I have pages of sketches for this, but you’re going to have to take that on trust. Absolutely CHUFFED with this one. The lighting, depth, composition and colour are all things I’m utterly proud of. Not to mention CONTENT: Antonia finds Mitzi lying asleep in the woods. What on earth is a young lady doingContinue reading “Visual Diary – Could it be… her?”
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Visual Diary – Th-That’s Cheating!
Check this shit out. This image couldn’t be without the pages of design I showed in the last few days’ work. Note specifically this page, where I get the image down a couple times for composition. One big thing that I noticed was that I changed the size of the brush I used for effect.Continue reading “Visual Diary – Th-That’s Cheating!”
Visual Diary – Lyra Cassiopeia
Heir to the Cassiopeia Throne. Here is the art followed by some of my writing for this, which goes hand-in-hand. The practice is really less illustration and more “I witness my characters doing things in cinematic 4k technicolour in my head and record it any way I know how.” Gideon Clearsky is giving Hamish fromContinue reading “Visual Diary – Lyra Cassiopeia”
Visual Diary – Clothing Design
When I catch myself talking and singing out loud and bouncing around in my chair, that’s when I know I’m giddy with passion. Designing clothes has got me into such a good space recently. I just LOVE the pinterest and google research, and it’s really developing my drawing process. Before, I very often went straightContinue reading “Visual Diary – Clothing Design”
Visual Diary – Maidens Fair, Silks Bedecked
Drawing practice with charcoal, graphite pencil, fountain pen, ballpoint
Visual Diary – Not today.
Time to shake and roll the dice on my every day game: am I ill? Am I just saying I’m ill because that means some of the pressure comes off my artwork, and it doesn’t represent me-at-my-best, rather – me-but-trust-me-I-can-make-better-than-this. Do I need an excuse to feed tutors when they look at the work IContinue reading “Visual Diary – Not today.”
Visual Diary – Sick Swords
I listened to a song called Enemies to Lovers while trying to drop off to sleep and got the most vivid visual of Mitzi and Antonia having a sword fight. And Mitzi holding a sword got me thinking about that DND universe Ben designed with me this year. And then I started redesigning the DNDContinue reading “Visual Diary – Sick Swords”
Visual Diary – Hairstyles
This felt like a very important drawing. I felt like my hand and my brain were having a conversation again, and that something new is born, and I like it. Something is changing. Some understanding of planes on the face, specifically the eyes and bridge of the nose, is maturing. Depth and volume on theContinue reading “Visual Diary – Hairstyles”
Visual Diary – The Main Bit of Life
This was an experimental image, if you can’t already tell. It felt good to make. Look at the shape of Ludwig’s eyes: they’re real, and they hold a lot of emotion, but they’re still definitely mine. This was me messing about with the gloaming brush beyond all recognition to create a new lineart brush. I’veContinue reading “Visual Diary – The Main Bit of Life”
Visual Diary: Carrying On
There is an explanation for all this. This is right after they’ve cooked for the household. Techo insisted she wanted to stay up downstairs, and asked that they watch Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The boys concede. Techo immediately falls asleep, and Ludwig carries her upstairs. They’re not invested in the film today. They begin toContinue reading “Visual Diary: Carrying On”
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