Shame coloured stock paper is usually so pricey if you want a good collection of colours.
Saturday, 30 April 2011
paper art
Just before I left Hong Kong in late 2009, I was bumming around with making images out of coloured paper. The stuff posted below is rubbish and was just me learning to make teeny tiny cuts and put things together (with such flawed facial anatomy) but I would honestly LOVE to try and make something sometime in the future.
Shame coloured stock paper is usually so pricey if you want a good collection of colours.
Shame coloured stock paper is usually so pricey if you want a good collection of colours.
Friday, 29 April 2011
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Dragon Age sketch dump
A few sketches. Mostly of my elf mage and Jessy's dalish elf, but there's an Alistair in there for good measure.
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Tane the Tui
A few months back, I was asked by my current workplace, Wellington Zoo, to design a mascot for the zoo to use in signage about 'Year of the Forest'. The idea was simply a cartoon Tui, and once he was designed, the name 'Tane' was chosen (named after Tāne Mahuta, the Maori god of the forests).
I did two images in the end - one of the Tui sitting and another waving. I coloured both in marker and also provided the ink outlines, which then went to marketing. He was then simplified in colour for printing, and eventually he was ready to go.
You can now see the images around the zoo including banners, posters and even on rub-on tattoos that we give to the kids when they visit the zoo. :)
Below is my final colour for one of the images, along with some of the wooden outdoor pannels that are currently being used with the Tane image on them.
It was pretty cool being able to do some work that could be featured around the zoo. Since then I've also done a couple of South American style paintings which feature in the new enclosure for Emperor Tamarins and Pygmy Marmosets.
Hopefully, I can do some more art for the zoo in the future too!
I did two images in the end - one of the Tui sitting and another waving. I coloured both in marker and also provided the ink outlines, which then went to marketing. He was then simplified in colour for printing, and eventually he was ready to go.
You can now see the images around the zoo including banners, posters and even on rub-on tattoos that we give to the kids when they visit the zoo. :)
Below is my final colour for one of the images, along with some of the wooden outdoor pannels that are currently being used with the Tane image on them.
It was pretty cool being able to do some work that could be featured around the zoo. Since then I've also done a couple of South American style paintings which feature in the new enclosure for Emperor Tamarins and Pygmy Marmosets.
Hopefully, I can do some more art for the zoo in the future too!
For me?
Secret shame: I have a save file for 'the rose' scene for DA:O which I love to replay from time-to-time just to watch Alistair stumble about with his words and be a hopeless romantic. <3
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
WIP photos 02
Another WIP desk shot. These little drawings were done as a congrats to TellTale games for the final chapter of 'Tales of Monkey Island'. Final piece can be seen here.
WIP photos 01
I must admit, I enjoy seeing Work in Progress (WIP) images on the work surface with/without the tools that are currently being used in it. Here's one of my own older ones. The finished picture went to a friend who got myself and Abby movie tickets to see Strong World when we were in Osaka.
New blog
Let's see if I can actually keep to a sketch blog this time around, if only to encourage myself to sketch more.
I love my Elf Mage in 'Dragon Age: Origins'. <3
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