Speaker Pt 5

Once I had the scene set I imported the arm and included a shirt and ring on his finger to give it more life.

From there I created the animation in Maya, which included moving the arm and camera. Once the keys were set I rendered and exported the animation, which I then altered in Photoshop.

before Photoshop

after Photoshop, which includes altered brightness and blurred shadows.

At first I was happy with how I tweaked the scenes, but once in the video I realised how yellow it was. I wanted to the scene to feel warm and bright yellow walls were not right. So after more manipulation on both Photoshop and after effects, I ended up with this:

Full body

Here is a full body view of a previous character design.

How I work

This is a quick post just to show how I draw go from a 3D coat model to the final rendered image.
Each picture differs in how I go through the process and what type of textures I use, but this will give you a general idea.

Choke

I wanted to experiment with a different facial expression and an action, so I picked someone being choked as it gave me a chance to try out a pain filled expression along with a hand.

Improvement

So I only started this style of drawing yesterday, in 24 hours I have done an extra two drawings and I have to say, I can already see a vast improvement.
Here is the first:

A queen, but this time I tried to draw hair. I also added veins and ageing to her skin. As my mum pointed out her hair seemed a bit static and as if it was a later addition, so I did another design:

This time a Disney/Pixar Brave inspired warrior. I tried to add more life to the eyes and expression, I also tried to make the hair less static by adding wisps and a broader range of colour. On top of that I added a few 'imperfections' which includes a mole on his right shoulder and a scar on his left.

I am proud with how quickly I have improved with this technique and I hope to keep getting better.

Character designs

Here are a load of character designs I did, first is a Faun:

Secondly is a man, that seems to have got himself into a bit of trouble. First I sketched it in Photoshop to get an idea of the character, then I modelled it in 3D coat to get a better idea of form and the shadow. Then lastly I moved it back into Photoshop to colour texture and add detailing.

Frozen Fan Art

I can't help myself, I have to put these on. I have seen Frozen three times now and would love to see it more, but I can't until the DVD comes out. So for now I will have to settle for doing a couple of fan arts. They are just quick paintings I've been doing on Photoshop when taking a break from my Uni work.
First is Princess Anna, and the second is Anna's older sister Queen Elsa.

The characters belong to Disney.

Another win under my belt

Hopefully you saw on another post that I had won a competition to have my work up outside Lincoln Cathedral. Well I have more good news, I have won another competition. This time my work will be hung in the new Extension of University of Lincoln Library. I am just so happy. Last time I was this happy I was given a onesie for my birthday.
Here is the image:

Food and Farming Competition

I entered a competition a few weeks back, where you had to design a piece of work to go over the boards that hide the scaffolding at Lincoln Cathedral. The theme was food and farming.
Competition Link

Well this was my entry:

In the background is the Cathedral and Castle. And well, I won, I am one of the people whose picture is going to be shown for all who brave Steep Hill to see! I am so happy!