

Here is entry #7. I am trying something new yet again. It was just an experiment that I wasn't expecting to finish. Saber from Fate/Zero.

Enchanted Rogue

Entry #6. I've been busy and meditating on how I should approach my designs. Here is a freestyle design of an enchanted rogue. I was focusing on drawing, indication, value control and pushing my design limits.

Note to self: Mark making.

Hestia

Entry #5. I decided to do more studies using my paintings. I am liking the result. Here is Hestia from Danmachi.

Anime - Momohime

Entry #4. (So late.) I decided to go back to my roots and start doing more animu influenced style art. This is my first test of what direction I might head in. Here is Momohime from Muramasa. (I fell in love with her design the first time I saw it.)

My 10 year old Intuos 3 tablet is on its last leg, it kept cutting me off during my session. It might not even make it until the new tablet arrives. :(

Study: Stroke Economy & Facial Proportions

I decided to take a break from the 30 days / 30 character design challenge to do some much needed studies. Also I couldn't use one of my eyes earlier today so I had a late start. I added some text and measurements to give an idea how I gauge my facial proportions in this angle.

Samus - Zero Suit KAI

A little late, but here is entry #3. The idea for this was to design a suit that's a balance between Samus' Zero Suit and Power Suit. I don't really have a good name for it, also I just wanted to use the word KAI.

Insect-Owl Girl

Here is entry #2 for my 30 days / 30 character design & render challenge. I decided to try something a little different this time. I think it is a Insect-Owl Girl.

Petmaster

Here is entry #1 for my 30 days / 30 character design & render challenge. This character is Monster Hunter influenced. I am a big fan of Zinogre so naturally the color palette started drifting that direction without me realizing. This one took 6 hours total from design to finish. It went a little bit faster than I expected.

Zero Suit Samus

Here is a print I painted last year. It seems to be pretty popular on some online hubs so I thought I might post it here on my blog as well. (Plus because of the fewer updates recently.) =_=

Edit: I have decided to do a 30 day/30 character design & render challenge. So if it all goes as planned I should be more or less posting once a day for 30 days! If by then I’ve worked up my speed then hopefully I will be able to continue with that pace for eternity.

Lady Sylvanas Windrunner WIP

I think I am starting to figure some things out after having done the Campfire Storyteller piece. Here is a thumb of the print I am currently working on: Lady Sylvanas Windrunner from World of Warcraft sitting on the throne of Lordaeron. I have always loved her design so hopefully I will be able to do the character justice.

Edit: I removed the thumb and just replaced it with the final illustration. It was turning out too boring so I added things to it to turn it into a rock concert poster.

Campfire Storyteller WIP

Here is the piece I am working on titled "Campfire Storyteller". It is an unofficial assignment given to me by a friend. The assignment is simply to paint a scene in firelight. To make it more interesting I decided to tell a story involving a dragon and a female warrior. Hopefully the color version will go as smoothly as the grayscale underpainting. More to come.

Edit: Added a colored version. Not sure if I will go further in with renders in the future.

Character Design 1 Color Variations & Render

Here is a color rendering of the character I designed in a previous post. I only did two color variations because I already had a pretty good idea what I wanted for colors. I might add some texture overlays later to spice up the render.

Guildmarm - Dreaming of Doodle (with news about Bracchidios)

And this print is done. It took longer than I hoped (it always takes longer than I hoped =_=), but here it is. Guildmarm from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, one of my favorite video game characters from recent games. I took a slightly different approach with this piece- painted it mostly in grayscale then overlayed colors. I am not sure how I feel about this process for rendered illustrations, since it seems a little inefficient with all the cleaning up after.

I haven't decided on what I will be painting next, but it will most likely be video game related. Stay tuned.

Character Design 1

Here I did some face variations, then chose one I liked and took it to the costume design stage. The face variations took about 1 hour total. I painted one face from reference then used Liquify to create different variations. The costume designs each took about 15-20 minutes, 30 minutes per design after clean up.

Next I will either take one costume design and create more variations, or I will go straight into a detailed color render. Weapon designs to follow. I hope you guys like it!

Miku - Paint In Sound

I finally finished it! A friend was in town this weekend so I didn’t get a chance to paint for a few days. We went hiking and I swear I almost died. =_= I was feeling very Game of Thrones when I painted this print so I just rolled with it. Here is Miku Hatsune in a Game of Thrones-esque design. I hope you guys like it!

Next up I am thinking Guildmarm from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.

Edit: I made some changes after receiving feedback from a friend.

Destiny Warlock

Here is a painting I did last year of my girlfriend as a Warlock from Destiny, hence the outdated Hezen Lord gear set. Icebreaker secondary, cause who isn’t using an Icebreaker. =_=

A Miku painting is in the works, hopefully I will be able to finish that up soon and share it with everyone!

Gaige the Mechromancer

Hi Blogger! A fan suggested I create a print of Gaige the Mechromancer. She was my favorite class to play from Borderlands 2 so there was no complaint there. :) Here she is with her trusty killing machine Deathtrap, and also Claptrap blasting off into oblivion. I hope you guys like it!