ScaleDude and the Opium Trip

Well, real title is supposed to be "EoW#133 Ancient Palace Ruins", but that sounds way more boring. As the title hints, its destiny was conceptart.org's Environment of the Week challenge.

It is mainly about composition, which was my main focus at every moment during the process, and I have learned a lot about it. My initial aim was doing some concept in the likes of platforming games, with a slightly less cartoony mood than usual (still not realistic). Took somewhere around 10 hours, since there was some back and forth with guiding the eyesight smoothly to where I wanted. If you want to have a look to a work in progress sequence, you can check it here.

Kelvin's Space Ranch

Here's some stuff I've been working in the last months for Canadian studio Incubator Games (nice people they are). A few artworks from the upcoming web-based game Kelvin's Space Ranch. I've done pretty much anything from concept art to production visual assets, and I must say I've had a blast with such a wacky project. Finally it's about to be released.

I based the visual style in a 'futu-rustic' mix of naif innocence, japanese home-oriented robotics and sci-fi B-movies with vivid secondary color palettes. This is just a small selection of the material. Can't wait to play!

Tarkon's Walk

I did this creature doodle while sketching on Characters class, but liked it enough for a bit of speedpainting.

Tarkon is an overseer in the tar mines within the depths of Green Hell. Every now and then he stumbles upon an idle tar miner and mercilessly covers him in goose feathers. The job conditions are nefarious but no one told a tar demon's life was a bed or roses. 2-3 hours in CS3.

Dr. Krust

Been a while since last post. Busy times, but somehow I managed to finish this work in corel Painter X... and by finish I mean I don't really feel like working on it any further.

The theme was 'crustacean who conquered the world'. Thought on some uber-giant robotic lobster or something, but hey, you'll agree evil doctors are way cooler (you should agree, anyway).

EoW125: Sailing to Harbor

My first submission to the Environment of the Week challenge in conceptart.org. The quality level there is huge, but it's worth giving a shot. It was very fun and learned a lot since it's not the kind of thing I'm used to do (never painted a vista before, in fact), so I'm moderately happy. I might even participate weekly in the challenge (on in the creature challenges or so). Time will tell.

gouache sketch

Enough digital stuff for a lapse. We're beginning with gouache technique in color class, that is something I haven't used since primary school (you can guess the quality of those) and I'm loving it, so here's one of my first gouache sketches, done in small size. One of the cartoony faces I enjoy so much doing. Over 2 hours though. I'll get the hang of it!

Magic Unleashed

This old guy was initially meant for my characters class, requesting just a scatterbrain wizard of some sort. I spent quite some time developing the character until I got the final pose to present as the final requested linework. However, I liked it enough to paint it further as it was a real character layout I would do for an animated movie or something.

Must thank the critiques received prior to finishing. The painting itself took around 5 hours. Fullscreen recommended; the white window contours darken the image.

As I lay aWacom in this night...

The abbot of Yestershire is beginning to use new technologies. The brothers became bored of copying pile after pile of tomes, and decided to switch to Ctrl+C. They've become very productive now, and can spend more time with the calligraphy and illustrations. They rock!

concept: Slave of Aquanus

A minion slave from the undersea realm of Aquanus. They are planning some kind of revolution against the evil Baron Neptum, anytime soon. Good luck guys!

2h, no previous idea, just built from volume masses. CS3

Gratuitous display of violence

This guy is one of those brainless alpha males always looking for an excuse to solve things using brute force. I've crossed some of these in my life, and since I'm not the kind of guy who'd fight them back, this is my chance for a vulgar display of power back on them.

Ha, last laugh is on me.