Animals & Trucks

Some new updates to what I've been working on since last time. Our new assignment is a game project. We have to create a pair of California native animals to be the participant of a 4WD lifted-pimped out-monster powered- Trucks. One of the character is the driver and the other is the gunners. The aim is to create something Mario-kart like; focusing more on the vehicle design and the relationship between the character and the car.

Spring Break!

It's right in the middle of Spring Break at the moment for us San Jose kids. It's nice to get a chance to recharge. But it still means I have to bring it for when school comes back. I need to do my group works but I finally caught up with errands that I should have done a long time ago. And I have time to do some painting for fun!

also some word of the weeks from classes a couple of weeks ago. "Tractor Pull", "Godzilla", and "Dilute"

New York Project - Character

I went missing there for a few weeks, but I was gone for a good  reason. We're starting on a new project for our Advanced Illustration class. It's based on a flower shop in 80's New York. It's been a lot of fun trying to bring the feel of the time and culture of New York in the 80's. Here are some initial character designs for the Flower Shop Owner.

Here's the second week of ideations. Focusing more on portraying the feeling of a flower shop owner at first glance. I added flower textile patterns from the 80's as well; to add more of an indication of the time and culture.

Here's what I chose to go forward with to the final. Tiny Grandma Rosie! I need to work on this some more. Hopefully it will look more finished and defined when I am done.

Here's a really rough Maya Model I made to make sure that the lights and volumes are correct.

Here's the first pass of the Render using the maya model as an example. 

Next week is the final! Almost done - but need to work super hard to make it look better!

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old quick study of edgar payne, right before my old laptop died

 copies of photographs to study human faces. Second picture I traced the image and color picked the photograph.

quick painting during class 

a quick sketch  

the first is a quick study painting of my keys. Second one is just for fun for the weekly challenge I am doing with some friends at ArtAfter 

some gouache paintings and the word of the week assigment - grotesque

edgar payne 2

 another edgar payne study. this time it took me around 50~ minutes. i tried to use a larger brush and make less strokes; also, Happy New years! even though it's a little late. :)