Done for the Intensity Club, the topic to draw or paint The Mad Scientist’s Wife.
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Daily… What is that thing?
I was doing my usual thing, starting to paint without a clear goal in mind, aside from doing a lighting study. I quickly blocked in the silhouette, but had no idea what it was yet. I knew I wanted to go with some sort of creature, so I placed the eyes in quickly and then started to build up light and shadow in a sculptural way. Towards “the end” I felt it, as a subject, was too undefined (I really didn’t know what it was and it just didn’t speak to me). I started adding in more details, like the hands, suggestion of tail and legs as well as the eyes and fur for the second character.
It’s still pretty up in the air as to what’s going on, what they or it is, but now I feel it has character to it and perhaps some suggestion of story!
Photoshop, around 30mins.
Daily… An environment study
I’ll be doing a lot more studies from now on to help me improve my painting and lighting. My time limit for these will be 30 mins to one hour. This particular one I did in just under 30 mins.
I’m definitely trying to keep it fast and loose, but I think more edge control would be helpful. Also approaching the leaves (even if only roughly indicating them) with more intention would benefit the piece. Quickly indicating leaves is not something I can really do yet (or clouds, and I think the technique will end up being similar for the both), so I’ll definitely do more of these.
