Sci-Fi Painting / Character Portrait

  • Test painting, Surface tablet and Krita

    Testing a Microsoft Surface for digital art along with Krita. The latter is proving to be a very capable drawing/painting program. In some aspects equal to - if not better than - Photoshop! MS Surface is good but not as good as a wacom tablet.…

  • Magazine illustration: tank crew save digger

    I quick illustration depicting a true story (or so I am told) of a tank crew rescuing an australia soldier in the Vietnam war. Rough sketchy styling but required some research and accuracy as vetaran's seeing it would be critical. Painted in…

  • Tuginator iphone game graphics

    A recent game interface job I completed for an Adelaide based iphone/mobile developer. Final graphics included animation on the handkerchief as the rope moves and animated icons on the menu screen. Graphics are all based on photos then heavily…

  • Faux Comic Book Cover

    It's not really directly game related but I thought I'd post it anyway (Let's pretend it's a character study). This is where my recent illustration energies had been going rather than into concept art related topics. Created for a charity Auction…

  • Team C concept thumbnails 6

    Revisiting the first fleet of ships for Tsumea Team C project. One new design with the other 3 polished/modified small to moderate amounts. Whilst the details are still loose I'm satisfied with the overall designs. fingers crossed the rest of the…

  • Team C concept thumbnails 5

    More thumbnails for Team C game. These are my first round of ships for the opposing team. More angular and blocky in form with a relatively raw/industrial finish compaired to the other set.

  • Team C concept thumbnails 4

    More thumbnails. These ones are variations working a single design idea.

  • Team C concept thumbnails 3

    update of potential artillery/ planet attack ship.

  • Team C concept thumbnails 2

    A small update on concept art for Team C project.

  • Team C concept thumbnails

    Some initial sketches whilst I warm up for the task of producing some concepts for tsumea's team C project.

Submitted by Johnn on
Forum
Work in progress

My latest digital painting, I'm not sure if this piece is actually finished or not. I have spent several evenings on minor changes and feel like forward progress has ceased.

painted in PS7.

[img]http://www.sumea.com.au/forum/attached/johnn/200512782337_character_SF1…]

Submitted by denz on Fri, 28/01/05 - 9:02 PM Permalink

really nice mate.

I realy like the background. and the metals.

I think somthing structuraly about the face bugs me a bit. Not to sure. I think if the helmet was covering his ear, the ear would be far too back on the head. Assuming he has ears :)

Submitted by 3DArty on Sat, 29/01/05 - 5:18 AM Permalink

Nice work But as you say a bit more detail may do it,

But still looks good. [:)]

Submitted by Caroo on Sat, 29/01/05 - 6:38 AM Permalink

T__T thats a totally awsome pic..and your complaining about it. BAH! BAH I SAY!

i love it. looks very star trekish indeed.

Submitted by Johnn on Sun, 30/01/05 - 11:41 AM Permalink

thanks for the comments :)
I spent another hour or so tinkering and I think that i will call it done now. For those that say "hey! he posted the same image again!" the one below has lighter forground features (to pull it off the background a bit more), warmer colour in the characters face and clothing highlights, a little texture etc added and a minor helmet adjustmet (thanks denz).

[img]http://home.iprimus.com.au/johnnewall/extras/character_SF1L.jpg[/img]

Posted by Johnn on
Forum
Work in progress

My latest digital painting, I'm not sure if this piece is actually finished or not. I have spent several evenings on minor changes and feel like forward progress has ceased.

painted in PS7.

[img]http://www.sumea.com.au/forum/attached/johnn/200512782337_character_SF1…]

Submitted by denz on Fri, 28/01/05 - 9:02 PM Permalink

really nice mate.

I realy like the background. and the metals.

I think somthing structuraly about the face bugs me a bit. Not to sure. I think if the helmet was covering his ear, the ear would be far too back on the head. Assuming he has ears :)

Submitted by 3DArty on Sat, 29/01/05 - 5:18 AM Permalink

Nice work But as you say a bit more detail may do it,

But still looks good. [:)]

Submitted by Caroo on Sat, 29/01/05 - 6:38 AM Permalink

T__T thats a totally awsome pic..and your complaining about it. BAH! BAH I SAY!

i love it. looks very star trekish indeed.

Submitted by Johnn on Sun, 30/01/05 - 11:41 AM Permalink

thanks for the comments :)
I spent another hour or so tinkering and I think that i will call it done now. For those that say "hey! he posted the same image again!" the one below has lighter forground features (to pull it off the background a bit more), warmer colour in the characters face and clothing highlights, a little texture etc added and a minor helmet adjustmet (thanks denz).

[img]http://home.iprimus.com.au/johnnewall/extras/character_SF1L.jpg[/img]