A more in-depth post on a VisDev piece I did for the characters in my senior thesis. Here we goooo
Title (temp): "I wonder when the rain will st----PUT THAT BACK"
Tools: Photoshop
Process:
- My idea was to show a moment when the two protagonists are taking shelter from the rain in a small shrine. I had two camera angles in mind and sketched them out in small, very rough thumbnails. This is the ugliest stage haha. I chose the bottom one because the angle felt more interesting and I liked how the boy felt more confrontational.
- Using no transparency and 4 tones, I painted over the chosen thumbnail in grayscale. This stage is there to help me group my values and pinpoint my area of focus, and I will be referring to this thumbnail while I paint to make sure these aren't lost in the process.
On to the final painting!
Top Row: Fixing the perspective and making a cleaner sketch. Once I have all the information I need I quickly lay down a rough first color pass in one layer...blank canvases are scary. I begin cleaning and rendering, starting with the shrine.
Middle Row: More rendering. I also add details on the deity statue, paint in foreground elements and block in the characters' silhouettes.
Bottom Row: Rendered the characters and started on the background. After I complete the refining process I finish up by making color & lighting adjustments.
The Art of Serene Hu
Friday, September 27, 2019
Marketing Assets
Mock-up designs based on e-mails and banners I created for Metaverse Corporation.
Promotional e-mails:
Promotional e-mails:
Thursday, August 1, 2019
SVA Thesis Revisit
Vis Dev for my SVA senior year thesis. We didn't have much time for exploration back then so I'm making up for it now :) Characters are based on their original designs (by Josephine Mark).
Photoshop, SketchUp
Photoshop, SketchUp
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Duck Family Series
Illustration series I made for Fulcrum Gallery. The prompt was 'artwork for kids' bathrooms'.
Prints available here:
Mom: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Duck-Family-Mom_903783.htm
Dad: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Duck-Family-Dad_903784.htm
Boys: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Duck-Family-Boy-Wash_903785.htm
Girls: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Duck-Family-Girl-Wash_903789.htm
Prints available here:
Mom: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Duck-Family-Mom_903783.htm
Dad: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Duck-Family-Dad_903784.htm
Boys: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Duck-Family-Boy-Wash_903785.htm
Girls: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Duck-Family-Girl-Wash_903789.htm
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Three Turtles
Turtle illustration for Fulcrum Gallery.
Green: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Three-Turtles-Green_944673.htm
Red: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Three-Turtles-Red_944674.htm
Blue: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Three-Turtles-Blue_944675.htm
Green: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Three-Turtles-Green_944673.htm
Red: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Three-Turtles-Red_944674.htm
Blue: https://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Color-Me-Happy/Three-Turtles-Blue_944675.htm
Friday, December 28, 2018
Schoolism: Environment Design with Nathan Fowkes
Some homework for the critiqued session.
Assignment: Final location design, creating a portfolio-worthy piece.
Based on Mr. Fowke's feedback for my previous assignments, I also put a
focus on achieving effective lighting and edge/contrast control.
Photoshop
Assignment: Design a piece of architecture with an emotional characterization.
The emotion I chose was 'spooky'. The assignment can also be used as a callout sheet.
Photoshop & Paint Tool Sai
Assignment: Create a loose concept illustration of any subject, utilizing principles
discussed in prior lessons.
My idea was 'what kind of monster would attack New York City'.
Photoshop
Assignment: Final location design, creating a portfolio-worthy piece.
Based on Mr. Fowke's feedback for my previous assignments, I also put a
focus on achieving effective lighting and edge/contrast control.
Photoshop
The emotion I chose was 'spooky'. The assignment can also be used as a callout sheet.
Photoshop & Paint Tool Sai
discussed in prior lessons.
My idea was 'what kind of monster would attack New York City'.
Photoshop
Friday, November 9, 2018
"Arrival" by Alex Myung
This turned out so beautifully....so glad I was able to help out!
Check it out!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R47uiGLivP0
Friday, November 2, 2018
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