Tag: character

Concept Drawings

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Hi all, I’d like to report what I’m working on currently.  I am working on a new series  titled “Seven Heavenly Virtues” in which I conceptualize the virtues of chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, humility.  Instead of going with characters just kind of floating in space I’m placing them in actual situations so each resulting painting can look like it’s part of a story.  I’m having so much fun making these drawings and I’m excited to turn them all into paintings.

I have finished the first drawing Chastity.  Not only do I show most of the drawing process on YouTube but I have prints and merchandise for sale on Society6 and Etsy.

Here are some concept sketches for the latest piece “Charity.”

Character designs and composition
Figuring out character poses
Drawing in sketchbook
The detailed drawing
Thumbnail drawings
2 page spread of my thumbnail drawings. This is necessary for me to get a composition I like. Never go with the first idea!
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Completed Painting

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I have just finished my latest painting ” Escape From Babylon”. The concept is based upon this mysterious pair of sojourners who are aware of the carnage happening in the distance.

 

I wanted to use this painting as an opportunity to pull viewers into the universe that I’ve introduced. That being said, my current and future works do have an interwoven narrative. This narrative will feature standard fantasy tropes and Judeo-Christian themes that I hold dear. Seeing this painting is basically like watching a novelist write a book by the paragraph; or by the sentence as it’s being written. As I build my body of work viewers get a chance to piece everything together and explore the world as it’s being constructed….almost like a scavenger hunt!

If you want to look under the hood, this video shows me working on a portion of this painting. In addition to following this blog, subscribe to the YouTube channel. We are already working on more content so there will be some pretty awesome things happening there including more footage of paintings being created.

Thanks for stopping by!