justin owens

Daily… What is that thing?

jay — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:06:26 +0000

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

jay — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:11:48 +0000

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.

Daily… A four-legged creature

jay — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:07:22 +0000

Daily… He’s got a backpack on

jay — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:06:31 +0000

Daily… A haminal

jay — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:04:47 +0000

It was supposed to be a hamster, but looking at him now, I’m not so sure. He reads as an animal, but not necessarily a hamster. He shall hence forth be known as a Haminal!

Daily… Playing with yarn

jay — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:04:01 +0000

Daily… A creature

jay — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:02:56 +0000

Daily… A demon or fairy

jay — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:06:36 +0000

Had some fun with a textured brush in Photoshop, trying to suggest a figure coming out of smoke or something.

I’ve been doing quick figure studies in-between my work projects. They’re coming along, but drawing/painting the figure is incredibly difficult for me. In this piece, I wanted to get away from a specific idea of form. I started with large abstract shapes for the smoke and then started to lightly suggest the figure with little hints of light. It’s simple, but it’s neat to apply what I’ve been learning in the studies to a personal piece.

Daily… Fairy godmother

jay — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:57:04 +0000

Done for the Intensity Club, the topic was “Fairy Godmother”. I’m really not too pleased with how she turned out, but I like the little guy. Overall this piece felt like drawing fail, where it just wasn’t clicking.

I don’t like her eyes and the arm holding the wand is way out of proportion compared to the other. I also feel the need to practice drawing clothing, because her outfit is so boring. There’s like absolutely no detail work on it (lace, embroidery, or what have you).

Daily… A monster says hello

jay — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:56:06 +0000