Beach sketches

Recent sketches from my trip to the beach, done in ink with dry brush.

Elder Scrolls Online: Imperial City!

I recently worked on an illustration to promote the up in coming Imperial City expansion for Elder Scrolls Online coming really soon!  

http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/dlc/imperialcity

Here is the page for now, I'll post the full image soon...

New Sci-Fi FUN! process

 I first started with some black and white value studies just to find the major shape language and basic composition. I am not worrying about details at this stage just brainstorming.

Once I've explored a variety of value studies I picked my favorites and added some color as well as a little bit more details to flesh out the idea and story. If the painting is built off a strong thumbnail then I won't be worried about how it will turn out after hours of polish.

I decided to move on with "A" and began to work out the design of the building and props in 3D. With this I can accurately arrange my design in 3D without sweating scale, perspective and overall consistency.  

Now I polish the painting and flesh out the idea with photo textures and brushwork. Here in this stage I remain loyal to that original thumbnail and with the 3D block mesh create a more accurate depiction. 

and the finish!

snow, mountains and light

today's sketch

warm up sketch

Color and lighting study, messing with brushes, getting loose on a Monday morning.