tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40521360675171108572024-03-18T21:43:56.087-07:00Grau HimmelAn artistic journal of Thomas BarbaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-44461471303127423762011-09-14T15:28:00.001-07:002011-09-14T15:28:34.655-07:00My tablet-laptop had some kind of critical error on me that caused it to BSoD. I have no idea what the problem is, but now I have no display on it. Not very happy about this. I also lost some artwork because of this :/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-20841242837635279012011-09-13T11:09:00.000-07:002011-09-13T11:09:15.466-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Wi_-a_8eLxmvcP0YfTmg1YO6p_Xx3KloRtlpvkVW6lip8ho1ufnid4J2Q0Kgyp-lLNuJ_TL_hLhVyOeI6yNThBg36P1_jft8Gmuczw9PpZ-oktXDv8ePGYpB9mNC7KOs2FFqBRqd3uo/s1600/BrittysGift.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="204" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Wi_-a_8eLxmvcP0YfTmg1YO6p_Xx3KloRtlpvkVW6lip8ho1ufnid4J2Q0Kgyp-lLNuJ_TL_hLhVyOeI6yNThBg36P1_jft8Gmuczw9PpZ-oktXDv8ePGYpB9mNC7KOs2FFqBRqd3uo/s320/BrittysGift.gif" /></a></div><br />
A digital drawing I did for my friend Brittany's birthday. This was a lot of fun and didn't take too long. Used Photoshop on this one.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-88727523141682419072011-09-12T12:59:00.001-07:002011-09-12T12:59:41.078-07:00I am not dead! Updates to come soon. Need a day or two to dust off the cobwebs and get things back in order.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-1964965167851860612011-06-22T09:00:00.000-07:002011-06-22T09:00:04.317-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj162RW2fENEQ3jYiiNr9zOKS2B0JxP7Rl44P0_EGINojh8Ti6ZFujIvi6Ifu6pu0nATa_geLJ5kdZJLUUe9tNx5Y_komgkzd4vhHIU7xilraCICPt-NOybqJEpIvr3NkkcHWviEmsVNvg/s1600/LaurenCommishFinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj162RW2fENEQ3jYiiNr9zOKS2B0JxP7Rl44P0_EGINojh8Ti6ZFujIvi6Ifu6pu0nATa_geLJ5kdZJLUUe9tNx5Y_komgkzd4vhHIU7xilraCICPt-NOybqJEpIvr3NkkcHWviEmsVNvg/s320/LaurenCommishFinal.jpg" /></a></div><br />
A digital drawing commission for a lovely girl on DA. From beginning to end, it took about 3 hours, which felt like 2 hours too many. I know I can cut that time in half, which is one of my current goals. I'm making a good effort to streamline my process.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-57323067652056977052011-06-21T09:00:00.000-07:002011-06-21T09:00:02.188-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKoBapjtykow3bvw8UITjQ2WXGy_C8NTZm0Om596COgF3i7bnv56cxCp7VM53nU6wKAGs4GZjiEA9lCnyYLe2yxApvha1h_dCfvJVe1XdNR6DcuDLhd1oWVsjEedtLkr5eNEkDqeAe90/s1600/ninjadude.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKoBapjtykow3bvw8UITjQ2WXGy_C8NTZm0Om596COgF3i7bnv56cxCp7VM53nU6wKAGs4GZjiEA9lCnyYLe2yxApvha1h_dCfvJVe1XdNR6DcuDLhd1oWVsjEedtLkr5eNEkDqeAe90/s320/ninjadude.jpg" /></a></div><br />
A quick practice doodle with my brush pen. A ninja dude. 5 minutes. He's a little slanted hahaha.<br />
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More practicing with watercolors. These were flora still-lifes I did in my backyard while I was resting after skipping rope. My doggie happened to take a rest right in front of me, so I took advantage of the moment.<br />
I'm having difficulties controlling the medium, but I feel like color mixing is making more sense to me. I need to learn to use less water.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-74547787157789817072011-06-20T09:00:00.000-07:002011-06-20T09:00:01.671-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_MkxZX4Y5pud48e7Cocxozq0htNKeib2PKcxpnvmuDwLwALnrf1YsQDGlwwLOt8J3v9rgvHHkColCNeTbNFPrileKXqir5yhz4KxpDrpmtu7DsdAonSghhOmtdL1wTXhHzyvosZCBto/s1600/Josh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_MkxZX4Y5pud48e7Cocxozq0htNKeib2PKcxpnvmuDwLwALnrf1YsQDGlwwLOt8J3v9rgvHHkColCNeTbNFPrileKXqir5yhz4KxpDrpmtu7DsdAonSghhOmtdL1wTXhHzyvosZCBto/s320/Josh.jpg" /></a></div><br />
This is a small ink and watercolor sketch of my coworker. Took about 10 minutes out of my 15 minute break. Van Gogh watercolors and brushpen on Moleskine watercolor paper.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-20999848696228911722011-06-16T21:33:00.001-07:002011-06-16T21:33:36.444-07:00I got home from vacation today, posting will resume shortly, I've got some new stuff to share. Now it's time for sleep as I have a very early shift in the morning.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-78915952104485838832011-05-26T12:14:00.000-07:002011-05-26T12:14:00.540-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCMcOvN3xUJHNrC4_FK3WoVgcqUg2pW6M7K7zhRJGiNFfqDdxFN3vtqbC3O6quu_Rlp6HJ_C9viE6uv7C9fK6_8z_TAeLkriS6s0WtRbuBSuTDzjbggRQN6gWzHlACIbWZUwgkLc2loE/s1600/Speedpaint052511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="263" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCMcOvN3xUJHNrC4_FK3WoVgcqUg2pW6M7K7zhRJGiNFfqDdxFN3vtqbC3O6quu_Rlp6HJ_C9viE6uv7C9fK6_8z_TAeLkriS6s0WtRbuBSuTDzjbggRQN6gWzHlACIbWZUwgkLc2loE/s320/Speedpaint052511.JPG" /></a></div><br />
I'm experimenting with some new techniques when doing my speedpaints. This one feels like it's heading in a better direction and gives me much more variation. Corel Painter XI, about 20 minutes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-25407865091343429282011-05-25T09:02:00.000-07:002011-05-25T09:02:33.939-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPsQhcahE6rtQlZcONEDkvdNtTEfiqFxfJmpsfJqtANjqOYebSLeP19zAJ_qqR-Tt4oLhBlId67a8Sb85EjVk6FINvGfA5vX3gfp0nSzxrS3ewqVxGtPMI57SWKauXOs_XuOMuKS8Xvs/s1600/RexNemorensis9copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="160" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQPsQhcahE6rtQlZcONEDkvdNtTEfiqFxfJmpsfJqtANjqOYebSLeP19zAJ_qqR-Tt4oLhBlId67a8Sb85EjVk6FINvGfA5vX3gfp0nSzxrS3ewqVxGtPMI57SWKauXOs_XuOMuKS8Xvs/s320/RexNemorensis9copy.jpg" /></a></div><br />
This piece is based off of the story of Rex Nemoransis. I think I can push the focal point to be a bit more clear, but I'm happy with the way this turned out on the whole. Corel Painter XI.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-33268786293202411332011-05-24T09:00:00.000-07:002011-05-24T09:00:02.759-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLtubCrSfXphPa1aJ_rpTbgCh9KiZZYdoCmYe0CsUIsXhqP56n-dfkRvPGk_ydpdQu3GVOcwpAq45g7MzlSaRoEmF3qY9D9MKuhQTCy6xLrxkrcmZXgDSMO_ZLcdYMmgJS3WhsJ8FbfU/s1600/3rdTemple1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLtubCrSfXphPa1aJ_rpTbgCh9KiZZYdoCmYe0CsUIsXhqP56n-dfkRvPGk_ydpdQu3GVOcwpAq45g7MzlSaRoEmF3qY9D9MKuhQTCy6xLrxkrcmZXgDSMO_ZLcdYMmgJS3WhsJ8FbfU/s320/3rdTemple1.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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These are speedpaint comps for a small personal series I'm working on. A cliff-side, palace-like mausoleum. Each speedpaint took no more than 15 minutes. Corel Painter XI.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-65455526535734954262011-05-23T17:02:00.000-07:002011-05-23T17:02:34.358-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwh5PlvduxPmXPOZkE3uHyttaHX8jXJuisiuipR3dpMoRyZoVMoClqT6crstwpYKgcyVT2jj0Zp3xgljSwHF9ZglXbztFOp-Cy6H10z0Er4VBK1ZCThioVybWAoxyHt8wwwGkqn_9cfe4/s1600/Project3_Revised.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwh5PlvduxPmXPOZkE3uHyttaHX8jXJuisiuipR3dpMoRyZoVMoClqT6crstwpYKgcyVT2jj0Zp3xgljSwHF9ZglXbztFOp-Cy6H10z0Er4VBK1ZCThioVybWAoxyHt8wwwGkqn_9cfe4/s320/Project3_Revised.jpg" /></a></div><br />
An updated version of my space captain character. The face still feels a bit ambiguous to me. I'm gonna sort that out soon.<br />
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Corel Painter XI.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-83009754991885796632011-05-22T09:12:00.000-07:002011-05-22T09:12:29.537-07:00I'm graduamated now :D<br />
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Updates will resume promptly tomorrow and continue until I'm no longer breathing hahaha.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-53128882928107841412011-05-11T10:12:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:31:39.706-07:00Finals are next week, so this blog is going to be on a bit of a hiatus until it's all over. Stay tuned!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-48875548611612085902011-05-06T09:00:00.000-07:002011-05-06T09:00:07.281-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4L7_LcTdsuN9ZHVnVZQfGxOJlUHyOGL-FxvcS7650qGp99s-ir103V_NldZdVmVO1LgYrGjMY4nf3bUF7fWo4QXFNxqopV33vHFAUWb4zILT2-leL4ZYawhQS-pXfIOWo-QHY927NLk/s1600/awormwouldturn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4L7_LcTdsuN9ZHVnVZQfGxOJlUHyOGL-FxvcS7650qGp99s-ir103V_NldZdVmVO1LgYrGjMY4nf3bUF7fWo4QXFNxqopV33vHFAUWb4zILT2-leL4ZYawhQS-pXfIOWo-QHY927NLk/s320/awormwouldturn.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Sketchbook page of me having some fun with a giant worm monster. The bottom stuff is just bonus silliness. Ball-point pen.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-45071562264823815122011-05-05T09:00:00.000-07:002011-05-05T09:00:08.838-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdDsfEAq1SpctnYUeDlqKqqEqRoKsnU6WjhASUIy9FfqeTlGcegGvMRvpHDLyRZ93v6xxipnLbWsTIrXgOMFg-CiBTjrr6hrzq5d4jy6eQ8tHb9cbXOoRXvL8AhokIuKWpe9Eqt_S0QY/s1600/ChubbyDone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="194" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdDsfEAq1SpctnYUeDlqKqqEqRoKsnU6WjhASUIy9FfqeTlGcegGvMRvpHDLyRZ93v6xxipnLbWsTIrXgOMFg-CiBTjrr6hrzq5d4jy6eQ8tHb9cbXOoRXvL8AhokIuKWpe9Eqt_S0QY/s320/ChubbyDone.jpg" /></a></div><br />
This bugged me. This is a commission drawing I did and it was great in sketch form. When I took it into Photoshop to make it digital, it fell apart. On top of that, it took a lot long time, which makes it even more irritating. After looking at some digital drawings of some artists I look up to, I can see where I went wrong. I'm using this drawing as a reminder to use methods that enable to work more quickly with better results.<br />
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The patron liked it so all is well. The character is not mine and it belongs to its respective owner.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-43110556530627552632011-05-04T09:00:00.000-07:002011-05-04T09:00:04.757-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYV7mBJI-kL54VOEhoe_jlsqilZV7lWs8CKhyVlRsoHQ22kixJ-KxRBYo5TrGOCGpgBKznBx_KzXFUufo2MAi8V34O19lugHLR1sgYy2AfDM6FOpQ9_Bnk0UOTMn9MqT9ybXibr71X0o/s1600/domination.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYV7mBJI-kL54VOEhoe_jlsqilZV7lWs8CKhyVlRsoHQ22kixJ-KxRBYo5TrGOCGpgBKznBx_KzXFUufo2MAi8V34O19lugHLR1sgYy2AfDM6FOpQ9_Bnk0UOTMn9MqT9ybXibr71X0o/s320/domination.jpg" /></a></div><br />
When I was working on my Astronomer painting, I started with a completely different idea in mind, one that I still very interested in going back to. These comps represent that vision. It was more along the idea of an Austin Powers-ish evil supervillian labratory. These comps will probably get put to good use in the future.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-82937709477452677122011-05-03T09:00:00.000-07:002011-05-03T09:00:03.041-07:00Two different subjects today:<br />
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This first one is part of a large commission from a patron on DA. Simple sketch commission of his character. HB on 90lbs Canson.<br />
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After getting back into playing one of my favorite games (*coughAgeOfEmpiresIIIcough*) I did some readin' up on some of the soldiers the you can use in the game. One of which is a Fusilier. I didn't know much about these guys and it was a fascinating learning experience. Long story short, they were an elite class of soldiers armed with advanced flintlock muskets, which were new during the era latter-ends of the Napoleonic and American Revolutionary Wars. While these are not flintlock muskets, I got interested in flintlocks in general. These are some simple studies and you should expect to see more of them as well as muskets. I've got some plans in mind!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-7341720688552208032011-05-02T09:00:00.000-07:002011-05-02T09:00:02.551-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNiFn35vkUP29ppHQOmSaeuuAK2HEIZgWaVa29lgPxBftC-R29yNIsmnStTDVEtd5DVPklteQm16vgwdC3CJf6cIWEhCDySVTOb31_fnZvkCHQATwtoxVvLtKFYTIaFAX4xNL6ELyfdI/s1600/Watermark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="320" width="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNiFn35vkUP29ppHQOmSaeuuAK2HEIZgWaVa29lgPxBftC-R29yNIsmnStTDVEtd5DVPklteQm16vgwdC3CJf6cIWEhCDySVTOb31_fnZvkCHQATwtoxVvLtKFYTIaFAX4xNL6ELyfdI/s320/Watermark.jpg" /></a></div><br />
This is my new watermark I'm gonna slap on my stuff. I may change that B, but other than that, I like it. About 30 minutes in Illustrator.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-66367039587094700272011-05-01T13:30:00.000-07:002011-05-01T13:30:17.424-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgriO1uItLZ9w9RubZQkhOkZmwgg-gQMpCKnYzmHE6pq6Aog77_FGFa1z-vhetTokfEE2GkOZNQ0Ry5xid114KAEkmQ_cMVBKKp8spWn79WPYfXAIRn41JFprkky-DK3bs2piR-fGSjI/s1600/NickyContestEntry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="214" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgriO1uItLZ9w9RubZQkhOkZmwgg-gQMpCKnYzmHE6pq6Aog77_FGFa1z-vhetTokfEE2GkOZNQ0Ry5xid114KAEkmQ_cMVBKKp8spWn79WPYfXAIRn41JFprkky-DK3bs2piR-fGSjI/s320/NickyContestEntry.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Something I did for a friend. Took about 5 hours from sketch to finish and then I decided that it was pointless to go any further. Since there are properties in this that I don't own (*coughBen10andPokemoncough*), this piece is not worth much other than a nice practice, which it was. Not my character, just my art.<br />
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Corel Painter XI.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-27773771666112848582011-04-29T10:45:00.000-07:002011-04-29T10:46:34.396-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7tNby1NYa_M5KXRLPRRn_S_YGYbLom61JCdigzR-jZEdRev0Ph2MYwYIyjnHs4XMOBO_0BQVNJFxqHr-ADMa7YVFgsgmh9LeHqIcsdOalrP3mj8TfM9d8DtQ3-K_k_gwLoRWWcjSunY/s1600/ThomasHessianJaeger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="259" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7tNby1NYa_M5KXRLPRRn_S_YGYbLom61JCdigzR-jZEdRev0Ph2MYwYIyjnHs4XMOBO_0BQVNJFxqHr-ADMa7YVFgsgmh9LeHqIcsdOalrP3mj8TfM9d8DtQ3-K_k_gwLoRWWcjSunY/s320/ThomasHessianJaeger.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I threw this on facebook, figured I'd throw it up here too. This is a WIP of a self-portrait I'm working on. I'm painting myself as a Hessian Jaeger. The face needs some more definition and there's going to be a background.<br />
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Huge inspiration for this. Love the military drums!<br />
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An 8 minute speedpaint exercise. I think I'm finally getting the hang of this.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-43986893612560316052011-04-25T19:54:00.000-07:002011-04-25T19:54:19.874-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0gfkpm11khmVtxMqAHO00OyfbxMIzXn7-YXHMa8GypA0afF_cm2AzWSiGsYRhiK0y0tBS4vLOVYC0PWvbCL-7CkFMdaFZhkI4c5Jd9HYwRHw3cxai2VsuloQyKDjXbfLP8BelJEpxQI/s1600/NodePreMaskV3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="250" width="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX0gfkpm11khmVtxMqAHO00OyfbxMIzXn7-YXHMa8GypA0afF_cm2AzWSiGsYRhiK0y0tBS4vLOVYC0PWvbCL-7CkFMdaFZhkI4c5Jd9HYwRHw3cxai2VsuloQyKDjXbfLP8BelJEpxQI/s320/NodePreMaskV3.jpg" /></a></div><br />
This is an icon I made for my friend's iphone app. This was the final version, the one he picked. Made in Illustrator.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-9183620124970666372011-04-25T10:39:00.000-07:002011-04-25T10:40:11.585-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHa-vnWj0cO20m3OoReUHEC7e-RfbuW_MgCpG4lZon4PKHcElEBzDmeAzNfOUZseJpgJDZ-ncz1Ahyphenhyphen_RU6SyaEtM0ZeGQx0s0G6zawv4acccNXE57oaL_XG9S6JQUWwIPe8Bx_dZN7dw/s1600/cute.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="296" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHa-vnWj0cO20m3OoReUHEC7e-RfbuW_MgCpG4lZon4PKHcElEBzDmeAzNfOUZseJpgJDZ-ncz1Ahyphenhyphen_RU6SyaEtM0ZeGQx0s0G6zawv4acccNXE57oaL_XG9S6JQUWwIPe8Bx_dZN7dw/s320/cute.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I was having a discussion with my friend in an OpenCanvas dual-sketch session about how I (as well as she) found it hard to draw cute things. So I started with a big head and big eyes, which is the cute formula starting point, and then was emerged was this hideous looking monster which properly disturbed the both of us. I should clean this up and make it fancy hahaha.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-31034567039637822512011-04-08T11:44:00.000-07:002011-04-08T11:47:14.212-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvuBVQzT0zMVi44fgi52P8EKR5oTr9bgG4XimREuF77eypnlxbEkZtlVM3SIT6dVVQHuOYtrah8Vzc0B-QVF4WWjCwm_v0k7brLlXBd3Eg3-AW6eqQtLbLlpr9AToAZ7ox-dY7nMsiSU/s1600/papertowelseries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="206" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvuBVQzT0zMVi44fgi52P8EKR5oTr9bgG4XimREuF77eypnlxbEkZtlVM3SIT6dVVQHuOYtrah8Vzc0B-QVF4WWjCwm_v0k7brLlXBd3Eg3-AW6eqQtLbLlpr9AToAZ7ox-dY7nMsiSU/s320/papertowelseries.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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I doodle on paper towels when I have a few minutes of downtime at work. Also, I'm nerding out over Reagan Lodge, I'm trying to imitate him.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052136067517110857.post-8447564555168025652011-03-19T14:58:00.000-07:002011-03-19T14:58:01.529-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnO4SqF7BHU4V_wiVSugUEcIfeUdyyFtrIG2vHiOC0cCgEvy1x82TOEfeOv7a8ZDmF9BDGKGr02x7LxOtEr2GAyeBkPaHwcb5qLLwRCVy4lbSOCXHYD4OsYzNz7FXzZsjQLXA7Eq6S_rk/s1600/AstronomerFinalPRINTREADY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="213" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnO4SqF7BHU4V_wiVSugUEcIfeUdyyFtrIG2vHiOC0cCgEvy1x82TOEfeOv7a8ZDmF9BDGKGr02x7LxOtEr2GAyeBkPaHwcb5qLLwRCVy4lbSOCXHYD4OsYzNz7FXzZsjQLXA7Eq6S_rk/s320/AstronomerFinalPRINTREADY.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Final version of my mad scientist observatory lab. Still some details that need adjusting. An updated version of that will be posted when it's finished.<br />
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Painted in Painter XI.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0