I am re watching True Detective and doing color/composition studies of shots that I like. Part of a larger project to satiate me until season 2 starts and help me get faster with digital painting.
Mouse-Only Thumbnails
Here are some mouse only thumbnails I did today. I like this exercise because it is a great way to force yourself to stick to larger shapes. I waste a lot of time worrying about details early on.
Thumbnails/ visual development for "The Sword Garden"
New Sketches
Just playing around with some brushes with these. Life is kind of crazy right now. Our landlord just gave use 60 days notice to leave our house which we have lived for 22 years. Such is the plight of being a renter. I will have to redouble my efforts to find more work. It seems pointless at times, but i try not to get too down about it, because that doesn't help. I am lucky I even get the work I do, even though it isn't quite enough. It's hard out there for every artist I talk to. Only thing I can do is work harder and keep evolving. I didn't choose this life because i wanted to be comfortable and get plenty of sleep. It's like they say in baseball: In the field, it's all real. The art world is do or die just like anything else. Either you make cool stuff, or you starve, and choosing not to starve is a decision you have to remake with every moment. There is no ultimate reward for doing this. This work itself IS the reward.
New Study, also You can buy stuff from me now.
Been brushing up on my anotomy lately. Mainly because I don't know what else to do, and I don't want to get rusty. Drawing the human form is a good way to stay sharp and get sharper. I've been scraping images from this tumblr blog. They have some good stuff, and update it regularly. Anyway, here is the latest:
I've been using a program called Mischief for most of my digital drawing. Really like the program. It's bare bones and the infinite canvas is a really cool feature! Drawing feels really natural on this. I love it.
Anyway, my online shop is now up. I was gonna post about it yesterday, but I forgot.
Been getting a lot of kind words from friends and family as i ramp stuff up here and it means a lot. To anyone out there who wont let those around you lift you up: You're missing out.
Anyway, back to work.
-Austin