face sketch

an other sketch of a face. Working on different type of shape mixing cartoony and realistic.
might be a little dark.

Plan 9

That's the name of a cocktail my friend Andrew created... with cognac and grapefruit... sounds yummy. But I don't really drink. I would enjoy the taste though.

here is an other sketch, an hour and a half, photoshop.

Working on different things. Like the angle of the head, slightly down, the values of the skin and of course the expression, a little worry, a little angry and a little insane.
let me know what you think.

lunch sketch

About one hour sketch. working on different head shapes and studying different lighting.

Portrait

Finally, after many weeks if not month a little post.
I've been working quite late these days and the project is going pretty well. The reviews and the press is going quite well. The game is building up a big expectation audience.

I've also been working a lot on the storyboard to have something to show soon. I still have a lot of stuff to do and as I'm a little perfectionist I'm ready to start over or revisit every single shot!

I took some time of on everything to continue to work n my values. I did the following painting in photoshop. About 2h worth of work. (yes based on a photo).

After a couple of these I would like to work on a more personal style.

A couple of things:
-radiolab has a new show online and one section speaks about inspiration and creativity. How it is 90% of hard work and 1% of talent. Which I would totally agree. In the last few months I 've feel a big improvement just by putting more hour in my painting and in my thought process.

-there is also a great documentary about how art became a commodity. The Mona Lisa curse.
I found it on Painting Perceptions