Only 6 more!

Trying to get more painterly with my... well... painting. So experimenting with different brushes. Only 6 more posts to go! Woo!

Ken :

Gun

Ive not been in the drawing mood the past couple of days, think Ive overdone it a bit hehe. So I forced myself to do something and this is it. Only one more week to go! Should be plain sailing from here...

Thanks everyone who drops by!

Ken :D

Sketch... again

I ran out of time today, so I had to upload this speed sketch thing I did a few days ago. Its a bit lame, but better than nothing right!?

Got to dash. Ill catch up with everyones comments soon! Cheers!

Ken :D

Just messin...

Just messing around...

ken :D

Sketch

Eh up!

A sketch here. Experimenting a bit - though its been a frustrating day. I think I'm getting blogged out. But only 10 days to go, so not giving in just yet!

Ill be back tomorrow.

Ken :D

Oddball Choir

Just a bit of fun! This one goes out to Perezvila - a bit less mean eh? I always found it amazing how much difference tiny changes in the placements of features on a character can affect their persona and personality. I guess I was exploring that here.

Also, I just finished reading Pascal Blanchets' "White Rapids" - its a quick read, but beautifully illustrated in his  strong and art deco-ish style. Very cool! Check it out...

Until next time, 

Ken :D

ARRGHH!

This took much longer than it should have! Not 100% happy with it but hey ya cant win em all!

Ken :D

Another speedy

Wassup?!

This, as the title of the post suggests, is another speed paint. So there ya go! Working again on my environments, trying to think about composition, scale, perspective, colour, tone... all the important stuff. 

Ill get the hang of it one day. 

A big thanks to everyone who drops by, its much appreciated!

Ken :D


PS: I am currently editing my blog layout etc, so please bear with me while I make some changes! And I lost all my blog links... :( I guess Ill have to start from scratch... sorry everyone!

"Speed paint"

Hello! Ok so this started out as a bit of a speedpaint, but I spent more time on it than I usually allow for a speedie. So I guess its a more refined speedpaint. It also reflects another of my weaknesses - environments. I need more practice with em. 

I was gonna talk a bit about the NEON event that went over the weekend up here in Dundee, but I dont have much to say. It was good! There were some great people here for the event such as Bud Luckey, the animator and character designer from Pixar, and also the creator of some famous Sesame Street animations. There was also Tommy Tallarico, the genius behind the music of many famous game titles (and also, Steven Tylers cousin! That was the highlight of the weekend for me, finding that out! haha!) and co-creator of video games live. Then were was extensive local talent from the games industry giving talks such as Richard Scott of Axis Animations, Colin Anderson from Denki, and reps from Realtime worlds and Ruffian Games (Sorry I forgot the names!). There were many other speakers and such from other areas of the creative media and digital arts but I wont list them all here. Yeh so, all in all, it was a good weekend, met some cool people, heard some cool talks. My only complaint was it was a bit expensive! Ah well.. this is Dundee. Things like this dont happen often!


Also! I would like to say thanks to miss TJ Lubrano, for the kind words, the awards and for the inclusion on her favourite blog list - tis an honour! I probably wont do the answering questions thing myself coz Ive done that before a while back - and Im not interesting enough to justify doing it again haha. Cheers TJ!

Until next time 

Ken :D

Horsey!

This one is for you Dan! At long last!

I would write more but Zatoichi is coming on the TV!

Ken :D

Hand and arm studies

Just some quick studies. Ive noticed that Im trying to draw stuff I cant draw out my head. Which means I need to study more! I wanna push my work to the next level... getting tired of cartoooooony all the time.

Got to dash! A day of talks awaits.

Ken :D

Dont ask...

I put no effort into this at all. But I think thats obvious! I was tired!!!

Bud Luckey is coming to town! See http://www.northeastofnorth.com/ - Ill explain later!

Ken :D

Sketch

Hello! Just a sketch which I quickly painted up. 

Ken :D

Brian May Caricature

Of all my artistic weaknesses, caricature is probably the thing I fear the most. Probably because I find it really hard. I always end up doing a portrait, not exaggerating much, playing it safe. This is probably because, for me, the exaggeration is the hardest part, trying to exaggerate while maintaining a likeness. Its a huge challenge.

Anyway! Its something I plan to work on. So here is a practice piece. Its of one of my favourite guitarists, Brian May. Sorry Brian!

Ken :D

PS: any critiques or caricature advice would be much appreciated!