Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Working on Arts....

So I have a WIP artwork I want to post.

It is Lirael as the Abhorsen in Waiting from Garth Nix's wonderful Abhorsen Trilogy.  (go read it if you haven't)  I am making it for my wife as one of her birthday presents.

Lirael herself is mostly done, she is still missing Charter marks from her sword, bell, and forehead, but I plan to add those last and make them all glowey.  I will also lay blue lighting over the whole thing to make it look like it is at night, but again that is in the end.  I'm going to work on the Disreputable Dog next, then the undead and background.  Hopefully when its done it will be rather fantastic.  So far I am liking it.  So we'll see how it looks again in a few days.

I am drawing/painting it all digitally using my wacom tablet, and a program called Sketchbook Pro.  I'll probably pull it into Photoshop to finish it off, but until I get to that point I love me some Sketchbook Pro, its so intuitive, and CHEAP check it out on the mac app store if you have a tablet and like to do this sort of thing.  I highly recommend it, especially if you are more traditionally minded like I am.

Also I'm told there should be lightning.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

More Circle.

School has been wrecking me so I haven't gotten to do more than just a little bit of writing.  I am continuing this grand experiment of novel writing though, so look for more in the future.  I kinda want to draw all the characters in sketchbook pro so maybe if I get a chance ill do that too.

I have been painting my Circle Army, mostly on my lunch break at school.   I've finished a few models so I'll post pix for fun.

I've decided I am going to finish painting my Cygnar then attempt to sell it so I can buy Mercs or Cryx instead.  Too many people at the shop play Cygnar, and Cygnar v Cygnar gets old fast.  Plus I really think both Mercs and Cryx would be fun to paint (esp. Cryx.)  Plus I'm sure Cryx models would be very useful in the IK RPG we will be playing once the book comes out.  If I did Mercs it would be Highborn Covenant cuz I can still use gunmages with Ashlyn, and I've always had a softspot for the poor Occupied Llaelese.  (even if they are supposed to be kinda like the French :P)  VIVA LA REVOLUTION!

Oh wait... Viva La Circle for now....
eKaya and Laris
 eKaya
 Laris
 Moar Laris
 Pureblood Warpwolf
 Feral Warpwolf
 Rawr
 All of em...
 Again
 pKaya and Pureblood
 Moar Rawr
 Pureblood Back
 eKaya and Laris back....
Also in these pics... My crappy porch and the pizza box I use to prime/fix models!