Archaeological bard fantasy character
A character commission painting of a female Archaeological bard RPG character (unnamed as of this stage).
Lace, Leather, Feathers Fur character concept
So I had so much fun on Purple, I decided to use the same technique again, this time for the topic “Lace, feathers, leather and fur”. Again, 1 hour in Photoshop. This piece was all about the costume. I was influenced by some of the great Asian game art, and I love having the chance to explore outside standard medieval costumes.
Purple character concept
A sketch done for sketchfest (which means the topic is generally a fairly random concept, in this case ‘Purple’, and is painted in under an hour). Because this was a fairly structured way of painting, I was able to capture a few of the steps. Enjoy!
Swoop & Grasleth
Grasleth – a male character portrait, in a pencil sketch, and Swoop, a painting of a giant hawk-like bird swooping down on a young woman (done for a potential YA novel)
Painting Scars
I don’t like gore, but when it comes to painting RPG (role playing game) characters, sometimes the character may have a few battle scars. All of us have scars – some from childhood, some from being an idiot, sometimes from being tired, sometimes from being in the wrong place at the wrong time. But scars tell a story about the person or character, particularly warriors and fantasy based characters.
This is a real quick demo of how I paint scars
Emerel the bard
A character commission based on the Forgotten Realms campaign. Emerel is a bard and adventurer who favours the lute and longsword.
Digital painting using an unusual brush
I have yet to watch the video (Enliighten blog by Daarken), but I saw the basic premise of doing a digital painting with only one brush and knew I had to try it. The idea is to use a brush that you wouldn’t necessarily gravitate to (i.e. not a round or chalk brush). I chose a ‘cross’ brush, shown ...
Half-elf Ranger character portrait
Portrait exclusive use of client. A half-elf ranger character portrait who is a bit of a misanthrope, for use by the client in Paizo’s Pathfinder Society. There’s also the original sketch.
