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Please visit my new blog.

2009-06-07T15:12:00.003-05:00

Hello everyone.

I've moved to a new blog address: http://iamandyc.blogspot.com

By the end of this week (6/13/09), I'll be permanently shutting this blog down. Thanks!

Self-Portrait #1

2009-05-31T18:11:00.006-05:00

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S1: Brush Stroke Color Study #5

2009-05-27T16:06:00.002-05:00

Photo reference was used.

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S1: Brush Stroke Color Study #4

2009-05-21T22:25:00.006-05:00

Photo reference was used.

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S1: Brush Stroke Color Study #3

2009-05-20T21:52:00.003-05:00

Photo reference was used.

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Optimus Prime (G1)

2009-05-15T19:46:00.003-05:00

References were used.

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Megatron (G1)

2009-05-12T13:58:00.005-05:00

References were used.

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S1: Brush Stroke Color Study #2

2009-04-30T23:35:00.004-05:00

Photo reference was used.

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S1: Brush Stroke Color Study #1

2009-04-26T23:31:00.004-05:00

Photo reference was used.

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S1: Anatomy Study #11

2009-04-25T18:43:00.001-05:00

Photo reference was used.

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S1: Anatomy Study #10

2009-04-17T16:31:00.004-05:00

Photo reference was used.

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The Egg

2009-03-25T16:36:00.004-05:00

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This concept was for Imagine FX's (MYFX) challenge #115: The Egg.

Udon's Darkstalker Tribute

2009-03-17T02:30:00.008-05:00

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My entry (the first image) was rejected. Recalling back, I've learned much -- one specifically being my need for better managing my own time. Spending two days to paint wasn't enough to properly complete my entry. If I had to apply an arbitrary number, I'd say my entry was at 80% complete.

The two pieces below were a batch of concepts that I had time paint, but I wasn't satisfied with the direction so I left it as is. If I can find my other concepts (mainly just sketches), I'll post them up as well.

Congratulations to all of the selected entries and great work throughout this contest! Additionally, congratulations to Capcom's 15th Anniversary to a wonderful franchise. You can read more about Udon's Darkstalker Tribute here.

David vs. Goliath

2009-03-02T11:33:00.009-06:00

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My (late) entry for CGHub's Drawing Jam #8. The topic was entitled David vs. Goliath where we're free to interpret to our heart's content.

I want to apologize for the lack of updates. I've been rather pre-occupied with a few daunting activities (add lack of time management into the mix). As with each new post, I'll be unraveling the pieces that I've been working on in the past weeks.

P.S. I've managed to enter into Udon's Dark Stalker Tribute contest. More details later.

S3: Monotone Study #10

2009-02-26T23:29:00.005-06:00

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This concludes series #3.

S3: Monotone Study #9

2009-02-15T22:54:00.006-06:00

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Rushed this within the hour time limit. I know it is ugly. Haha.

S3: Monotone Study #8

2009-02-11T22:56:00.004-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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Going out to drink expired spirits this Friday! Woo!

S3: Monotone Study #7

2009-02-10T23:50:00.005-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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The lovely Carguin made a casual request a couple months back in expressing a genuine interest in seeing a portrait of the incredibly talented singer Enya. I know I am late, but alas here it is!

Round 1, Fight!

2009-02-09T19:20:00.007-06:00

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I was able to salvage this older concept from my previous (and quite devastating) virus attack; however I did unfortunately lose my WIP file. Thus, riding the coattails of my swirling emotions of despair and anguish, I was pushed to produced a very special animated fight scene. You can view it my painting process.

S1: Anatomy Study #9

2009-02-05T23:39:00.003-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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S1: Anatomy Study #8

2009-02-04T23:07:00.003-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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S1: Anatomy Study #7

2009-02-03T22:28:00.004-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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S1: Anatomy Study #6

2009-02-02T17:33:00.004-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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The Hunt

2009-02-01T21:49:00.003-06:00

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My entry for CGHub's Drawing Jam #6. The topic was to envision a scene depicting the title words: "The Hunt".

S1: Anatomy Study #5

2009-01-29T21:12:00.003-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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S1: Anatomy Study #4

2009-01-28T16:05:00.003-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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S1: Anatomy Study #3

2009-01-27T22:21:00.004-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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S1: Anatomy Study #2

2009-01-26T23:42:00.004-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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S1: Anatomy Study #1

2009-01-25T19:26:00.014-06:00

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Introducing another series of studies to overcome one of my critical weaknesses: human anatomy. While it is a given that in the past I've completed my studies rather intermittently, my new plan for this particular series is to post much more frequently.

Note: All of these studies shall be finished within a time limit of an hour or less.

S3: Monotone Study #6

2009-01-23T19:46:00.006-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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Kamen Rider 1!

2009-01-21T19:59:00.004-06:00

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A while back fellow blogger Alexei Martins requested an illustration of any Kamen Rider. There were many that had crossed my mind, but my final selection had to be the first Masked Rider!

Yesterday, I've overcooked (3 minutes and 45 seconds instead of the suggested 5 minute cooking time) a bag of popcorn. It ended up staining my barely year old microwave, smoking up my entire place, and has now permanently (or thus far anyhow) left a terrible odor inside my microwave. Never again will I cook popcorn in my microwave. Instead, I'll use a neighbor or a friend's.

S3: Monotone Study #5

2009-01-17T00:11:00.005-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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S3: Monotone Study #4

2009-01-13T22:18:00.006-06:00

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Apparently after downloading a couple of patches to update my drivers to resolve an issue with DirectX and my video card, I somehow contracted a trojan virus last Friday (01/09). Oh and the virus was very generous in bringing some of it's very best friends such as spyware and malware. Forgetting that I have two hard drives with corrupted sectors, I had a horrible time attempting to reformat both of them (obviously, but was worth a try or two... million). I was unable to get beyond service pack 1 when installing Windows XP.

After much wasted effort, I ended up throwing in the towel and ordered a new internal hard drive to unravel this mayhem. My new piece of hardware should arrive today; however in the meantime, I've been salvaging my losses as I didn't finish archiving all of my data.

S3: Monotone Study #3

2009-01-09T13:13:00.006-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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In other news:
The wonderful artist, Gerald, has tagged me. And following the general scheme of being tagged, I'm supposedly to list seven other artists and seven facts about myself.

Well, I'm going to modify this rule and cheat a bit; Instead of linking to seven other artists, you can click here and here to visit a number of better artists around the globe.

So a few facts about myself are as follows:
1. I like skim milk.
2. I also like soy milk.
3. I have black hair.
4. I use horse shampoo.
5. The tablet that I've been using is Wacom's Graphire3 4x5".
6. I'm considering of owning a pet in the future.
7. I've acquired two degrees in conspicuously different subjects.

Young Sir Lancelot

2009-01-06T15:25:00.010-06:00

WIP for CA's CHOW #124: Knights of the Round Table.

Here lies substantial proof in my lack of creativity. Back to the drawing board. Two more days until the final deadline.

S3: Monotone Study #2

2008-12-31T22:32:00.003-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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S3: Monotone Study #1

2008-12-29T15:33:00.006-06:00

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Starting the third series of value studies with the image above being the first piece.

Wasted a week toying with this

2008-12-22T09:09:00.004-06:00

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My entry for CGHub's Drawing Jam #5. The topic was applying Steampunk to any subject. Being unfamiliar with the topic, I ended up selecting something (supposedly) safe: Robocop.

This looked better in my head...

2008-12-15T17:41:00.005-06:00

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Monotone study #8

2008-12-11T13:24:00.006-06:00

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Testing out a new technique (in which I've failed to capture).

Edit: This will be my final piece for series #2. Will start a new one to continue studying this technique.

Monotone study #7

2008-12-09T20:11:00.003-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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Monotone study #6

2008-12-07T12:37:00.007-06:00

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I'm able to spit these out (slightly) faster, but as an adverse effect they tend to lack - a lot - of polish.

Monotone study #5

2008-12-05T12:12:00.007-06:00

Photo reference was used.

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Death and the Maiden

2008-12-02T18:18:00.008-06:00

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My entry for CGHub's Drawing Jam #4. The topic is Death and the Maiden.

Go Go Power Rangers!

2008-11-26T16:39:00.003-06:00

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Jump Kick!

2008-11-25T19:06:00.003-06:00

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Dragon Punch!

2008-11-22T20:08:00.006-06:00

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Rented two movies a couple days ago and one of it was Kung Fu Panda (which I've immensely enjoyed). I was inspired to do a little tribute to a very delightful animation.

The Dark Knight

2008-11-18T17:59:00.003-06:00

Speed painting + an extra hour or so.

Spinning Bird Kick!

2008-11-16T19:28:00.003-06:00

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Here is some fan art. I don't believe I am technically ready to continue doing pieces such as these outside my usual studies.

Color Study #3

2008-11-13T14:38:00.004-06:00

Photo referenced was used.

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WIP: Captain N

2008-11-06T15:13:00.010-06:00

A WIP for CGHub's Drawing Jam #3. The topic is any 1980's cartoon.

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T21:31:00.005-05:00

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Gatchaman!

2008-10-29T18:11:00.005-05:00

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"I already knew, ever since the first moment we met... a babyface full of sweet"

2008-10-21T12:11:00.002-05:00

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Another (failed) color study. This was more time consuming than I had originally imagined. And I just noticed I forgot to finish the eyebrows. Haha. Ah well.

WIP: Art Crusades Battle 7

2008-10-20T23:51:00.014-05:00

WIP #2 for the Art Crusades - Battle 7: Return of the Overlords.

Where are thou job?

2008-10-13T18:05:00.004-05:00

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But ever since I first saw you, I began to get courage

2008-10-05T18:03:00.005-05:00

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Launching a series of color studies with this being the first (failure).

Grazing by of the parting memories

2008-10-03T15:42:00.002-05:00

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I was offered Shark Fin soup, but never tried it

2008-09-24T12:29:00.005-05:00

Photoshop crashed yet again. Lost all of my progress shots and was forced to repaint the shark a second time.

When I close my eyes, I wonder what I'll see in the darkness

2008-09-18T23:13:00.002-05:00

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Experimenting with a few new brushes.

[pause]

2008-09-17T12:06:00.008-05:00

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Your smile blooms brightly beneath a swaying flower's shadow

2008-09-15T18:30:00.007-05:00

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I'm frustrated with these. I am not sure if I am learning anything.

As I turn and look back

2008-09-10T14:55:00.009-05:00

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Inspired by Massive Black's Shanghai's team artwork, I am on a journey.

What am I searching for?

2008-09-08T12:33:00.004-05:00

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Ate half a tub of mint chocolate chip ice cream

2008-09-01T17:47:00.001-05:00

Another animal study.

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Stuffed with tacos and burritos

2008-08-27T18:19:00.006-05:00

I've participated in this rather interesting thread.

You follow a few simple rules:
1. Draw a creature from your head.
2. Use any references for the creature you've selected.
3. Draw the creature again but without any references.

"By the Power of Grayskull..."

2008-08-16T12:23:00.006-05:00

Primary Brushes: Hard Edge Brush and Soft Edge Brush.

References were used.

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A tribute to a classic series and a righteous hero.

Edit: Added the final product and the GIF.

Everlasting moments seem to find their way

2008-08-12T15:40:00.004-05:00

Primary Brushes: Hard Edge Brush and Soft Edge Brush.

Photo reference was used.

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Returning to a small batch of monotone studies.

2008 Olympics opening ceremony was entertaining

2008-08-09T18:22:00.010-05:00

Primary Brushes: Hard Edge Brush and Soft Edge Brush.

References were used.

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Above was my entry (that I did not submit) for CA.org's CHOW #120's topic: Dark Knight Villains. The villain that I've selected to redesign for Christopher Nolan's version of Batman is Cassandra Cain.

Interviews and Headhunters

2008-07-30T12:11:00.005-05:00

Primary Brushes: Hard Edge Brush and Soft Edge Brush.

References were used.

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Trying something new out. Or rather that was my original intention.

Unemployment bites hard

2008-07-10T19:54:00.005-05:00

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 100%, Opacity 100%

Photo references were used.

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Well, I believe I am losing myself in rendering these pieces and neglecting my actual objective: understanding Jason Chan's colors and strokes. So this will be my final study for this mini series.

Summer

2008-07-04T13:10:00.005-05:00

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 100%, Opacity 100%
Secondary Brush: m@'s Tree Brush

Some photo references were used.

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Originally this was a speed painting and then I spent a few more hours into it.

Anyhow, I've recently returned to the states a few days ago from having a fun trip in Taiwan and Japan. I wish I spent there longer or actually had a more successful time with headhunters. Oh well. Now I just have more goals to accomplish on my To Do list. Hah.

Heading out of the country

2008-05-17T23:55:00.008-05:00

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 100%, Opacity 100%

Photo references were used.

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It has been quite some time since I've last posted. Regretfully, I've been knee deep in all sorts of activities and as a result of my 'intensive labor' I've finally graduated. Hurray~ A couple more of special quality pieces of paper in Latin.

The image above was another Jason Chan mini series study. I started it a few weeks ago, but only had little free time to spare; so this was an on-going piece that came together during some quick sessions. Unfortunately, I ran out of time in fully completing it. The main reason: I'm leaving the country with my newly acquired golden Nintendo DS Lite in one hand and a golden stylus in the other.

Busy, Busy Month

2008-04-15T14:03:00.007-05:00

Above are two WIP illustrations for the Art Crusade Battle 4 & 5. I lacked the time to fully dedicate a more completed piece.

April is a stinky month. I've been preoccupied with research papers, art shows, and interviews, among other things. During all of this chaotic mess, I was able to manage to pick up oil painting again. It has such a bittersweet feeling attached to it.

News Update:
I've added two buttons to the side panel: Oil Paintings and Figure Drawings. Each button should redirect you to an album I am experimenting and also sharing my past work. Enjoy!

Hero of Time

2008-04-02T01:42:00.005-05:00

After witnessing the movie trailer for the Legend of Zelda, I was inspired to do a quick piece as a tribute to it.

I haven't truly worked in Sketcher in ages. And I heard that there is a new room. So this time around this piece was completed in Sketcher.

Black Forest Cake is yummy

2008-03-23T21:42:00.009-05:00

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 100%, Opacity 100%

Photo references were used.

Click here to view my painting process. (Note: My Photoshop crashed when I was creating the GIF; therefore the link above is the shortened version. My apologies.)

Here is my first study in this series -- Inspired by Jason Chan's magical craft of blending, I am aspiring to first obtain that level.

Back in action!

2008-03-09T21:59:00.004-05:00

A still life fruit study that cramped my hand.

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 80-100%, Opacity 100%

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After $1,300 down the drain and the loss of two weeks I have taken care of many loose ends. In the end, I have built a new computer, amazingly accomplished other miscellaneous tasks, and spent over the past weeks troubleshooting numerous problems installing Windows.

My computer violently crashed and then decided to die

2008-02-24T09:34:00.008-06:00

A speed painting completed for the third round of The Art Crusade.

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 100%, Opacity 100%
Custom Brushes: m@'s brush set & Goro's brush set

My regular routine of waking up this morning was interrupted when I uncovered a tremendously tragic fact: one of my (un)cherished and life-long companions, my craptastic computer met it's bitter end. And with such partial heartache and grief my eagerness was growing in anticipation to recover my lost files on my hard drive. Unfortunately, my hard drive is stuck trying to process one driver (mup.sys) after successfully passing the bio's screen. Thus by being stuck processing that specific driver it automatically reboots and tortures me in a psychotic loop of madness -- almost to the point of breaking a man down to a near-mid-crisis. Almost.

So I must apologize for not having a GIF this time around nor even having a high resolution of my final image posted above. I was fortunate enough to save my final image to a separate hosting service since this piece is part of a forum challenge. However the service changes the format of any image and resizes it to around 800 x 600.

Tiramisu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner please!

2008-02-21T11:42:00.007-06:00

This is my second duel in a 48 hour time limit challenge.

The topic:

"Defender - you have been hit in the face by the bloodied forehead of your opponent you can draw
B) Your character being knocked out cold by a mean brute force attack or a head butt."

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 100%, Opacity 70-100%
Custom Brushes: m@'s brush set & Goro's brush set

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Yesterday I've received my first speeding ticket; the event has been plaguing my mind ever since. This week has been filled with your typical run of the mill bad luck.

Smiles from the opposite sex can be addicting

2008-02-15T21:40:00.004-06:00

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 100%, Opacity 70-100%
Custom Brushes: Rake Brush, Chinese Brush

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Being a participant in The Art Crusades, I've additionally joined the ranks of the Headhunters' Guild. The premise of the guild is to allow players to duel one another with pre-arranged topics in a structured time limit of 48 hours. The higher rank each player would possess, the more epic and grand that the topic would portray.

Little did I realize how much of a burden and constraint that a mere 48 hours can be. It is with a deep and sincere regret that I did not manage to complete my piece, but hopefully it was decent for my opponent.

You know when your social life takes a plunge when you're invited to go out drinking, but instead you decided to paint

2008-02-10T00:16:00.001-06:00

Above is my entry for the second round of the Art Crusade. The topic for this battle is The Watcher and the Watchtower.

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 70-100%
Detail Brushes: Rake Brush, Tree Global Brush

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While munching on some Dim Sum for my brunch today we were presented with some dynamic and vibrant live performance: the Lion dance. It was nice, clean fun which reminds me to say even though I am a couple days late... Happy Chinese New Year!

Pouring salt on fruits is just plain disgusting

2008-02-03T22:00:00.001-06:00

A still life fruit study.

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 70-100%
Secondary Brush: Soft Edge Brush
Detail Brush: Spots Brush

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Wind + Scarf = Instant Movie Star quality poses

2008-01-27T14:56:00.001-06:00

I have not completely deviated away my fruit studies; however on a breezy Saturday morning I came across the discovery of the week: serhc (a.k.a. Loopy) entered into The Art Crusade challenge on CA.org. Initially I was hesitant to rush into the fray of a challenge at my current level, but I couldn't let Loopy's post go without a fight. And since he has joined the light side by default I'll side with dark. Thus the image above was smothered together over the weekend to meet the fast approaching deadline.

Primary: Hard Edge Brush, 80-100% Hardness
Details: Cob-web Brush, Fish Brush, Leaf Brush #1, Tree branch Brush #1, and Tree branch Brush #2.

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Side-note: Oh, so who is this serhc? Well,I call him by his other alias known as Loopy which I recently became acquainted with from being a distant visitor in Sketcher. I encourage anyone to try it.

I'll probably regret saying this now, but I'm missing the corporate life

2008-01-20T21:42:00.001-06:00

Here is an additional still life fruit study. What I've learned so far during these studies is that bananas can be evil, just like oranges.

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 80%
Secondary Brush: Soft Edge Brush

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Art Update:
1. So, I've started doing Bridgman studies a week or so ago. If I gather the courage, candor, and push aside my laziness I'll post them up.
2. Also I've revised my storyboard and character sheets for my independent short animation again. At the moment I am practicing walk cycles and doing more research.

So... I like to watch Project Runway

2007-12-31T18:01:00.000-06:00

And to continue my endless pursuit of studies, I present one more still life fruit painting. I never want to see another orange again.

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 70%
Details: Spots Brush #2

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Have a safe and happy new year!

Can't stop these hot tears of love

2007-12-18T23:32:00.000-06:00

Another still life fruit study. This time around I decided to try painting a Fuji apple (extraordinary delicious if they're from New Zealand).

Primary Brush: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness 70%
Details: Spots Brush

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There is no better way to end another normal Tuesday than to finish watching one of the best J-Dramas for 2007. Ahhh. I heard there was a special 12th episode premiering next year. I'm stoked! The theme song for this series is stuck in my mind.

Felt like Office Space today at work

2007-12-10T22:12:00.000-06:00

After reading Bumskee's second part to another helpful thread on CA.org, I wanted to take the plunge in starting real life fruit studies (again). Above is an Asian Pear (forgot the English name) that I stopped midway to give it a new home; so in the end I rushed in to slap some quick details and moved on.

Primary: Hard Edge Brush, Hardness: 40-70%
Secondary: Soft Edge Brush
Details: Spots Brush

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Turkey Farts!

2007-11-25T23:25:00.002-06:00

Completed in Photoshop. A photo reference was used.

Brushes used: Soft Edge brush (Rendering), Hard Edge brush ([bad] Sketch), and a Beard brush (for fun).

Check out my work process here.

Man, oh man. I am thrilled that my main project at work was successfully transported from development to production over last weekend; it was practically gnawing on my soul for the past month. Is it Christmas yet?

Edit: Final piece for series #1.

Won a $10 Gift Certificate to Panera

2007-10-23T22:00:00.000-05:00

In the middle of painting this, I've come to realize that I've single-handedly been using a soft edge brush instead of a hard edge brush. And here I thought, "Oh hey, this is miraculous! I can finally blend in Photoshop after being in hiatus for 2 years!"

What. A. Sham. I wasn't even close to properly blending the way I intended.

Anyway this is another painting completed in Photoshop. A photo reference was used. I've also come to realize that my paintings are somehow converted to an extreme darker shade than what I work with in Photoshop. So this time around I messed with the contrast levels in the final product to at least resemble what I've been fiddling with in my spare time.

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Weekends are too short

2007-10-13T22:04:00.000-05:00

Here is an overdue monotone portrait study which was started a week or two ago; I've finally had the time to put one last session in to complete it. A photo reference was used.

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April

2007-09-23T23:42:00.001-05:00

More black & white studies! Portrait completed in Photoshop. A photo reference was used.

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Party Animal

2007-09-16T22:42:00.000-05:00

Portrait completed in Photoshop. A photo was used as a general reference. Here is an animated GIF for the process I went through.

Special thanks for Idiot Apathy (Thomas Scholes) for his absolutely splendid advice - Painting is much more natural and intuitive (not to mention faster) after setting my brush's opacity and flow according to the pen's pressure.

so tired...

2007-09-10T00:37:00.000-05:00

Portrait completed in Photoshop. A low resolution (biggest mistake) photo reference was used.

If you're interested in my ghastly approach for this painting click here to see an animated gif.

Chapter 2: (Re)Living Photoshop

2007-08-29T23:22:00.001-05:00

Sadly it has been roughly 2+ years since I've last painted in Photoshop. After bidding farewell to Sketcher, it was a perfect opportunity to transition back into Photoshop.

This is a WIP that I've been working on and off when I have some free time. I'll finish this after a little field trip to the windy city.

Past Work

2007-08-22T22:53:00.000-05:00

This is a collection of pieces that didn't make it to the posting stages for mostly due to being unfinished, was erased, or the combination of the two.

Moving on

2007-08-19T23:56:00.000-05:00

Brainsssss

2007-08-12T17:49:00.000-05:00

Dandelion

2007-08-08T23:47:00.002-05:00

Life is just like this Song

2007-08-05T15:48:00.000-05:00

The past week two of my pieces have been erased when I was in the progress of completing them in Sketcher. ;_;

Fortunately, I've just finished a new one and even saved it before deletion. So all is not lost.

"I do."

2007-07-29T17:27:00.000-05:00

In the attempts of following Muniz's footsteps in coloring, I've completely immersed myself in his approach by initially blocking in values and gradually building up the piece. Normally I'd sketch, refine, clean, and then paint.