Judas concept

School has begun again, and with it, a new and exciting project. I am doing another character model, but this time it is a male figure.

So here is Judas. The character is inspired by Indian Buddhist art, with Moroccan and Persian influences, and some biblical undertones. Here I have two slightly different concepts. After finishing the first one, I wasn't as excited or as pleased by it as I would have liked to be. I felt it lacked some presence, or the power Judas should have being an authoritarian figure. So I went back to the drawing board and made a few adjustments. I made the top garment a bit wider, decided to fully show the belt, and added some other minor details. Now I feel he commands the presence he should, and I am very happy with this design.

My next step will be to fully render the image, and then create the turnarounds to be able to model him. 

The teacher has pretty high expectations for our work in this class, so I'm hoping I can meet and surpass those. It will be a fun and challenging quarter for sure.

Topaz Portrait Original Sketches

I did finally finish the portrait I was working on, and you can see the finished piece in my portfolio.

I wanted to also show some of my concepting process, so I scanned and uploaded the original planning sketches.

I really like sketching in pen for some reason. Maybe it's because the end result has more energy due to the non-erasable lines.

Either way, I hope you enjoy it and check my portfolio too.

Topaz Portrait WIP 2

So here is the full picture of the portrait I'm currently working on.

At this point, I'm done with the big picture, and will start working on details.
Comments are welcome!

Topaz Portrait WIP

Just a little preview of a piece I am currently working on. I think I've spent about 1-2 hours on it so far.

Thanks for looking!

Crystal City

I did this concept a while ago, and found it today while looking through some older files.
Another quick landscape. This time to test some new brushes, and just have fun with contrasting environments and color.

About one hour on Photoshop.
Thanks for looking!

Fashion sketches

I was feeling a bit of an art block, so to help me get out of that I decided to do something a little different from usual. The end result are these raw fashion sketches.

It was interesting to feel the difference in designing a costume for a character, and designing an outfit that could be wearable in our world. I would recommend this little project to anyone who feels like trying something different.

I had a lot of fun with it, and I hope you all enjoy it!

Ocean Goddess Renders

Like I mentioned in the post before, here are some close up and beauty shots of the Goddess model.

I had a lot of fun working on this project. I wanted to do so much more, but I had to finish it for class. Now that summer is coming up I want to redo her hair, and add some more elements to further mimic my original drawing.
I'm also considering rendering it with Maya to explore other techniques.

Anyway, thanks for looking and feel free to leave critiques or comments!