Second CHOW

I tried working a bit more of a background into this and ended up just getting rid of most of it.  But I kept the atmosphere.

CHOW #296

This was my first CHOW entry.

And a bit more work on that dude from the other day.

Updates

A study(?) of Kemp Remillard as shown in the photo for his Crimson Conversation. A sketch from imagination.  And a doodle dump.

Day 24-27

Eesh having trouble posting up stuff consistently with no internet (long story).  Not sure how long before I'm not relying on trips to the library for net access.

Anyway, a disclaimer on the Venom sculpture study.  The sculpt was done by Ryan Trificana (nomichs.deviantart.com).

Day 17-23

Painted study. Super quick self portrait. Bridgman torso studies.  And oodles of doodles inspired by Kekai Kotaki.  Having a lot of fun with those actually.  I hadn't drawn with pen and markers in a very long time.  Great to warm up with or just take a break from other stuff and have fun scribbling.

Day 11 - 16

Quick armor study and a longer study trying to get hair to look soft and wavy... let's go ahead and categorize that one as fail. And another value sketch.

I've been getting a lot of client work the past few weeks on the music illustration side of my freelance which is cutting into study time a bit.  I just have to get better at time management.

Day 7-10

A couple of studies and sketches... I kind of like the dude on the right.  

Day 4-6

Spent a little more time on this one.
And this week's anatomy work.

Day 3

Deathline Reboot Day 1 & 2

Some studies.

Day 56

Going back and doing the first Bloodsport challenge: Sci Fi Hunter and Pet.  This started out as something else but the idea of doing this occurred to me while half way through the sketch.

Day 55

Update on my "Jude Law" portrait.  I don't think this will be what I actually submit for Bloodsports - I don't know if I'll have time to submit anything if I'm going to push this portrait further.  Also, I'm kind of pumped for this week's ChoW on CA and would really like to put together something for that as well.

And since this is my Deathline Blog, I figured I should sort of touch on my progress a bit and how I've adapted my routine - the summary is this: I began a new schedule a little over a week ago that has been working phenomenally well so far.  It has allowed me to divide my time between client illustrations and my deathline work toward my career goals very evenly so I'm not neglecting either one.  There is a lessened focus on studies as I feel that I had fallen into the habit of doing studies just to do studies.

At first I was just trying to learn to use Photoshop to paint (and how to create "photo realistic" art with something other than a pencil). Now it's time to do more meaningful studies.  I've shifted my focus to more applied studies and pushing fundamentals via anatomy studies every day.

Day 54

Some wips and doodles.

Day 53

Today's stuff... a master study, rejected quick sketch from a commission, and mixed quick figures.

Day 52

Back in the swing of things.  I've got a new schedule rolling that is going well so far.  This week I'll be doing a master study each day.  This one was the first I've ever done.  And some silhouettes and daily figure work.

Day 50 & 51

Day 49

Stuff from today.  Started a new schedule.  Stuck to it a little.

Day 48

Just getting back into the swing of things.  I'm starting a new schedule on Monday, but for now I'm just trying to get back into the habit of studying every day.  

Also,  a montage of recent doodles and wips.