Cat!
Apr
10
2009
10
2009
I found a cute picture on the internet, so I decided to draw it up.
Alien Creature Concept Art Follow Up.
Nov
20
2008
20
2008
Quick paint over to show the intended colour for the creature. Time to work on another project! :)
Alien Creature Concept for a UT3 Game Mod.
Nov
20
2008
20
2008
Joined a small team over at ModDB and started some freelance work. This creature was rather interesting to draw. A quick colour paint over is coming soon. =]
Markers, markers, markers.
Nov
14
2008
14
2008
So, I got myself some markers, about roughly a little under two weeks ago. Haven’t been drawing much. Not enough, anyway. I have been busy with modding on Unreal Tournament III. It’s great fun.
After a few pictures with the markers initially, I went and bought the CG4 and WG4 to fill in the gap - so the picture shows my entire collection - currently. I have to be honest and say, I’m really not comfortable enough with value reduction, and these markers are pushing me to the limit. I can’t blend them without leaving a stroke. Very hard.
(CG stands for Cool Grey; WG, Warm Grey.)
So I drew a chart - that’s the picture - and experimented with blending, both with the same marker and with other markers I have. Here’s what I learned:
- Apparently, they cap out at around 4 repeated strokes.
- Markers close to their values (like CG2 and WG4, as opposed to WG4 and CG9) seem to override each other in terms of temperature. If you look at the table I drew, the line was made vertically first, and then horizontal. That means the lower left corner has the cool first, warm second, while the upper right corner has warm first, and then cool. What’s interesting about this, is that the last stroke applied determines the temperature. For example, CG2 first and then WG4, it’s cooler, while WG4 first and then CG2 second, it’s warmer.
- The warmer ones blend less well. I don’t know why. It’s a feeling.
- Even though the 120 Black is supposed to be . . . well, black, it still blends somewhat. As you can see, I can apply it over and over to about 4 times before it caps out. So it’s really not “black”.
- I should have bought CG8 instead of CG9, so the gap is not so obvious. Stupid me.
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