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Brent- Work in Progress 2

Here’s the latest version of Brent.  It’s close to the final version, I think.  I’m still tweaking the background, and I have a few small details to finish on him, such as giving his shoe a tiny bit of texture, but it’s not much.  I had to put him together for the portfolio at this stage, so I thought I’d show him off, since he looks pretty complete now.

I’m using a trial version of Photoshop CS4.  I’ve only got a few more days left before the trial runs out, and I’ll be sad to see it go.  Unfortunately, I can’t afford to get the new version (I’m still on CS1!), but the ability to rotate the canvas while painting is a GODSEND!

I’m experimenting with different painting techniques in my recent character series, “Portlandia”.  I haven’t settled on a particular style yet, but that’s okay.  Once I figure out what I like, I’m going to go back and unify all the character designs so that they match.  Although, they shouldn’t match too much.  The final look should be pretty eclectic, incorporating some flat graphic elements next to more painterly ones.

Here’s the latest painting of Lisa Marie, featuring a loose energetic painting style.

Here’s a quick little painting I did for a real estate website.  Quick, but not to shabby, considering I only spent a couple of hours.  Its for a page advertising my web design services to real estate agents.  I wanted to put the page together as quickly as possible, so it’s pretty simple, but it was crying out for some imagery.

It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update on this painting.  I’ve only been able to work on it in small doses, so it’s been going a little slow, but I finally think enough has changed that it’s worth showing off again.

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The value structure’s changed a little.  Details and textures have been added to some of the main buildings and cars.  The trees are more resolved.  There’s still a long way to go, but I’m happy with the progress so far.

Today, as I was checking my favorite video game blogs, I came across a pleasant surprise.  A trailer for a game I created some concept art for at Liquid has just been released.  It’s called Merchants of Brooklyn, and its being developed by Paleo Entertainment.  Liquid was involved in the early stages of its development, as Paleo was preparing a demo.  Since the game’s release date is still some ways off, I can’t share the conecpt art yet, but you get some glimpses of  the casino/pit fighting area, which I helped design, in the trailer below.

 I think this is one of the best drawings from this series so far.  He took a little while to get down.  For a little while, it seemed as if nothing was coming out like I wanted, and I had to re-draw him over and over, but it was worth the effort.  

The kilt was a spontaneous detail, but it was a nice touch that gave him a touch more personality.

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Here’s another pencil sketch for the design of Lisa Marie’s body.  

I’m pushing her proportions further, and I gave her a new head.  She’s looking very much like an alien in this one.  In fact, she’s looking quite different than the original, but I swear I started out with the previous drawing in mind.  

That’s not necessarily a bad thing at this stage.  I’m still trying to figure her out, and I don’t mind trying out different ideas at this point.

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When I originally drew Priscilla, I planned to do a series of sexy robot women based on concept cars.  I’m just finally getting around to expanding that lineup with this character, named Lisa Marie.  

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Yet another head design.  This one’s named Brent.

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Here’s a new head sketch of Trent, giving him more pronounced features, a stronger (somewhat bewildered) expression, and giving him more of an Asian flavor.

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