More Photoshop Sketch practice

Happy Holidays to all!!!

Adobe Photoshop Sketch ROCKS!!!

Happy Holidays to all!!!

Digital Paint Practice - 01

A digital practice piece. The instructional book, "Bold Visions: The Digital Painting Bible" by Gary Tonge (published by Impact, ISBN-13: 978-1-60061-020-2, ISBN-10: 1-60061-020-X), had something similar as one of its courses. In order to also practice on design, I tried to create a variant rather than just copy what the instructor did. I might add bubbles, but perhaps not. In the distant future, I'd imagine a superior air refiltering would be in use, if not already being so. Maybe a few more distant craft, and a little more concentrated levels of particulates in spots, or schools of sealife...

Sketch Exercises 07

This exercise dealt with large spaceship designing, and like all the other 3d Total lessons, this showed MANY facinating variants that can be drawn, and what different shapes can "say" about the intended use of that ship design.

This was my Battle Cruiser variant.

P.S. Anyone interested in these lessons can buy the books and ebooks either on Amazon.com or 3dTotal.com (both are AWESOME sites FILLED with educational resources for the serious artist)

COMING SOON: DIGITAL SCIFI ART EXERCISES!!!

Sketch Exercises 06

This was my own self imposed exercise, an aircraft for one of my projects, and I now feel I really MUST build it. (Gotta build a rudementary vaccuform machine first...) o_O

Fun, fun fun!!!

:-)

Sketch Exercises 05

This exercise drew off the previous exercises when it asks the student to combine all the parts into one device/character/doomaflitchy. This was my mech combo efforts.

Sketch Exercises 04

This exercise helped me, da student, get ideas rolling when creating various mechanical parts. I really LOVED this exercise...

Sketch Exercises 03

One of the 3d Total exercises dealt with robotic concepts. I really love the 3d Total lesson books. The teachers encourage the student to come up with their own variants within the exercise. Here was my two variants...

Sketch Exercises 02

This exercise was dealing with horns. Horns, a plenty...lol

Sketch Exercises 01

A month or so ago, I purchased a number of books and ebooks to help me gain a firmer grasp on various conceptual design subjects. Some books will train me further on design, and others will help me advance my abilities in digital art, specifically in the scifi and fantasy genres.

This assignment was the study of various creature eyes and combinations of eye and nose, based on elements found in nature.

Muppet Fun

Part photo-manipulation and part digital painting, this piece was done just to have a bit of fun...!

:-)

Satsop Matte project

While I was in western Washington State, I snapped off this pic of the Satsop nuclear power plant that was never completed or used, and had some fun with it.

Thanks for having a look!!!

More digital fun!!!

This item, a piece that is part photo manipulation, part digital painting, part matte and all fun, was done to keep my head and hands sharp. Plus, it helps take my mind away from any negativity, which is VERY therapeutic.

The second image is what the photo looked like before I got my mitts on it...

Yup... MORE zombie stuff!

A project from the aforementioned Zombie drawing book.

IT'S SUCH A KEWEL BOOK!!!

Zombie hand, after coloring in Autodesk's Sketchbook Pro

After photographing the sketch, I brought it into Autodesk's Sketchbook Pro and added some color. Sketchbook Pro runs amazingly on my Galaxy Tab 3 tablet, and I can't wait to get cracking on the next project!

Zombie Pencil Practice

A sketch of a zombie hand as seen in "How to Draw Zombies" by Mike Butkus and Merrie Destafano, published by Fantasy Underground (ISBN #13: 978-1-60058-197-7). Not one of the exercises necessarily, but great to practice on anyways. 

Over the next few months, I'll be posting more Zombie madness, and all in prep for a project I'll talk about soon...

STAY TUNED!!!

Sketch practice - Male Angel

Once again, more sketch fun with this male Angel, and I'm happy for the character's look, but disappointed that I didn't sketch him larger so I could flood detail all over it. Perhaps that will be the norm on the next works. 

Thanks for having a look!

:-)

Pencil Sketch Practice

I've always had trouble making attractive people in my sketches. This one, I believe, is a great start in the right direction. Thanks for having a look!!! :-)

My very first watercolor painting!!!

Postcard size (4.5" x 6")

Crayola watercolor marker fun.

"Aidaara" plant for my project.

Crayola watercolor marker fun.

Samakina plant for one of my projects. Thanks for having a look!!!

Crayola watercolor marker fun/work

For one of my projects... (Wooohoooo!)

Letraset Warm Grays - doodling

Fun with Letraset "Warm Grays" markers. Total time: 2.5 hrs., while watching "Ben Hur".

SKETCH FUN!!!

Done jez fer the Heck of it... A practice piece... :-D

Android Tablet Project

I'm using Autodesk's Sketchbook software on this 'lil booger!!! Check back soon for the finished piece.

Gonna give each plateau a waterfall or two...

"GUATAA'S LEGACY" - Concept Art 1001

"The Tianaans" - Great beasts of the Naniatuuvian Mountains that surrounds the jungles where Guataa's village hides from Saur hunting parties.

"Guataa's Legacy" & "The Tianaans" © 2011 William "Mac" McDonald Jr.

"GUATAA'S LEGACY" - Concept Art 0001

"Saur Battle Mech with Saurian Driver". Part traditional materials (acrylic on illustration board, background only) and Photoshop. Fun, fun, fun...

Don't worry, it won't bite (unless it wants your strawberry shortcake ice cream cone...!)

"Guataa's Legacy" & "Saur Battle Mech" © 2011 William "Mac" McDonald Jr.

Art Update 2

More art from gigs & personal projects.

Thanks for having a look!

Art Update

Pics to view (for those who wish to view). Some are from gigs, some are personal projects, & others are practice pieces (from tutorials via my d'Artiste books).

Have a great day!

Traditional Art Piece

As much as I love doing art in a digital medium, I always enjoy doing an occasional painting in traditional mediums. This painting, of a Peregrine Falcon, was painted in acrylic on a special art board from Dick Blick Art Supplies ( www.dickblick.com ). Thanks for stopping by to have a look!
- William McDonald