Legion, Manifest(o)

Illustration this semester is all about preparing for 'The Show,' an industry term for professional practice we never, ever use. Somewhere between us and the bittersweet reality of actual, productive human society is an awful lot of self-promotion. 

 

In the spirit of getting we've never met to like us, we're essentially building a masterwork project that shows off our accrued skills in a portable and appreciable manner. I decided to create a series of postcards. The source material is all from Archetype, but I'm presenting it in a way that (hopefully) makes sense to the creative sectors of gaming and movies.

 

The following are all color studies at varying levels of refinement.

Aside: If you can read this, it means this loaded. If it loaded, like, forty angels are now aerial.

Happy Valentines Day!

Will pretty girl be Zorbac Valentine?

Narcissist.

The best thing about self portraits is that the model's patience is always equivalent to that of the artist's. Someday, I will learn to draw myself from life without that concentrating pseudo-scowl. And on that day, free delicious cake. For everyone.

ERZ Aermas

I lied about no more people standing around. I'm pretty sure I was just supposed to be pencilling this weekend, but this sketch got way out of hand...

Erz Wyldenz & The Mythic Boundaries of Photoshop

Erz Wyldenz is one of Archetype's nastier characters and inspires unease even among his comrades. An endless list of homicidal talents and a relentless personality make Wyldenz the perfect creature to usher in the War to End All Wars.

 

Cheery, ya? Anyway, like most of my stuff, this is Photoshop, but I used the "reveal all" feature to all the different layers that go into it. The whole thing's painted over Victorian wallpaper and an SOS pad.

 

Also, apologies, all, on the lack of updates. I swear I'll be better in the future. Also, no more people standing around. That's just boring already.

Drink + Draw

Drink and Draw is an uncomplicated social formula of two parts. You may aptly guess them.

Also, I'm going to retool this place for awhile until I decide to like it. Please, pardon the mess.

Self Portrait of the Artist as Loius XIV as the Artist

Photoshop, done in this was. And with the airbrush no less. I don't usually rely on the airbrush for much, perhaps because it's a) ubiquitous and b) fuzzy.

 

Apparently, b is causal for a--reality is somewhat easier to project without the concept of the pixel as a discreet rendering unit. It's pretty easy to block in colors and continually refine without the weight of heavy maths.

Also, re: channels. They're like layers. I know this because they're in the layers tab. After a couple hours meddling with them, I've concluded they're also like the televised variety: a gigantic time sink.