Mull Dezignz

Landscape Studies

2012-02-05T03:26:00.000Z

Landscape Studies

Some landscape studies from today.

Commission

2012-01-28T21:52:00.001Z

A good friend and colleague asked me to commission a piece for his 'guitar room' and who better (especially with him being a 'leftie') to paint but Mr Jimi Hendrix.

So here is Mr Jackson's finished, commissioned image. Painted in Photoshop using my trusty Intuos4, kept it loose and sketchy on purpose.
Looked great printed on the A3 cold press, fine art paper too. If anybody is interested in getting a painting/drawing/illustration commissioned just drop me an email (shaun_mullen@hotmail.com) and I'd be pleased to discuss it with you.

Prints NOW Available

2012-01-22T16:00:00.000Z

The true quality of the prints aren't fully shown due to the camera used

If anybody has wanted a print of any of my latest work, now you have the option of grabbing one. Using the latest Epson R2000 large format printer I am able to offer amazing quality prints on a range of different paper options, including canvas prints.

The quality of this printer is amazing with some of the finest prints produced on a 'home printer', a full review of this printer will be posted soon.

Print options currently available are:

Canvas Prints: A4 to A3 print sizes.
Natural Cold Press: 13"x19".
Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster: 11.7"x16.5" (A3).
Velvet Fine Art Paper: 13"x19" & 8.5"x11".

Overview:

Canvas:
Whether the application is photographic portraiture or fine art reproduction, EPSON Canvas will satisfy even the most demanding professional by providing both the finest image quality as well as a vehicle for enhanced artistic creativity. Made from the highest quality 100% cotton duck fabric, this unique heavyweight, quality canvas utilizes a tight weave that is ideal for photographic and fine art reproductions.

With a high resolution coating that is pliable enough to withstand stretching, EPSON Canvas displays a subtle texture for a true artistic look and feel. Combined with incredible color reproduction, a medium gloss finish, and an acid free archival quality base, this canvas is versatile enough for all applications that require the highest image quality and an archival display life.

Cold Press:
Artists and photographers require a variety of media surfaces for their professional work. Epson is proud to introduce its latest cotton paper for digital printing, Cold Press Natural Paper. With a base that is 100% cotton rag, pH buffered and acid free, this paper has a specially designed coating, giving exceptional colour gamut and high Dmax when used with Epson's Ultrachrome Inks.

Distinguished archival paper for fine art reproduction and photography.

Velvet Fine Art:
Artists and photographers require a variety of media surfaces for their professional work. Epson is proud to introduce its first cotton paper for the desktop market, Velvet Fine Art Paper. With a base that is 100% cotton rag, buffered and acid free, this paper is coated with our popular Enhanced Matte coating, giving exceptional color gamut and high D-Max.

The velvet surface is a favorite of photographers and artists alike, offering a unique museum quality feel. Combining impressive fine art cotton with Epson technology has created a paper that will be a classic for years to come.

Information taken directly from Epson Printers

If you would like a quote please email me with the following information:

Image title you would like printing, the paper or canvas option and size. I will also require your postal address and quantity of prints. Each print will come signed and numbered and there is a maximum amount of times any image will be reproduced in print (250). Your print(s) will be delivered by registered post and fully insured, the canvas prints will arrive in a tube but any printed sheets will arrive in a flat box to prevent any damage or curling.

Turn down the heating, its roasting in here!!

2012-01-12T14:05:00.000Z

Painted entirely from sketch to finish using my iPad2 and the amazing HD canvas of Autodesks SketchBook Pro app, painted with a Wacom Bamboo stylus.

This one took ages to complete and had a few bad stages before settling on this version.
Thankfully I had some sound advice and guidance from a very special person that kept me on track.

Happy New Year

2012-01-04T22:33:00.000Z

Welcome to 2012 everyone, hope you all had a great 2011 and are looking forward to another cracker-that is unless you believe the Earth will destroy everyone and everything.

2011 was a brilliant year for me, it saw many personal and professional changes which have literally changed my life for the better.

Here's a compilation image of my iPad sketches from the AU live model sessions, it was great to return back to live model sketching and the challenge of getting the pose without getting hung up on the details. Each image was sketched on an iPad2 using SketchBook Pro, then compiled on a single sheet for easier viewing.

M O O S H O O

2011-12-23T19:19:00.000Z

This piece was inspired by a 7 second clip of an amazingly talented and inspirational little man.

So this ones for Mooshoo and the acrobatic, spinning, tumbling, 'ninja super hero' may well become a regular of some of my paintings.

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To Everyone, Happy Christmas and have a Fantastic New Year and remember if Santa can have an iPhone4S then so can you ;)

Until next year keep safe, happy and creative.

Two new ones

2011-12-14T22:09:00.000Z

Some new iPad paintings, one (the arrow in the back) was created on my original iPad (before it was stolen!) and the second image created using the HD res canvas option within Autodesk's SketchBook Pro app on my iPad2.

There shall be a few more new iPad paintings coming soon (once I've finished them of course).....

Return of the Limey

2011-12-04T20:13:00.009Z

I've now returned from this years Autodesk University that was held in Las Vegas and what an amazing experience it was.
It all seems a blur and the time went incredibly quickly, the amount of talent and inspiring people who attended was amazing. Not only did I meet these amazing artists but I now consider each of them good friends:

Autodesk Crew:
Chris Cheung: The main man, sci-fi fan and incredible host, a true gent. If you ever need anything, kidney, liver, artwork then gimme a call lol
Bing Lin: Everyone's sidekick, dude has a heart and spirit bigger than anyone I know (keep working the guns mate)
Kyle Runciman: Incredible designer and I love his Eames chairs, if you ever want a cool bike designed see Kyle. I was totally amazed when you told me you bought a print last year mate.
All the Autodesk crew were awesome and I have the upmost respect for each and all of you, if you ever need a tea boy I'm your man ;) I'll work on my presentation skills too as I owe an interview.

Comic Crew (each and every one blew me away with their talent):
Phil Noto: What can I say about Phil, loved and admired his work for years and wished I had his talent. Loveable character and incredibly funny, dude I could watch you paint and draw all day long.
Matt Fletcher: Incredible artist and huge talent, the stuff he was drawing was off the chart, rocks the flat cap too
Chris Uminga: Had me in stitches EVERY day, funny as hell and man can he draw, totally inspiring watching him on the Cintiq-I loved the barbarian piece mate.
Billy Fowler: Quietly reserved but his art speaks volumes, his Nightcrawler piece is incredible (I still want the canvas print mate) and the guy has a heart of gold, patience of a saint especially when presented with a crazed fan, nearly wet my shorts at his reaction to her.

Creative Studio (love each & everyone one of you):
Susan Murtaugh: Her art and passion radiate with everything she does, missed the frosting but I forgive you lol, count me in for the art retreat, I'm also still stuffed from the spicy noodles ;)
Jacques Pena: An incredibly talented artist and awesome person, felt like we'd been buddies for years, you want to see inspiring conceptual art, check out Jacques work: http://www.9dkid.com/
Mia Robinson: Warm, friendly, incredibly quick witted and a stunningly beautiful woman to boost, totally passionate about art and in particular mobile art, her gorgeous painterly images are a must see: http://www.mrobart.com/
Sal Navarro: Portrait painter like non other, incredible painter and such a warm, humble person, a perfect gent with a bubbly, happy, funny, wife.
Benji Rabe: Interesting, witty and a great artist, it was a real pleasure meeting you mate and we need to get a Europe meet sorted.
Luis Peso: Luis can say a thousand things just by his facial gestures, loved spending time with him as he was incredibly funny, a great artist too.
Matt Connors: Jay Leno better watch out as this guy is a fantastic front man, great person and talented artist-I hope you make it on the floor below mate.
John Halliday: A super cool and witty guy, would have liked to have spent more time with John.
Debs & James: A great couple, Debs with her amazing art and James who is incredibly knowledgable.

VIZ Media:
Candice Uyloan & Joel Enos: Both incredibly friendly, talented people with a great outlook, I loved talking to both, shame we didn't have more time together.

Their 'Art for Hope' project is a very important and worthwhile one and something I hope each and everyone gets a copy of the art book, its jam packed with stunning images.
Visit: http://viz.com/apps
Everyone else:
Jay Shuster: This guy blew me away with his 'down to earth' manner, his wit and of course his amazing artwork, seeing his process and the evolution of the Pixar Cars 2 project was both jaw dropping and inspiring. Whoever took my signed print needs kicking!.
Daniel Simon: Designed the vehicles of my all time fave film Tron Legacy, to listen and see his process was incredibly insightful and to watch him knock out a Lightcycle in a mere 30 seconds was amazing.
Russel Paul: Russel works for ILM and to listen to the workflow for films was truly insightful, incredibly humble yet hugely talented, a pleasure to meet and talk with.
Spenser Nugent: Insanely talented industrial designer, his presentation was insightful and informative and his live demos were beautiful, a pleasure to meet him.
Eddie Murphy: funnier and more generous than his named counterpart, sorry I missed out on the mojito but incredibly glad to have met you (my suitcase weighed a ton!!)
Charmaine Haden: A lovely woman from the amazing brand you all know and love, Wacom. I'm always open for test & trials on all Wacom products hint hint ;)
Gumby: Not as cool or 'advanced' as Morph but he has a cool horse named Pokey and he's incredibly thoughtful ;)
And I couldn't not say anything about Phil Murtaugh, a pleasure to meet and a shame he had to leave so early.
If I've missed anyone I apologises, blame the jet lag and my poor memory.

Had an amazing time and I hope that follow up meetings aren't a long time away.

2011-11-19T12:29:00.001Z

DISCLAIMER: Long post, some contents have been taken from the SketchBook News site and can be found here: http://www.sketchbooknews.com/ the images which accompany those posts are worth viewing.

Many of you may know that this year (25th to 2nd Dec) I will be attending Autodesks University event held in Las Vegas.
This years event see the inclusion of the Creative Studio which is a smelting pot of creative people, skills, techniques and methods. The Creative Studio is open to the public which allows direct contact with the products and artists which is a great way of learning new skills.
Some highlights from this amazing event are:

Mobile Art Workshop
Tuesday, November 29, 12PM-1PM
This session is for anyone interested in Mobile Art to watch or participate direclty with artists to learn more about their tips and tricks. Artists include Deborah McMillion, Matt Connors, Sal Navarro, Shaun Mullen, Luis Peso plus many more!

Life Drawing - 2 sessions DAILY
Pauline & Sharelle will be appearing each day as our 'future' models. If you have never tried Life Drawing before, this is the place to give it a shot. Bring your phones, tablets, or borrow one of ours. The 1 hour long sessions will combine short and medium length poses.

The Gallery Kick-off
Tuesday, November 29, 1:30PM-2:30PM
Susan Murtaugh, curator of this year's Art Exhibit introduces the collection, consisting of 48 pieces created using SketchBook by 12 artists. With more than 1/2 of the contributing artists attending, see the art through their eyes.

iPad Drawing with Susan
Tuesday, November 29, 5pm - 5:45PM
Susan Murtaugh has created a vast body of mobile artwork on her iPod touch and iPad. In this hands-on presentation, she will share the basics to mobile art.

Robinson & Rabe Unplugged
Wednesday, November 30, 9:30am-10:30am
Mia Robinson & Benjamin Rabe are among the original founders of iAMDA. In this presentation, you will learn about what led to forming an international organization as well as how mobile art has impacted their personal lives.

Members of the SketchBook team and guest artists will be on-site throughout the event. With so many creative people and things going on, expect magic to happen!

And thats not all folks, for the fans of Comic & Concept Art there is also this amazing, amazing line up:
If your are into Comics, Sci-Fi and Concept Art & Design, you really don't want to miss the Creative Studio. We've assembled incredible talent from across multiple fields... From seasoned veterans who've worked on some of the biggest titles and projects to the ultra-talented up-and-comers, you will not be disappointed. The Studio's intimate environment really provides access to engage and meet these incredible artists & designers... or if you are more the observer-type, sit back and enjoy these guys present or create original pieces from scratch.

Don't forget to bring your autograph book!

For the Comic fans...

C.B. Cebulski serves as Marvel Entertainment’s Senior Vice President of Creator and Content Development where he scouts for talent on an international level. Crisscrossing the globe month after month, C.B. is always on the hunt for the best and brightest new artists the world has to offer. C.B. will be presenting on Nov. 29 and will be hanging out through the 30th.

Phil Noto is an American artist. After college he started a career in animation at Walt Disney, working on features such as Lion King and Lilo & Stitch. In 2001, he started his comic career as a cover artist for DC Comics. Since then, he has worked on numerous titles, including Superman/Supergirl, Batgirl, Danger Girl, Avengers, and Jonah Hex. Currently, Phil is an exclusive Marvel artist and is working on X23.

Christopher Uminga is an illustrator whose work focuses on superheroes, monsters and creeps. He has been featured in several galleries on the west coast and in many private collections around the globe. Christopher has worked on projects for Mezco Toys, Interscope Records as well as Marvel Comics. He currently lives in Connecticut and is plotting world domination with his two Boston Terriers.

Billy Fowler is an independent comic artist and freelance illustrator from Durham, North Carolina. He graduated with a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Appalachian State University in 2005. With a foundation in classic art making Billy has an eye for color, clean lines and anatomy which he is able to manipulate giving his drawings a unique twist.

Matthew J. Fletcher is a Connecticut-based freelance artist. Inspired by Science Fiction, Mythology, and Comic Books, Matthew uses his kinetic style to bring life to heroes, monsters and robots. Matthew's work has been featured in galleries in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and New York. In addition to his gallery work, Matthew has worked on various independent projects ranging from children book illustrations to webcomics.

VIZ Media is a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga (graphic novel) for English speaking audiences. Candice Uyloan & Joel Enos from the VIZ team will be in Las Vegas, joining us for the Art for Hope launch on December 1st.

For the Concept Art fans...

You say you love Sci-Fi, robots, fantasy and monsters? Well, we've got some of that..

Jay Shuster worked on the Star Wars prequels at Lucas Film and then joined Pixar to work on the original Cars movie. He was responsible for the design of WALL•E and EVE in Andrew Stanton's Acadamy Award winning Animated Feature. More recently he was Art Director for Cars 2 and produced a staggering 150 new characters that extraploted into 1050 paint and dress variants.

Daniel Simon is a concept vehicle designer. From his roots in automotive with Bugatti and VW, he has extended his creative talent into multiple directions. He has contributed designs to recent blockbusters like Tron Legacy & Captain America, as well as Formula 1 Hispania Racing.

Jacques Pena is a full time Digital artist, providing work for such companies as Sony Online Entertainment, Harmonix, Neoscape Inc, Maxon and Autodesk. Jacques is currently Senior Artist and one of the founding members of Fire Hose Games in Boston.

Russell Paul is an award winning visual effects artist. He works at Industrial Light & Magic where he has contributed to some of the biggest blockbusters of all time, including Star Wars, Transformers, Iron Man, and Rango.

Mathieu Lesage is a senior product designer at Autodesk. His background is industrial design and has worked around the world designing consumer products and cars. He is now responsible for the design direction and user experience for the SketchBook product family.

Kyle Runciman is the artist behind many of the SketchBook videos and demos that are available on the web. Kyle's love for traditional drawing lead him into studying design. Today, he is a concept artist and illustrator working at Autodesk and contributes to the design & development of SketchBook products.

Spencer Nugent is a professional industrial designer, but illustration has always been his true love. After graduating the industrial design program at Brigham Young University, he founded IDsketching.com, a website dedicated to helping art students hone their sketching skills. He is co-founder of Studio Tminus, in Sacramento.

Shaun Mull grew up in admiration and awe of the fantasy & sci-fi artists of the time. Inspired by the fantastical worlds & half naked vixens painted by Frank Frazetta to the amazing off world structures and craft of John Berkey, which today still influence him. Shaun's day job is working on a UK Defence Contract. He fulfills his artistic passion as a freelance artist, the majority of the work produced is digital and in the conceptual design genres of games & film.

Venetian Hotel
Level 2, Ballroom G

Hours of operation
■ Tuesday, Nov. 29 - 9:30am-7pm
■ Wed & Thurs, Nov 30 - Dec 1 - 9:30am-6pm

And serious, thats not all, there's more:

The Creative Studio is just an empty space without the guests, collaborators and tools that are breathing life into this extrodinary event. Not only is it a privilege to get the support from so many notable partners, but I'm happy to announce that they are active participants throughout the show.

Epson printers will be available for all our printing needs. Epson printers were also used to produce all the high quality prints appearing in the Art Exhibit.
Eddie Murphy is part of the design, development and marketing team with Epson Professional Imaging. The Creative Studio will be equipped with Epson printers, and Eddie will be onsite DAILY, sharing his technical & product knowledge, as well helping print your stuff on canvas, fine art papers, or even photographic media... real archival prints! You can see Eddie do a water 'squeak test', where he pours water on a print and rubs it until it squeaks.

Everybody knows the powerful combination of SketchBook and a Wacom tablet on desktop computers. Our team and guest artists will be showing off the creation of original pieces using Cintiq 21 and (the new) Cintiq 24s. There will also be a few Wacom Inklings on-hand for people to try out. Charmaine Haden of Wacom will also be joining us at Autodesk University and will be making appearances at the Creative Studio DAILY!

Copic Markers are the highest quality markers available, and we are proud to feature them with Copic Colors in SketchBook Pro for Mac & Windows.
You'll be happy to learn that members of the Copic U.S. team will be joining us in the Creative Studio. John Darland, owner, and Jackson Root will be on-site DAILY. Jackson, artist and Copic expert, will be on-hand to demo SketchBook's marker features as well as sharing his tips and tricks with the real, non-digital Copics!

On Thursday, December 1, 11AM, we will also have some Copic Q&A on the stage!

Venetian Hotel
Level 2, Ballroom G

Hours of operation
■ Tuesday - 9:30am-7pm
■ Wed & Thurs - 9:30am-6pm

I'm sure you'll all agree this is a fantastic line up of amazing talent and products and is sure to be a huge success for everyone involved. If you are in the neighbourhood then pop over and come see us, everyone is welcomed.

Other Stuff

2011-10-22T21:20:00.000+01:00

More iPad art

2011-09-26T18:49:00.004+01:00

These four new iPad paintings have been created exclusively for use at the Autodesk University expo held later this year in Las Vegas. Hopefully I'll be present at this years event to do some live painting demo's, Q&A and some sociable drinking and mingling.

1: STOP making the Vader voice !!

2: 'Frank & Stan' Weird Experiment.

3: Chris loved playing hide & slice.

4: This is going to hurt.

A lush valley on Mars

2011-09-08T13:45:00.000+01:00

Not to be confused with finding mould on top of your 'work, rest & play' chocolate bar but a new theme for a challenge I found and thought it interesting. Seeing as I'm between projects I thought it would be a good portfolio filler, plus its a good theme as it throws up interesting questions for a painting.

Here's some exploratory sketches, sheet 1:

September Already

2011-09-02T10:35:00.000+01:00

Just a quick update whilst I have a spare couple of minutes, no art for show unfortunately.

I've been busy working on a large scale montage illustration for the guys at Autodesk, very challenging, quite a few head scratching moments but a really great project to have worked on.

In other news, my mate Ian and his personal project 'Pigeon Poo' is looking amazing. Its such a brilliant concept and beautifully produced, if you haven't seen any PP yet check this out: http://pigeon-poo.blogspot.com/

Quickies before dinner

2011-08-16T19:56:00.000+01:00

a couple of doodles whilst dinner cooked

Its only been ?

2011-08-14T19:56:00.000+01:00

How long?!?!?
For those that might have stuck around I shall be using this blog as the main place to show my work from now on.
Here's some new iPad paintings which I haven't posted on here before.

I shall post some other stuff once I've transferred from my laptop to my mac.

Enjoy and if you have any suggestions or painting ideas let me know, am always looking for a new idea or project.

Update

2011-01-31T17:27:00.007Z

All images are done on my iPad using predominately Sketchbook mobile but there's a couple of using ArtRage.

oops, been a while since I updated.

2011 Already?

2011-01-17T21:26:00.003Z

Such a long time ago I posted anything on here, I do have lots of new iPad pieces to post along with some new sculpting that I've started and once I have a spare minute (read that as 'once I get my lazy ass into gear) I will update everything that isnt under NDA's.

Happy New Year btw :D

Updates

2010-10-11T10:59:00.009+01:00

Apart from my iPad doodles I havent had time to draw or paint any personal work but my iPad paintings have been selected to feature in a new mobile artbook and in November ten of my paintings are being shown at the Autodesk Conference held in Mandalay Bay hotel, Las Vegas.

Above is a select few ;)

Professionally judged contest on CGPAD

2010-05-01T20:13:00.003+01:00

New One

2010-02-12T18:04:00.003Z

A little break from a freelance gig I'm currently working on, its nice to switch off from a project to help keep things creative when you return to it.
This was for one of our weekly challenges on CGPAD.org, each week our top challenge team set really creative and fun mini projects for our members to tackle.
All photoshop and using a photo plate, this was just shy of 4 hours which felt like an eternity compared to my normal rush jobs.

2010 Scotland Speedie

2010-01-23T21:06:00.002Z

On my recent work trip back to Scotland I managed to grab an hour today to do a speedy of the view outside my hotel window. When I first started the sun was shining and created a stunning view of the lake, as I was working on the piece the weather changes that quickly that I had to darken my tones and adjust the sky to suit.
There was some homes and gardens below the window but I didnt have time to add them and this is the result of that hours painting:

Its one of those images that looks better from a distance or thumbnail view.

2009-10-26T23:27:00.002Z

New one

1 hour doodle

2009-10-02T09:12:00.000+01:00

Yesterdays doodle, will add more details and do a full render.

Rendered Scribble

2009-09-29T23:53:00.002+01:00

Decided to get a bit of practice done and do some rendering on a piece, I selected my recent scribble and this is the result.

Roughs

2009-09-23T12:50:00.003+01:00

Been a long time since I posted anything, not having the time to paint but managed to pop out a couple of rough speedies. The coloured sketch will get rendered to a finished piece at some stage.

The other is a w.i.p (work in progress), had a few suggestions from a good friend (CB) which gave it a whole new approach in a more dynamic way.

Update

2009-02-10T14:30:00.001Z

No new pieces for 'oh nine' as yet but there's some coming so watch this space..............................

Mountain Demo

2008-12-03T14:37:00.002Z

So here's the full size piece as shown in the video, if you spend another hour adding and refining the details and texture you have a much stronger, detailed piece. the more you invest the better the outcome.

Mountain Demo part 2

2008-12-03T11:41:00.006Z

So here's part two of the mountain demo (x3 speed playback), this takes you from a rough shape, colour and texture piece to a more rendered image (not a fully rendered image thou).

I simply play light against dark, vary the colour hues to add interest and help recede and bring forward different elements. I continue working backwards and forwards, you'll notice (or maybe you wont) that I stick to 50% size, this gives me enough of a detailed view but also allows me to see the whole image.

Again its basically the hard round brush (default) but some areas I need to soften with a textured brush. Add some simple atmospherics and softer edges to show a little movement, add your name and save.
Add this stage (58 minutes in total-parts 1 & 2) of painting you can either leave it as a speedy or progress it to a finished render, ideally some form of focal or point of interest would be needed to make it a stronger piece but this ones just to pass on my work method.

Hope something was passed on and you enjoyed watching..............

2008-12-02T18:20:00.003Z

Here's part one of a quick video demonstration of the approach I use for painting mountains, nothing fancy or hidden tricks.

There's no commentary so I'll describe the steps here:

Add a simple sky gradient and some form of cloud formation, the emphasis is the mountain on this so no flashy skies for me.
Lay down the basic shape and colours for the mountain, I tend not to think about shape yet just laying some rough colours.
Think a little about your light source and apply the various light and shadow colours accordingly.
Start to shape and form the overall shape and composition, I tend to us the navigation screen as a thumb view preview. I wont go into a full view until I want to finish up on the details.

End of part one...................................

Todays Doodle

2008-11-27T19:27:00.001Z

todays speedie

Todays study piece

2008-11-26T19:48:00.002Z

Todays

2008-11-18T16:03:00.004Z

A sunset, a boat, a scene............................................ and sober this time lol
Hope its right x

Tester

2008-10-31T21:16:00.003Z

Quick 50 minute piece, trying some new techniques which speed up my process for 'concept art' work.
Picture image used and built upon to show the idea/concept, much like using a 3D base to help cement the composition and layout.

New Environmental Workshop on CGPAD

2008-10-10T19:15:00.003+01:00

I'm halfway through writing the latest environmental workshop for CGPAD.org, the basis is to educate members on how certain elements are created and for them to build up a folder of 'painted reference'.
Once each member has learnt and developed these various elements they will then learn how to compose them into finished environment pieces. Composition, perspective and colour theories will be discussed along with painting techniques.

If anyone wants to follow this workshop, you can find it here: http://www.cgpad.org/forum/index.php

something different

2008-10-04T14:31:00.002+01:00

trying something more illustrative rather than painterly, quite like the clean comic style but not something am gonna explore to much

oh full view is big btw...............................

sketch

2008-10-01T21:03:00.001+01:00

quick sketch maybe some colour to follow?

Mountaineer

2008-09-14T16:04:00.006+01:00

And here's the full size of the explorer in the recent speedy

Wasting time

2008-09-14T14:47:00.004+01:00

from 30 min doodle to an hour speedy (90 mins total):

and another mountain lol:

Todays doodle

2008-09-05T22:11:00.001+01:00

A lil' doodle from today

Howdy

2008-09-03T21:09:00.004+01:00

After a leave of absence from both painting and the 'net, I'm back feeling refreshed and inspired. Only a slight dislocated finger stops me from going at it 100%, but I've started dabbling with some sketches.
Here's the first couple

More mountains

2008-07-09T20:26:00.002+01:00

yeah I have a passion for mountains or perhaps its the only thing I can paint?

My other hobbie......

2008-06-29T16:00:00.002+01:00

For those that know, my other passion is my bike. Nothing better than going out for a blast with ya mates all on superbikes on sunny, twisty roads. Recently upgraded my exhaust system which has made a huge difference to low down torque and power delivery (not that I needed more than the 184bhp standard power lol), next on the list of 'tweeks' is a Power Commander to fine tune the fueling, some tasty looking Pazzo levers and that should be me. Here's the latest piccy:

Headache

2008-06-29T15:55:00.003+01:00

new one which caused me a little trouble, found it hard to find an interesting compostition

Step by step

2008-06-22T10:55:00.003+01:00

Recent speedpainting layer by layer

Mountain doodle

2008-06-20T22:19:00.001+01:00

Last nights paint sketch

Paint tests

2008-06-14T17:04:00.002+01:00

Some new PS brush test pieces, around 45 to 60 mins for each piece.

Paint Splashes

2008-06-04T20:28:00.002+01:00

Ok now the uploads seem to be working, here's todays doodles:

Doodle

2008-06-03T18:01:00.001+01:00

Todays paint throwing exercise.

Todays Doodle

2008-05-24T21:28:00.003+01:00

Morning Fishing

2008-05-19T16:31:00.001+01:00

Todays doodle

Uncle Status

2008-05-18T14:18:00.002+01:00

My younger brother has just become a Dad, his partner gave birth to his first child, a baby girl. Both mother and child are fit and healthy but they can't decide on a name, of course being 'modern' parents all the obscure and unusual names have been mentioned, so should be fun to see what they decide on....................................

And another

2008-04-30T00:12:00.000+01:00

Different themed personal work

Lava Series Concepts

2008-04-30T00:07:00.002+01:00

Some personal works based on a theme of using lava.

Tester Piece

2008-04-25T14:10:00.000+01:00

Tryin some new and old techniques

RAWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

2008-04-21T16:35:00.002+01:00

New speedy for the speedpainting challenge over on CGPAD, theme Primeval. Was inspired by a piece by njoo and of course the great Frazetta, obviously not in the same league but God loves a tryer :)

meh

2008-04-13T19:13:00.002+01:00

not much to say about this one

Demo

2008-04-13T07:06:00.005+01:00

Recent speedie created as a demo to explain 'atmospheric perspective' and depth when painting enviros. Had a few comments asking 'how do you paint the clouds' and as a response I created a demo video, 5 mins long in real time. There's no audio but its fairly self explainatory (finished image added), here's some guidelines just incase:

1: Gradient bg (background), this will determine what type of setting you want ie warm, cold, dawn, dusk etc etc

2: Brush: Create or use a brush which has a soft outer edge, the opacity is set to pen pressure and has a size and rotate setting. I'm using Vyles (David Levy) cloud brush which allows me to work really quickly.

3: Lay down the base (shadow) colour first, I use a colour from the bg and darken using the Lightness bar.

4: Add a hightlight and contrasting colour (colours taken again from the bg colours)

5: Smiley face, finished.

Quick and easy sky, the main thing to take from this isnt specifically the technique I use but how I approach it. Basically I play against light and dark colours, temperature and keep it loose.

Understanding colour and its application is really important.

Robotz and paint cans

2008-04-06T17:11:00.002+01:00

Here's a real quickie, a little cartoony and certainly differs from my usual stuff but loved it and quite like the finished result.

Sketches and experiments

2008-04-03T18:44:00.002+01:00

Getting back into my painting and sketching now, still not brill but hey I never was :)
Here's a 45 min speedy (lava one) a set of three 10 min b&w sketches and an experiment in textures.

Recent Ones

2008-03-31T23:35:00.002+01:00

Here's a couple of new ones, a finished piece and a 30 min sketch (ruins)

First since the artists block !!

2008-03-26T17:40:00.002Z

A finished coloured rough sketch, first finished piece since the dawn of time or at least feels like it :)

Website now LIVE

2008-03-26T11:57:00.002Z

My personal portfolio is now finished and available for viewing: www.diverse-inspiration.co.uk. There's nothing new on there yet but hopefully this 'artists block' will disappear soon and I'll have some new images.

New One

2008-01-27T19:32:00.000Z

Well my portfolio is finally getting coded and should be 'live' fairly soon, here's the frontpage and a new speedy paint based on the theme: bioluminescent. Painted in Photoshop in around 3 hours on and off.

Speedo Concept

2008-01-21T02:57:00.000Z

Tonights little doodle, around the 90 mins in Photoshop.

Unchartered Territory

2008-01-16T23:10:00.000Z

speedpainting, theme was Unchartered Territory. 90 mins in Photoshop

Sketches

2008-01-15T13:56:00.000Z

Black n white speed sketches, random thoughts and muses

New ones

2008-01-14T21:19:00.000Z

A few sketches, a colour abstract piece, a b&w sketch which I may finish up and colour one day and a Vyle inspired concept.

Another mountain study

2007-12-28T02:15:00.000Z

Wow, such a long time since my last post and any new paintings, here's another mountain study.

Explorer

2007-12-12T22:07:00.000Z

Havent had much chance to do any personal work of late, been busy with work and other projects.
I hope to get more done in the New Year.

2007-11-19T15:24:00.001Z

Todays speed paints.

2007-11-18T17:23:00.000Z

Todays study.

2007-11-17T16:23:00.000Z

2 hour speedpaint, experimenting in brushwork and atmospheric perspective.

Afternoon Speedy

2007-11-16T14:16:00.001Z

Afternoon speedpaint

2007-11-16T12:07:00.001Z

Mountain study in PS

Hello and welcome

2007-11-15T21:26:00.000Z

Hi peeps and welcome to my new blog.

Hopefully I'll keep it updated with new images and info to keep you all interested.
Here's a recent speedpainting done in Photoshop.