2014

First post of 2014, Hopefully it's a productive year. I'm mental busy with the production of my final year film so I haven't had much time for personal work. I'm currently working on a colour script so I did this painting with colour right off the bat and no references.

Few Bits

Just a few paintings I've done lately. Been trying to improve lately and I'm pretty happy with my progress. I recently purchased Structura 2: the art of Sparth and must say that its given me a huge boost in motivation. Recommend it big time for anyone into things that look awesome!

Moodboard_Shoot_Church

 

Moodboard_Shoot_StreetLevel

Beatboard_Shoot

Material Studies

Thought I'd spend some time practicing fundamentals. Learned a lot from this excercise :) Got it from Cgcookie.org. Definately worth doing if you havn't tried something like this.

Lumigraph Process

Took roughly about 4 hours. Really enjoyed painting this piece, probably cause it meant a bit more to me than my usual work, more sentimental anyways.... Felt that the process was a lot more organic as opposed to planned out and so painting it was exciting..... having no idea where it would go. 

Lumigraph

This is a painting I did for my mate Gareth Smyth a.k.a Lumigraph. Gig last Saturday was unreal!

Lumigraph! Check it:
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Cultural Response

I had to create a responce to a cultural event I attended recently for college. Figured Electric Picnic is as cultural as any event, not to mention that, yet again, it was the highlight of my year... Of all the fond memeories of that weekend (the few that i can remember), the forest rave stands out as an experience unique to EP. Good tunes, nice people... in a forest... Unreal craic! So I decided to try to describe visually what it was like being there, for those who have never been.

Charicature

A quick charicature i did for the Irish Sketch Society last week. Had values in mind while doing this, good practice but I felt I could have pushed the distortions of his face. It always happens midway through a charicature where I chicken out because I feel the resemblance might get lost. I think its a product of looking at the painting for too long and over thinking things. Enjoyed the process tho ! :)