Stare Death in the Eyes

I'm real happy with how this turned out. Of course, I'm not going to pretend like I free-handed it. I copied it directly from concept art by the artist Joe Madureira, even going so far as to trace the outline. Check out his work-- Its awesome.

I like drawing in charcoal a lot because of the looseness and the fact the you can use your fingers. I never thought that I would be able to draw in pen, much less enjoy it. Its exact and meticulous, two things that I am not. Amazingly, I really enjoy drawing with pen. Things that you draw in pen always have a clean, official sort of air about them.

Pen Sketches

These are all sketches that I am working on in anticipation of my new project- making Death from Darksiders II. I like the story of the game studio that is makes Darksiders (Vigil Games). They were just a few young guys trying to achieve a dream, and it paid off in the end. I'm not going to actually start this project until the figurine is finished- the dress still needs more painting.

Watch out tomorrow night for another update. I am finishing up what is probably the coolest drawing I have ever done.

Figurine Update 5

Finally getting around to posting an update of my progress on the figurine. The colors are more washed-out than they will be when it is fired. The painting is taking a long time because I need to do three coats of the whole thing. When I make mistakes, I have to chip the paint off with a knife, its not like acrylic where I would just cover it with another color.

I've also started working on another project that I've been thinking about for a while. I'll post pictures later this week.

Mushroom Man Again

I was going to post my progress on the mother figurine, but my camera is out of batteries and I can't find the charger. Quick update is-- I've started painting, but just barely. Instead, I have another mushroom man pose. I've been messing around with Blender again and I have to say, I really enjoy it. Because this blog is about the process, I have taken a screenshot of the actual view in Blender.

When I have more time, I want to attempt a more complex animation. I finally fixed the legs bones in the armature, so I can actually do something more complex now. I was really happy about that.

He's Back

I realized recently (with some help) that I don't have to wait any longer to put together a portfolio. I have enough pieces already. There is still a lot of work to do, but this is my preliminary list: Mother Figurine, Spirit Woman, Bird Woman, Female Nude, Male Nude, two pieces of pottery, metal raven, plaster carving, stone flower, and maybe a drawing. All of these pieces have been posted on this blog at some point. The first one to find them all, wins!