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

"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

portraits and bird studies

9/05/2018

Practice emulating another style

Photoshop

Mage

Personal work. Bearded collies always reminded me of old wizards.
Here's a character design around that idea.
Photoshop
View full size: https://serenehu.tumblr.com/post/172147992773/

Environment Exercise

Personal piece. Practiced painting from imagination and limiting use of photo reference.
Photoshop

Monster Girl Challenge

Personal work. Looked to the '30 Day Monster Girl Challenge' list for ideas and started with
#19, the cyclops.
Photoshop

Process:

Rough sketches. Figuring out the character's anatomy and how she will be posed.
Photoshop

Final Painting. Started off with a cleaned-up sketch, then began painting in diffused light.

I decided on how to light the cyclops first, then rendered and lit the other elements

(i.e. rock formation and human) accordingly.

Detail shots: