Yangtze Study, part II

Spend some more time on this color study again - really nailed down some photoshop brushes I've been enjoying and figuring out my color palette better... I'm especially happy with the left hill w/pagoda. Enjoy!

Underwater buddha, take 3

Early post today! Had some extra time after work to play around with this some more. Took some more time and I've been figuring stuff out with new brushes and textures, and finally used some underwater reference for close up texture work... Finally got it to a point that I'm happy with- enjoy!

speed painting

I'm not 100% happy with my colors on these speed paintings- feel like they keep getting muddy by the end. I know i love saturation, so I feel myself toning back, toning back, but then by the end the pieces are dull. Something to work on. Anywhoo, not going to stress all night about this one- just sort of a view of the Yangtze River and those iconic Chinese hills.

More underwater color studies

Some more variations on the buddha head under water- still just a rough color study, but I think this one better defines lights/darks and doesn't compromise color saturation in the statuary.

speed painting

More a color study than anything- not tons of detail, but trying to get the underwater ambiance combined with warmer colors from sunken ruins/statuary. i might come back to this theme and re-work it- I'd like to eventually do a nice "underwater sunken head" piece that's more finished...

100th post! (and illustration friday)

It's my blog's 100th post! Exciting! Also illustration Friday's theme; "Blanket."