Monday, December 28, 2009

Cammy: A Thought (whoa...)

Y'know, looking at this again it occured to me that the original drawing from 2005 seems to have a bigger impact. It just looks better overall. I don't know what this says about the current state of my "skills" but I've decided to simply try and touch up/improve the original drawing instead of starting over from scratch.

C'est la vie...

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Cammy 2009

I'm currently working on an updated version of the CAMMY pic I did back in 2005. I found all kinds of mistakes concerning her anatomy and proportions but I still kinda like the image overall. I also got really inspired by a photo from an amazing photographer on DevianART. To me, that looks like a real-life Cammy.

Anyway, here's an initial rough that I'm messing around with alongside the original line drawing from 2005. I'm still trying to work out the overall shape, composition and (most of all) her anatomy. The anatomy is most important for me because I really want to accentuate her muscle definition. Yes, I kinda suck at anatomy, especially when I'm trying to be as detailed as I can with it. Whatever. I'll do the best I can at this stage of my life. We'll see how it goes.

(BTW, I have no idea how to post these images side by side. I tried to get it to work but almost pulled my hair out in the process.)



Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Like Old Times

Finally...all done!! Just wanted to post it. I'll go back and explain the details of each step later this week. Happy Holidays, All!


Monday, December 21, 2009

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Sparring Partners, Part II

Here's an updated WIP. Smoothed out the Hulk and still working on some of his details. I'm really hoping that I can finish this baby up by tomorrow, before my ADD kicks into high gear.


Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Sparring Partners, Part I

Ok, I'm totally just writing this to myself now but that's cool 'cause I end up talking to myself anyway. I still need to finish up that last sketch but before I do, I've decided to revisit an old image. Just for kicks.

This is a pic I did back in 2005 while I was still storyboarding TMNT. I'd never done my own rendition of the classic Hulk vs. Thing matchup and decided to finally give it a shot. At the time, I was pretty happy with the outcome.



But now, after 3+ years of directing a bunch of amazing artists for the Chaotic game, all I see is an incomplete image with some problems.Most of the issues I find are in regards to the anatomy and lighting but I think this is an image I can quickly patch up and finish. I'm looking at it as an excersise (and I'm also trying to avoid mind-f&*cking myself with a blank page).

So here I am, actually coloring an image and having some fun. This is what I've got done so far. I've laid down some flats and have figured out the light sources (each is being lit by an imaginary source eminating from their opponent's face). I'm also fixing up some of the Hulk's anatomy, to the best of my limited knowledge.




Next, I'll do the final rendering and post that once I'm done. Should be before the end of the week (totally giving myself a deadline).