Here it is!!

This is the final version!

NEW WEBSITE!!!!

Hey all!!!!!
So I just made a new website, and its where I will be posting most of my artwork. Its a portfolio website, currently featuring my concept art and sculpture work!! Go ahead and check it out!!!!

https://calvin903.wixsite.com/calvinmessingerarts





In other news, I have a new piece Im working on, here is a WIP of it.

Life drawing practice

Hey all!

So I have a Instagram if anyone in interested in following me there.  I put a lot of art up on that account, mostly my miniatures, and traditional artwork. The account is spearman247.  So head on over there and subscribe to see all the cool stuff going on over there!

Today, I have some figure painting practice. I did these in Photoshop, each one took about 20-15 minutes. Im really digging starting my digital paintings off like my oil paintings. Usually when I do an oil painting,  I will start off putting a "ground" on the canvas. This is done to help the paint "stick" to the canvas. Then, I will do a quick sketch in paint on the canvas, then start laying in the skin tones and values. I like to work using the ground as either the shadow tone or the mid value. Painting then becomes drawing on colored paper with a white pencil, and sepia tone, which I have always been comfortable with.

I decided to add the blue secondary light to the second drawing, and I like how it plays off the other colors! It was a fun exercise!

Hey everyone!

Lately I have been taking a class on making one's own intellectual property, which is basically a tv show, movie, animation, comic, novel, graphic novel, or video game. It's been a tough challenge! However, Its been a rewarding experience seeing characters I envision come to life!
  The story I am working on is set in a fantasy world, and centers around a Dwarven rogue named Kya. She is unique among dwarves in that she is an orphan, and was "raised" by another orphan named Adalar. Together, they meet a group of 3 other adventurers, and they develop a cloe companionship.
  So far I have finished Kya's initial design, and the design of Kira, the elf wizard, one of her companions in this adventure. I have a 5 point turnaround of Kya and a maquette of Kira.



Here is the 5 point turnaround:

Here is a mechanics sheet I made for Kya:

I'm still working on a final vignette for Kya, the one I did for class wasn't my favorite, so hoepfully I will be posting better vignettes of all the characters soon.

Here is the maquette I made:

It was mostly made in super sculpey, and I fixed up a few details with green stuff, then sprayed the whole thing with a matte grey paint.

Thats all for today, I'm really excited about this project and I hope it comes to fruition!