Project X: Elsa Early Concept

Early concept for Elsa Fieldings, one of the main characters for Project X. She is very British and (to her peers) unseemingly adventuresome. However, beneath her proper deposition and strong, English sensibilities lies a wrecked body partially replaced by clockwork mechanics. She has no clue to what have happened and seeks to find out what demented accident could have occurred to result in her unnatural state.

The Realms: Krauger

While most goblins in the Realms are peace loving, introverted artisans, Krauger is not. Regarded to be the Napoleon of goblins; he is vicious, cunning, power hungry and quite insane.It doesn't help that he has an enormous (and very loyal) army that serves behind him. And, oh, a certain other goblin that resides in a particular inn happens to be his nephew as well.

Illustrations: Chrrix

Ummm... An emperor or eunuch, oriental, sorcerer... insect thing..? Not very sure where this came from but its always fun drawing weird creature once a while. :)

The Realms: Goblin

Goblin character from the Realms. His small frame and bookish looks belie a warrior's heart and a poet's soul. Sadly, the world he lives in has few places for such creatures. To survive,he fake his own death and masquerades as maître d’ or (when occasion calls for it) a bouncer for the inn. His armour is made out of a mishmash of buckets and bowls found in the storeroom of the inn. He is a recycler not a waster.

Studies: Cheetah

This study was based on a National Geographic photograph I found online. I was learning about cats and how to paint fur.

Illustration: Valkyrie

This one just started from a sketch. However it took a life of its own and evolved to a full illustration. Was going for a portrait of a female fantasy character. Haven't decide whether she is a human or an elf yet though.

Illustration: Red Witch

This one started as a sort of pose and anatomy study but I added a cloak and some fire and BLAM!.. She became the Red Witch..! :) At the back of my head I was probably thinking of the 'Queen of Blood' from the Hellboy comic series.

Studies: Celebrities

Studies based on celebrities. The first one is the beautiful Emily Blunt. I went for a slightly more illustrative, comic style for her. The one below is Rihanna. I enjoyed painting the leather vest and its folds. :)

Studies: Clouds

Some simple studies. The goal here was to learn about the different shapes, edges, density, volumes as well as colours of clouds. Reference pictures were stock photos taken off the internet.

Character Design: Creatures of the Forest

Children character design project that was basically hybrids of different animals. Peach is a gentle, shy creature that is a cross between a rabbit, camel and butterfly while distant, aloof Emerald is a cross between fish, turtle and moth. Peach has tentacles that glows different colours according to its mood. Emerald has wing/fins things that resembles a water dragon's head to scare off hostile creatures. Her real eyes are the smaller ones below.
Initial ideas and inspiration was provided by Rey. Her blog can be found here: http://reysrealm.blogspot.com/

Studies: TV Series

Studies from the TV series, Spartacus Vengeance and Once Upon a Time. Some scenes in Spartacus has lighting, colours as well as staging compositions that really resemble classical paintings; whereas Once Upon a Time plays with more vibrant, saturated and almost gaudy colours when it goes into its fairy tale mode. Both plays along the strength of their genres.

Characters Design: Drommere

Drommere is a project started by some of my students. The idea was about a boy that imagined all these weird characters and drew them to life. I was really into their project so I tried my hand at designing some possible characters for their story. They are in the production phrase at present time. I hope to see their complete reel soon! :)
Chatter is a squirrel dinosaur that lost his nut and holds on to a cushion for a substitute. He is a nervous creature (hence his name) so stay clear of its teeth! Scrooge of the Skies is a crazy, happy-go-lucky sort of guy that wants to fly. He uses the flaps at his sides to glide in the air but isn't great at it. Grrf is an angry character made out of the ink blots stains of drawings. The boy mistook him to be an empty area and drew mushrooms, flowers, ropes and a smiley face on him. No wonder he is so grouchy.