First digital study in the New year :)

After some time... here comes the new year. My wish is to paint more and better... :)

Here is my digital study of traditional painting reference. I´ve lost the link to the original picture... shame on me...

I was trying to catch the color and the traditional looseness. Added also texture of canvas, just for effect...

Done in CS4, Huion tablet, 1 hour of study work...

"Woman in black" by me

Acrylic portrait "David"

Here comes the acrylic portrait of my colleague David. He was surprised that I´m a secret painter :), so he gave me simple task (quest :) to paint his portrait. And he was happy with the result...he gave me quite expensive bottle of Rum...mmmmm

I was playing with colors and experimenting with technique and it was really fun...

Acrylic on hardboard 30x25cm, done through one weekend., you can see also picture from "work in progress" bellow...

 "David"

"David" WIP

Digital portrait "Peter"

I´ve accidentally found nice movember picture of my colleague and friend Peter. I made a quick digital sketch and I was wondering if I should proceed somehow... but you know, I´m a lazy guy, so I made just few adjustments with colors and here comes the new "impressionistic" look... :)

Huion tablet, CS4, 40 minutes. and the photo reference

"Peter"

The original sketch

Digital sketch "Deluxe"

Just to have some update...quick digital sketch for training purposes

CS4 + Huion tablet, reference from internet and 1,5 hour of work

Enjoy :)

"Deluxe"

Acrylics painting "Pasacci"

Here is my acrylics painting I was working for last 3 months (including 1 month of total inactivity:). It is my first experience with stretched canvas and I was quite surprised how high was the usage of color (my previous paintings was on hardboard).

The painting was done as commission, two paintings in the same style and colors were requested and reference pictures were proposed. Pictures will be hanging next to each other most probably.

The theme is mostly about traditional sheep herding, kind of tradition in some parts of our country...not easy to explain... :)

No work in progress pictures this time...

2x stretched canvas 40x30 cm , acrylics colors

"Pasacci"

SOLD

Walking dead tribute - digital sketch comics

Here comes my comics experiment. I´ve created few digital sketches from the Walking dead series. Few really badass words placed in sketchy pictures... :)
Full resolution view is needed.

Digital sketch "Old hat"

Usually I have a rule - don´t draw/paint kids. It´s not because I have something against them, but mostly because it´s really hard work to catch the likeness and parents are always not satisfied :)

Anyway this is just another quick digital sketch with reference picture from our family album. 

I was experimenting with some brush settings and soft/hard edges, also a smudge tool, etc...

And, I have to say I like the result. Maybe it´s quite rough but that´s probably why I like it... :)

Took me less than 1 hour, used CS4 and Huion tablet... 

"Old hat"

Few traditional sketches from my sketchbook

I would like to share these three traditional sketches from my sketchbook, just to have some update.
Nothing fancy, just studies. Format usually smaller than A5.

Pencil study of some painting, checking for values and edges.

Quick portrait study from some photo reference, tempera colors used (just black/white)

Pencil study of some painting again.

Digital painting - "Rough beauty"

This digital painting was originally just some next portrait study, but I was continuously wondering how far I´m able to go. So I went through sketchy sketch into quite finished portrait then some more tweaks and here we go... :)  It´s still nothing really ultra cool :) but some progress is visible I hope...

Slightly inspired by Luis Royo and his art...

This girl doesn´r need any weapons, she´s rough and though enough just as she is... :)

Bellow you can see also some screens from the progress.

Painted with my Huion tablet, CS4, photo reference slightly used, and it took me two evenings...

"Rough beauty"

The progress pictures

Digital sketch - "Soft light"

Playing with colors/light and edges, trying to create some new fresh look. I´ve found really nice reference picture with sexy girl and started digital sketch. Took me two evenings,

Used my Huion tablet and CS4.

"Soft light"

WIP Steps