Color 03-Color Theory Preview
Now we move into the realm of the color wheel, how to break it down and use it successfully. I also share with you a new color wheel plug in for Photoshop and why it is so powerful. Drawn on a Cintiq
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Using color as a tool I analyze its use in two films. We then see show how important the first video on tone is when we use color adjustment layers to support the images. Drawn on a Cintiq
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In the spirit of October I am drawing a Zombie Chef with his Brain cake! This week I draw the character and discuss layout during the video. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Now we take our rough zombie chef drawing and do a quick clean up. I also show how to use the pen tool or free hand process to do so. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Next step, grey scale painting…Fast. I discuss my approach and get us to a somewhat complete tonal painting. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Finally we get to painting our grey scale painting of our Zombie. I share with you one approach of many that gives you granular control and yet global visual control as well. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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During the last video I show how I abstract the motorcycle into FORCE shapes and change the background of this character design. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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With the grey scale complete, I move to using adjustment layers to color tint the image and also bing in some light and shadow colors. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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During this video I paint the biker in grey scale. During this process I mention the importance of that scale relative to visual priority and share my process to painting quickly. Drawn on a Wacom...
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Ok, now we go to clean, yeah it is a bit fast. After doing the clean up I go back and show how I picked the lines I did to create FORCE, Form and Shape. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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In this video we look at the steps to design a character from the written word. During the video I show my reference choices and start a rough blue line of the character design. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
View ArticleFORCE Fight-01A- Preview
Inspired by my love of comics, we look at Mike Mignola for panel design during a fight. I show how to use FORCE and abstract shapes to layout exciting panel ideas. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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First I show why and how I made changes to last week’s layout. Then as I draw more information into the characters, I share with you some of the details around how I drew on the IPad Pro for the...
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I take the rough drawing and INK IT. During this process I share some tricks for depth and clarity of the inked illustration. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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During this last video add color to the compositions using abstract shapes and then with the additional od some tonal changes. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
View ArticleFlying-01A- Preview
Using FORCE once more as a compositional tool we look at posing figures in flight. Three different FORCE layouts are discussed during this video. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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In the second week of FLYING, I clarify the shapes and forms of our heroine! Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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During this clean up phase, I focus on our heroine’s face and discuss some tricks around designing appeal! Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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In this final video about our heroine, I share thoughts around the gray scale and lighting of the image and how it affects viewer focus and story! Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
View ArticleProud Viking-08 - Preview
In our last video for the Viking, I take us across the finish line with a new treatment on shadows, tricks to create drop shadows, using rim lighting and some last minute design effects. Drawn on a...
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On to color…I show you numerous ways you can “paint" the viking design you are creating! Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Taking a half step back I create some flats to determine what the local tone is for the different areas of the Viking. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Moving beyond line, I create a base shape with the pen tool for the Viking and discuss the importance of a tonal background. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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We now move on to “clean up” and I present a few different processes in Photoshop to do so. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Boots, pants, a more pushed physique and discussions around how FORCE shape takes the lead over line, all occur during this video. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Now I focus on the face of the Viking, discuss tricks for designing it and decide what each hand will be doing. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Using photo reference as an inspiration point, I show how I form opinions about the model and then illustrate the first in creating our Proud Viking. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Pushing further on lighting, I clean up edges and surfaces on our character to have light better represent the figure’s forms. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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This week we discuss lighting and I stray from my game plan into a different approach to get us there. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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So for the second month we return to the Ram Costume. I discuss the importance of silhouette and add some visual details to our character.
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I make a change in art direction with the character design and push it more into and animation, maquette like, visual space. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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While still in line, I look back at the horns and then define the composition best suited for the character design. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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In our second pass at the Ram Costume, I start to make clear decisions in this first round of clean up on the design. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Using reference, we start an exploration into defining a character costume for the Halloween month of October. I land on a Ram mask and take a first shot at sketching out a character pose. Drawn on a...
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For this last session, I show a few ways to render our character design. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
View ArticleFORCE Portrait, Santa-01 - Preview
During the month of December, I combine drawing Santa with more info on drawing a portrait. In this video I discuss some tools I use to assess reference and how to find a great portrait image. Drawn...
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In this video I discuss FORCE, form and shape as filters to look through at the Santa reference. This will allow us more information to respond to in the next video. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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What I consider the most part part is iteration. See me try out a few ideas on a Santa face design including the flop. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Now that we have our demonic design, I press forward with a rough painting. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
View ArticleRogue One- Jyn Erso 01 - Preview
Combining a Star Wars Rogue One character and the creation of a post card, in this video I tackle designing Jyn as the star of the card. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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During this video I bring in a one liner for the post card and play with three different layouts.
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Now we clean up the rough design and thus have to make clear decisions around straights and curves that get us from A to B. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Let’s close up this project by adding color and discuss how to prioritize the elements of the image through tone and color. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
View ArticleComic Strip-Work Commute - Preview
This month we each illustrate our commute to work through images and define the three major beats to a story. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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In the second video I show you my deep dive on style exploration on the fist panel of the strip. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Now I show how far I have gotten with that exploration and start working on the other pages. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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This week we dig into the general layout and color of the 4th page. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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In our second month I return to page two and redesign the layout for better story flow and design. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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Time to rearrange another page for the sake of clearer story telling. Drawn on a Wacom Cintiq
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