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.
Collaboration work with Erina Lim. Her blog can be found here:
http://reysrealm.blogspot.com/. Casey is a spunky little girl with all these animal friends. She is pretty messy so even her bugged-eyed pet of a bird could make a nest out of her hair! I had a having a smile on my face
when I was painting them.
Remembering by my architecture days of esquisse competitions, I was
inspired to conduct a full day (8 - 9 hrs) character design session with
my students. This was what I came out with: The Butcher, a son's
nightmare version of his abusive, dead father. I had fun designing this
creature. I hope my class did too. :)
This is a reinterpretation of one of the works of an
artist I really like, Sam Nielson (nicknamed Artsammich). The original
can be seen here:
http://artsammich.deviantart.com/art/Wog-wog-wog-159839035. I was just
really tickled by the expression on the frog's face and wanted him to
look like he was generating enough electricity to make its eyes glow
like light bulbs.
Figure Drawing exercises from photographs. For the topmost
picture, I cannot find a link at present. It was taken from a
photographer nicknamed 'Photoport'. For the picture at the bottom, here
is a link to the original:
http://hapismile.deviantart.com/gallery/#/dpscef. The top pictures took
me about an hour half while the bottom took me an hour. Hope I can speed
up with my next attempt and be looser with the unimportant details.
Sketches for a commissioned project for a character named the Angel
of Death. The idea was to depict the duality of her part
angelic and part demonic nature. However the project didn't proceed on. :(
However, I enjoyed designing her. Done in ballpoint pen.
2 hrs study done from a screenshot of the movie, the Hurt
Locker. Was really intrigued by the lighting and colour of this scene.
Not to mention its a great movie!
A commission artwork for a pitch presentation of a dark fantasy movie.
This one was kind of a reinterpretation of the spider sisters from
Journey to the West. Here is a link to the filmmaker's page:
http://www.myspace.com/dorothyfoo
Illustration done for a personal high fantasy project of mine, Elven
Steel.
This is Calin, Shadorina and world traveler. I was inspired by Steve
McCurry 'Afghan girl' photo for this piece, also drawing influence from a more
Middle Eastern feel.
A simple breakdown on the workflow of this illustration. I started with a simple pen sketch of the idea I had in mind before taking it digital. In Photoshop, I added details and subtle details to enhance the picture. Then, I added in the flat colours without any rendering involved. Finally, I added volume, texture and lighting to complete the illustration.
Below is a close-up on some of the details in the illustration.
Illustration done for a personal high fantasy project of mine, Elven
Steel.
This is Kessa, thief and assassin. Her face was a little inspired by
Virginia Baker (played by Catherine Zeta Jones) from the movie
Entrapment. Process and a close-up on the details can be found here: Process: Kessa
Illustration done for a personal high fantasy project of mine, Elven Steel.
This is Shurana, mercenary and half-elven warrior.I was going for a semi comic feel.
