It's that time of year!

Yes it's "New Game" season! This is the time of year that has the most game releases. What I love about it is not only the games themselves, but the plethora of concept art and art books that comes with it. A lot of the time you need to buy special edition releases to get your hands on the artbooks, but you can also snag them on ebay for reasonable prices.


This year I am most looking forward to seeing the Batman: Arkham City artbook that is included with the special edition. The concept art and renders they have released so far have been very impressive. If anyone is interested, this article, although quite old, will give you an impression of just how many games are released with corresponding artbooks. I love seeing the origins of characters and architecture of games I play, and I'm sure I am not the only one.

While I'm here, here is a little something I've been working on, though it's in it's early stages. I really enjoy lighting experiments with painting. Still needs a lot of work and some proportion corrections, But I like the direction it's headed. (Steampunk Elf + Dragon)

Blues

The title is probably a bit misleading

My favourite colour to work with is blue. There are endless possibilities for depth when you are dealing with blue. I'm having trouble putting it into words.

Here is a WIP I am currently working on.

I've used blue tones for the shadows of her skin, and turquoise and yellow for the highlights. The result is a sort of translucent shimmering look, which I really like for underwater settings, as well as dim lighting and murky ones.

This painting will feature jellyfish. I've wanted to paint them for a really long time. They are so beautiful and mysterious and colourful, but their structure is quite complex, so I am looking forward to the chalenge.

Quick WIP

Just basic sketch of a WIP I am working on right now. it's at a very early stage, but I really like where it is going.