tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749304138787325722024-02-07T15:40:30.868-08:00Mind 2 PixelsRandom art that I can randomly talk about.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-6390832011781760322012-03-22T15:14:00.003-07:002012-03-22T15:22:32.639-07:00Bizzaro revisited<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6RYT0Wgu4EbXo7_4_UuhZ_8rTJYE5ftanzAa0qtUT5ePEyHrYwLrtTRmQrGkq_d1t6McUskPfqLmF_UGppTGv7ugueBegt3fxfMPqgNN0eW2kVaq26EgGVO3-H0eipikgDSCvpvuw9wE/s1600/bizzaro-2_small.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6RYT0Wgu4EbXo7_4_UuhZ_8rTJYE5ftanzAa0qtUT5ePEyHrYwLrtTRmQrGkq_d1t6McUskPfqLmF_UGppTGv7ugueBegt3fxfMPqgNN0eW2kVaq26EgGVO3-H0eipikgDSCvpvuw9wE/s400/bizzaro-2_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722849003007703906" /></a>It's been a while but I'm still here trying. I posted a painting of Bizzaro Superman some time back but felt my skillset wasn't sufficient for the image I had in mind. So it just sat there on my Lacie for like 2 years. Well 2 years of practice made the difference between hating it and like it a little bit. I just may finish this one yet.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-89013478422140750442010-11-17T14:23:00.001-08:002010-11-17T14:28:41.964-08:00The Hulkster!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzhXcm7wrD2begRQMeDBxH7nKMaigQ_6sT4WqelaWcqpIxHbSZ-UBfUOLE06dnZTpMAanQY27-2AfpO20KX_0rKWEUPMc7VpCPA4iUtYZ1FRFdzfTBjgJLH9P03LF7530jYaoNk5av_e_/s1600/Hogan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 389px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzhXcm7wrD2begRQMeDBxH7nKMaigQ_6sT4WqelaWcqpIxHbSZ-UBfUOLE06dnZTpMAanQY27-2AfpO20KX_0rKWEUPMc7VpCPA4iUtYZ1FRFdzfTBjgJLH9P03LF7530jYaoNk5av_e_/s400/Hogan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540648813034495170" /></a>Detail work...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9_jKrGUIL9st9LP9faiFi4sUInOl802ijvZoiyDEvtztScg-1Pa5dazbLSCxMrtSaiQWtXMYMz2tMflsJ4KQI8Kg3vrp4NJJKGDGgldLzR_5AzchOXyS_MR8EJXyVvVgsXuSyKvS-iBz/s1600/Detail_Hogan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9_jKrGUIL9st9LP9faiFi4sUInOl802ijvZoiyDEvtztScg-1Pa5dazbLSCxMrtSaiQWtXMYMz2tMflsJ4KQI8Kg3vrp4NJJKGDGgldLzR_5AzchOXyS_MR8EJXyVvVgsXuSyKvS-iBz/s400/Detail_Hogan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540648603077924322" /></a>Here's a caricature I did for a facebook caricature challenge page. Very talented artists there and it's fun to see artists from all over the world contribute. This was done all in Photoshop.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-58192151880423408442010-11-02T12:36:00.000-07:002010-11-02T12:42:56.520-07:00International Self Portrait Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOgbj3vJh0aJoRsF9kblb9p-EbPnhrrdfDtI-rMNcJXobeHwTNS-QTqumz3mmobLHGz-nk1ugJ7S5kkRO7Kpb9JGwYEFpH_o7xJqyRuoewngz1ygHfFaFUtoJsjuwhLO-_PAoBVnqHusA/s1600/me+long+face_006+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOgbj3vJh0aJoRsF9kblb9p-EbPnhrrdfDtI-rMNcJXobeHwTNS-QTqumz3mmobLHGz-nk1ugJ7S5kkRO7Kpb9JGwYEFpH_o7xJqyRuoewngz1ygHfFaFUtoJsjuwhLO-_PAoBVnqHusA/s400/me+long+face_006+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535039433909535842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKicK0-qeOpGFr2UTaqtQRCYsQiH1tdUsggemIqAWzfkFTqxwBw51dkxArHoj4IF6Gjtk_-oKFcw2LwUZG4MgEVSXRKaDXU172t-1qpgCiF1JrB9PbxgIU8cWkQwpz99VowXin_zDCpOA2/s1600/me+long+face_thumbs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKicK0-qeOpGFr2UTaqtQRCYsQiH1tdUsggemIqAWzfkFTqxwBw51dkxArHoj4IF6Gjtk_-oKFcw2LwUZG4MgEVSXRKaDXU172t-1qpgCiF1JrB9PbxgIU8cWkQwpz99VowXin_zDCpOA2/s400/me+long+face_thumbs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535039431420137826" /></a><br />Caricatured Self Portrait along with my process. I lost 2 steps tho...I'll do better next time with saving my steps.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-9891650417477008692010-10-23T22:29:00.000-07:002010-10-23T22:32:34.569-07:00Dwarf sketch Painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsGTU73Ty5PI9yTzUalP5yJF1PwatU78ieEt2-IJrEQf5Zf1VLSjgRC68A2oTuo7DMubBYEt3xUW5-jhaKOkLgPWVTO-Y0nk9kuAKuQ9Ja_eulVl622v-c77TTm13TXBIptnzHw1I-ZUU/s1600/Tank+Dwarf2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsGTU73Ty5PI9yTzUalP5yJF1PwatU78ieEt2-IJrEQf5Zf1VLSjgRC68A2oTuo7DMubBYEt3xUW5-jhaKOkLgPWVTO-Y0nk9kuAKuQ9Ja_eulVl622v-c77TTm13TXBIptnzHw1I-ZUU/s400/Tank+Dwarf2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531480995588905282" /></a>Sketch of a dwarf in my sketchbook that I added some color to in Photoshop.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-47475995950067328372010-10-23T20:26:00.001-07:002010-10-23T21:03:13.729-07:00I'll go on 3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbJAG3cQkb-vONdywHAURmBx3k_D30aU_7dC2doUZv-Wju6-q4puQb1MBsmz-TT8P_FtGAlSnEJThGHSf0f5gBsaEaZX2YZYJMMiJKrNOKwfhNyRjRxomMwBVtJ4EL65Ezi82ZAhgigB3/s1600/Ogre+vs+man2b.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbJAG3cQkb-vONdywHAURmBx3k_D30aU_7dC2doUZv-Wju6-q4puQb1MBsmz-TT8P_FtGAlSnEJThGHSf0f5gBsaEaZX2YZYJMMiJKrNOKwfhNyRjRxomMwBVtJ4EL65Ezi82ZAhgigB3/s400/Ogre+vs+man2b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527322419742048530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(153, 153, 153); ">I realized that I don't have a good set of brushes for environments and that I kinda suck at backgrounds. Work on weaknesses is key to improving. So here's a sketch painting that started out as just an environment from my imagination.</span>Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-59134111192662613542010-05-24T08:42:00.001-07:002010-05-24T08:46:11.843-07:00Ratzinger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLrnPJEn51rzn3h5HnVAYa4L4JjR30sUM5EJPiea17yhLTZPDTfLTT-9d9pg5ushVsBb9kdtNs6c8pg1PfMu2LQL3jMqQRADw2vkTn69CdbIYmTAHoMFY3roS1D55DJdSqfWgCqmHJPKu/s1600/Ratzinger.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLrnPJEn51rzn3h5HnVAYa4L4JjR30sUM5EJPiea17yhLTZPDTfLTT-9d9pg5ushVsBb9kdtNs6c8pg1PfMu2LQL3jMqQRADw2vkTn69CdbIYmTAHoMFY3roS1D55DJdSqfWgCqmHJPKu/s400/Ratzinger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474863351829774066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b51/jasonrossart/Caricautres/Ratzinger.jpg"><br /></a>Caricature of Ratzinger. His days post Hitler youth have been kind to him.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-83507698646589992132010-04-26T10:50:00.000-07:002010-04-26T10:56:10.812-07:00Grand Moff Tarkin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9iIckQbORAdzOcWZurc12XJ_sCMM9CbCCmLmy80t_qsc8olMB4ZSRRUnmuvSDfkdUSCkeIZBsr0N5DG4vW3ZCi_IbOSH0wy9G4YI2o1dUJtxHB73Dq5458cjPZX-Z3i32nJvfHlrXAKJh/s1600/Grand+Moff+TarkinLR.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9iIckQbORAdzOcWZurc12XJ_sCMM9CbCCmLmy80t_qsc8olMB4ZSRRUnmuvSDfkdUSCkeIZBsr0N5DG4vW3ZCi_IbOSH0wy9G4YI2o1dUJtxHB73Dq5458cjPZX-Z3i32nJvfHlrXAKJh/s400/Grand+Moff+TarkinLR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464506311176269794" border="0" /></a>Caricature of Grand Moff Tarkin from Star Wars. Fun painting and 100% photoshop. Once I really got to understanding faking oils in photoshop...well faking the artist oils brushes in Painter with Photoshop I didn't find that much use for Painter except for special effects that are uniquely Painter. Painter is still my program of choice for inking comic pages though.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-75286735347840048182009-12-13T22:27:00.000-08:002009-12-13T22:33:09.854-08:00Dwarf Madness!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjOLK6DBfQcSbZApFtQoZgopUtzzpt4M8OXkrlveOmuPIhgTqryesi7Dyrvg1TGl84XszQ6y6gBv2meuwt5yBvXH2CKjWAAXNBjbIu1e7yddpa0_N3n8f2j9JZFvivmkSSKPmnYf3xemT/s1600-h/Dwarf_head2_LR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjOLK6DBfQcSbZApFtQoZgopUtzzpt4M8OXkrlveOmuPIhgTqryesi7Dyrvg1TGl84XszQ6y6gBv2meuwt5yBvXH2CKjWAAXNBjbIu1e7yddpa0_N3n8f2j9JZFvivmkSSKPmnYf3xemT/s400/Dwarf_head2_LR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414976007602950306" border="0" /></a>Here's some Photoshop/Painter work. Photoshop is really becoming my main program more than ever. The very opaque hard brushes in Photoshop are really working out for me. This was a pencil drawing that I scanned from my sketchbook. I lost some of the emotion in the painting though. No refs were used this time around except for looking in a small mirror to see the forms around my snarled nose.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-25467851082920979002009-10-13T19:35:00.000-07:002009-10-13T19:37:39.936-07:00Zombie Vampie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVKLkyis6WiNzThW5mpXsEELWSoS91ritH1Lul_IgRj7Rxvocz9XT1a3T_3Nbd-GkaY0hyhI-8ESZpq-CdY4ZRD_Z_8W1v56aN6wEwFqpTvccfRhL2lY0BLck7WKu9fK-lh-Z4U0jkReh/s1600-h/VAMPzombie_Sketch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVKLkyis6WiNzThW5mpXsEELWSoS91ritH1Lul_IgRj7Rxvocz9XT1a3T_3Nbd-GkaY0hyhI-8ESZpq-CdY4ZRD_Z_8W1v56aN6wEwFqpTvccfRhL2lY0BLck7WKu9fK-lh-Z4U0jkReh/s400/VAMPzombie_Sketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392279263422012610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Getting close to Halloween...drawing bad guys can be very fun. Mostly photoshop with a dash of Painter.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-29850171181136415632009-09-22T17:43:00.000-07:002009-09-28T14:44:57.835-07:00Bizzaro WIP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmlvxqNqSIhIMuGjcWoPQCg_AS0HuAi6sHspwuS17gysnzu1mlfHv0bKkmtwgsRy9iehR17KLgEl37rBqeUYilOk3_a6DGONA33XUdKUEDQ-NvNX74zmHANp_Z0aCycvnnmImKjQ6XCX8/s1600-h/bizzaro2_color3+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmlvxqNqSIhIMuGjcWoPQCg_AS0HuAi6sHspwuS17gysnzu1mlfHv0bKkmtwgsRy9iehR17KLgEl37rBqeUYilOk3_a6DGONA33XUdKUEDQ-NvNX74zmHANp_Z0aCycvnnmImKjQ6XCX8/s400/bizzaro2_color3+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386637297249584098" border="0" /></a>Here's a work in progress (WIP) of Bizzaro Superman. No idea why I wanted to paint him. I received some critiques and made some changes. I've added some low chroma color and a background. I will now always start with the background before going into the characters. Corel Painter X and Photochop CS3.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-53913540244529612792009-09-20T15:56:00.001-07:002009-09-20T15:59:49.164-07:00Alien revisited<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9b0n0HMUiY1fec62SlfjMAvPITOX7v3vybbrsupINaliqTO28GdyZUskHIYRiMzNMMl1ANyK5CTe-mokcd0Ykuk9QnJPB2q1WeE_7PGUnddR1wxu8m_ASkJ6hNfa1pSn3T-a8VWwlm-2d/s1600-h/alien3_bak2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9b0n0HMUiY1fec62SlfjMAvPITOX7v3vybbrsupINaliqTO28GdyZUskHIYRiMzNMMl1ANyK5CTe-mokcd0Ykuk9QnJPB2q1WeE_7PGUnddR1wxu8m_ASkJ6hNfa1pSn3T-a8VWwlm-2d/s400/alien3_bak2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383687511811234514" border="0" /></a>Here's a revisit of an alien that I sketched some time ago. Still trying to work only in photoshop...I still love painter but I'm drawn to the stability of Photoshop. I'm never afraid to have10+ layers if I choose to...tho I rarely have more than 3.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-88909708319924097602009-08-17T19:21:00.000-07:002009-08-18T13:31:25.783-07:00Warrior<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmJ1Am6nq9q3NeNI_O9fYxG9rIxmCwzwYAka-JlFFpltN6jM-D_4JHDBw65ohaFEBDD1Cb6fOp-L96IZHrXhNwJO_1SMlXYE4OVNOlCpWLk0ZpUbgdAYIt-ndR8d-vLDYTXAOxZuwfFZA/s1600-h/Black+skull3_LR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmJ1Am6nq9q3NeNI_O9fYxG9rIxmCwzwYAka-JlFFpltN6jM-D_4JHDBw65ohaFEBDD1Cb6fOp-L96IZHrXhNwJO_1SMlXYE4OVNOlCpWLk0ZpUbgdAYIt-ndR8d-vLDYTXAOxZuwfFZA/s400/Black+skull3_LR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371404112218401378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a painting I did in about 3 hours or so. Some experimentation especially on the palette. Started out multiplying a redish brown color over some quick values then I went down to "difference" and got that hot red under glow...so I kept it. I like how this sketch to painting came out. Started out in Photoshop but I did most of the work in Painter.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-68302761801758583622009-08-03T12:59:00.001-07:002009-08-03T13:01:12.833-07:00Brad Pitt study.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGnYrH5fTx8UQp2ettVoo_GBvwFYgQ8CjrU-_sGMZQhFdH846Ar3tKFfJdHIHTIKnHbV-LMkR_FyUpRmCEH33qABqjjmUJfJK8sQsxPcZ7QdVfucMS5ntjGzUleZK3QAZT3bozIgdiHvL/s1600-h/Brad_study.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGnYrH5fTx8UQp2ettVoo_GBvwFYgQ8CjrU-_sGMZQhFdH846Ar3tKFfJdHIHTIKnHbV-LMkR_FyUpRmCEH33qABqjjmUJfJK8sQsxPcZ7QdVfucMS5ntjGzUleZK3QAZT3bozIgdiHvL/s400/Brad_study.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365829975537546962" border="0" /></a><br />I found this photo shoot of Brad Pitt in high res with some nice shadows, wrinkles, and poses. In my continuing fight to become more adept with Photoshop here is a value study...there's a tad of Painter in here too. A few new brushes came out of it including a stubble hair brush, and a couple of "Dual Brushes" which I never even bothered with before.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-57274203184542593482009-07-20T18:22:00.001-07:002009-07-20T18:29:34.093-07:00Using Photoshop more than Painter...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARM_hjHciccjjB45uVCnCEhFUcENzg_2Yc7lHu7ICVFa4snQYEc0IydhjyJLjTSH1PU297P6nenigV6mNtTmxb9fOBHORCMq3DvUYG3KiyRSmusvWJr3F07C1p1UQZXB-5bmRyRP8BgCx/s1600-h/Flair+Armor2_004+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARM_hjHciccjjB45uVCnCEhFUcENzg_2Yc7lHu7ICVFa4snQYEc0IydhjyJLjTSH1PU297P6nenigV6mNtTmxb9fOBHORCMq3DvUYG3KiyRSmusvWJr3F07C1p1UQZXB-5bmRyRP8BgCx/s400/Flair+Armor2_004+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360718937173327986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PbMCd2QmL_lBSvEfS-P5vCiOZUSACoo_4aL5olXZttt_XGdSSZGWXbUAdA25TvUqu1loAsCz2YO-gPEi2vgkDBgAyNUcW9zQ2kDzE44_74603kVnbzze_KSf9QO8h24RzIG6O7g3Kada/s1600-h/PS_face_Sketches.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PbMCd2QmL_lBSvEfS-P5vCiOZUSACoo_4aL5olXZttt_XGdSSZGWXbUAdA25TvUqu1loAsCz2YO-gPEi2vgkDBgAyNUcW9zQ2kDzE44_74603kVnbzze_KSf9QO8h24RzIG6O7g3Kada/s400/PS_face_Sketches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360718699610246498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9LimsWhq4VBPilA6sS3R8_ydPELWH68Ua436vmDx5PFGh5cvkBuAnA49DHmYQ2GwCjcsQANraLqqjloy6ZdyNfkrlvPnJTb5Wrhf6GIk2hOAlii7c36aNLMFLORG3tYeCO6erBJPeGEb/s1600-h/knight_Head_collab.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9LimsWhq4VBPilA6sS3R8_ydPELWH68Ua436vmDx5PFGh5cvkBuAnA49DHmYQ2GwCjcsQANraLqqjloy6ZdyNfkrlvPnJTb5Wrhf6GIk2hOAlii7c36aNLMFLORG3tYeCO6erBJPeGEb/s400/knight_Head_collab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360718452029880322" border="0" /></a>Here's a dump of a few images that I painted with Photoshop. I am still working on the ins and outs of the program in order to render well with it. These are a few attempts. I am not saying that Painter is not as good as Photoshop, but I will say that there are things that I like to use in each program.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-88526997462740808292009-06-26T11:56:00.001-07:002009-06-26T11:58:08.457-07:00Lancelot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJt0KkmrbUFmrKUugLU6jMd31pTPX6zYz4TWrcz9W0wPrqb5Y9u_sRKaxSshzeZT0ak_uRytk1Otf6eY_GAEbjo9l3N6YwKygJjzFXYvDrYw1xRWx7Dq0JFj-I1ILbHk1rykqth95KJ4CN/s1600-h/Lancelot3_003b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJt0KkmrbUFmrKUugLU6jMd31pTPX6zYz4TWrcz9W0wPrqb5Y9u_sRKaxSshzeZT0ak_uRytk1Otf6eY_GAEbjo9l3N6YwKygJjzFXYvDrYw1xRWx7Dq0JFj-I1ILbHk1rykqth95KJ4CN/s400/Lancelot3_003b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351712250100440274" border="0" /></a>This is currently unfinished but close enough to post. No real references were used so I struggled a good bit on making the armor believable. Corel PainterX.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-23249260360792296052009-05-22T13:33:00.001-07:002009-05-22T13:35:14.031-07:00Armor study<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjICALszl8flYSGFJ-WaMIk3W68fMOjbYj_0fO_Fu06s7yLibE8mDmOh8OPikyjOZsfm43moDougU3omVV3WbbCLTUoSfjrbYEsD7mKrLO-fCg_da306eG0uqqtCteRXo8shq7jIax-KN9/s1600-h/helm2002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjICALszl8flYSGFJ-WaMIk3W68fMOjbYj_0fO_Fu06s7yLibE8mDmOh8OPikyjOZsfm43moDougU3omVV3WbbCLTUoSfjrbYEsD7mKrLO-fCg_da306eG0uqqtCteRXo8shq7jIax-KN9/s400/helm2002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338749366119792386" border="0" /></a>Armor study from a photograph. Corel PainterX with a little bit of Photoshop.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-70770283752263841782009-05-19T11:33:00.000-07:002009-05-19T11:36:04.923-07:00Warcraft Logo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXV5V-R8aqMODuFFugXgBtktzCBH0B6nJROlwGhz0fuJwWbTXG1rTuXqCs34AvxAYxNvSGTH9VnNpVtZkCt4aDL1IiucuWZlL0cU8ai8pS5U9B0VYEN7YsOvriRKyejRaM2vxCaBnl8xF/s1600-h/Freestyle_2.0_72_final-Medi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXV5V-R8aqMODuFFugXgBtktzCBH0B6nJROlwGhz0fuJwWbTXG1rTuXqCs34AvxAYxNvSGTH9VnNpVtZkCt4aDL1IiucuWZlL0cU8ai8pS5U9B0VYEN7YsOvriRKyejRaM2vxCaBnl8xF/s400/Freestyle_2.0_72_final-Medi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337605628347636226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Another World of Warcraft logo for a friend's video. PainterX and Photoshop for the figure and Photoshop and Illustrator for the text.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-58816268067486109562009-05-14T21:16:00.000-07:002009-05-14T21:20:48.858-07:00Another Self Caricature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBsnJMKvBpAw5DqxpZ9fyE_huuzW-q9j01QRrRRvMxhWxD2rEMudszVnXOEN5-ouF_kSxVPxbWA08_l6Uu5Ba-cD1F7dBK362doFO4IdRUF7myGLgWZWfiWZyjP_RWtUdQZGc77x6mJNI/s1600-h/Me_014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBsnJMKvBpAw5DqxpZ9fyE_huuzW-q9j01QRrRRvMxhWxD2rEMudszVnXOEN5-ouF_kSxVPxbWA08_l6Uu5Ba-cD1F7dBK362doFO4IdRUF7myGLgWZWfiWZyjP_RWtUdQZGc77x6mJNI/s400/Me_014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335900875374411202" border="0" /></a>These are always fun. Corel PainterX and Photoshop CS2. My wife was freaked out a little when she saw me like this..."scary" was all she said before telling me to take out the garbage.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-20233681219935489852009-05-11T22:06:00.000-07:002009-05-12T22:28:15.436-07:00Environment study<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBd13OnMvkbASuxJ5kbxcSKm05xhXBzr2_kaOqccEizyqoraWIinA1KRxqHe2PTTMSrj2XKg6qHtmt00WdKZnRzfYyYk7URtgDMuE-Y4e8yoPXlBLr2DBVglFIbNWfP8Ctdz-WeHakuUXB/s1600-h/Snowy+Fence.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBd13OnMvkbASuxJ5kbxcSKm05xhXBzr2_kaOqccEizyqoraWIinA1KRxqHe2PTTMSrj2XKg6qHtmt00WdKZnRzfYyYk7URtgDMuE-Y4e8yoPXlBLr2DBVglFIbNWfP8Ctdz-WeHakuUXB/s400/Snowy+Fence.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334800070248736930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Painting what I have trouble with...Environments! Though I should use reference I decided to struggle through this speed painting. I worked on this for about 20-30 minutes.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-35816719827266289062009-04-21T23:53:00.001-07:002009-05-12T22:29:14.169-07:00Elfien...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzA1z2sAG9E4Btc4N8bDYzZBQBsYZRmGaMLadpvm-auU6mg0kzuhyphenhyphenA7Wpuk3zynkH-ZEKAyUnt5wrIijVblaTvRVhBCMODGOmc-Uei9d4JjGTE5RzH6BQfRlCiIukpgJZCRUesQ7e0eEj/s1600-h/alien2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzA1z2sAG9E4Btc4N8bDYzZBQBsYZRmGaMLadpvm-auU6mg0kzuhyphenhyphenA7Wpuk3zynkH-ZEKAyUnt5wrIijVblaTvRVhBCMODGOmc-Uei9d4JjGTE5RzH6BQfRlCiIukpgJZCRUesQ7e0eEj/s400/alien2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327405641097535058" border="0" /></a><br />Sketch of an Elf turned into an alien along the way. Grayscale study in Corel Painter X.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-56996717149084299042009-04-14T22:48:00.000-07:002009-05-12T22:29:14.169-07:00Self Portrait<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOUOh_fc1BMhr5YEfHYGOrEE5M8Pqeo4vTFObbdf94AjBmrgC2GiTpQ8G4_8mcZVPecmBni9IesIVyoEtQnkJx1OWI1Mx8GUYOQdN75E67we1u67jYvW5zwFMS2QC-YXqELCBXXdgt0uE/s1600-h/Jay+Profile_001_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOUOh_fc1BMhr5YEfHYGOrEE5M8Pqeo4vTFObbdf94AjBmrgC2GiTpQ8G4_8mcZVPecmBni9IesIVyoEtQnkJx1OWI1Mx8GUYOQdN75E67we1u67jYvW5zwFMS2QC-YXqELCBXXdgt0uE/s400/Jay+Profile_001_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324791822458771682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was outside getting some shadow reference and I liked one of the pictures I took so I painted it. I tried to stay away from "rendering" like mad and kept it relatively loose. I even found a satisfying use for the impasto of Corel Painter...something that I normally shy away from. This took roughly 3 hours.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-42353541552212465142009-04-13T21:34:00.000-07:002009-04-13T21:37:31.880-07:00Noseforatoof [WIP]<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPKhf6Wc_uk_cTFyvihra6xDelP_tLydvrsDhWwUsyoWwRgLide_P8_FZCtuYOEEGmzgZcAjoSAdcBrVSUV5GsvHZfFynV_1Y2Od_UvmJ0qbPu62Rhtt4KYw1ATaTODqRIk3XzgQHvIMU/s1600-h/sketch+vampb_003c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPKhf6Wc_uk_cTFyvihra6xDelP_tLydvrsDhWwUsyoWwRgLide_P8_FZCtuYOEEGmzgZcAjoSAdcBrVSUV5GsvHZfFynV_1Y2Od_UvmJ0qbPu62Rhtt4KYw1ATaTODqRIk3XzgQHvIMU/s400/sketch+vampb_003c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324401295721302642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Early grayscale of an image I am working on. Done mostly in Corel Painter X.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-6239429638334350912009-04-02T17:36:00.001-07:002009-04-02T17:47:33.248-07:00Schoolism final assignment.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEBIcg4yzYuxlr4dmXhXCFg07c6_cdejCYZbIBstv_2sXE68vo0LfoqPxzASWCQXjaPPf3_3c-gN3GoQKtpba8YDpwBaTPxc9ZtQ5MP9JtdldfI6-faAMQt3aKf1orQonRQU2un7nsJwv/s1600-h/Bobby_Chui_final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEBIcg4yzYuxlr4dmXhXCFg07c6_cdejCYZbIBstv_2sXE68vo0LfoqPxzASWCQXjaPPf3_3c-gN3GoQKtpba8YDpwBaTPxc9ZtQ5MP9JtdldfI6-faAMQt3aKf1orQonRQU2un7nsJwv/s400/Bobby_Chui_final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320257674551947394" border="0" /></a><br />I should've had this up a long time ago. This is the final assignment for Bobby Chui's digital painting class. Bobby gave us a sketch and we had to paint it using all of the knowledge from the past assignments. When I was in art school, Photoshop was literally 1.0. and wasn't thought of as a method of illustration. <br /><br />I kept the image as is when Bobby critiqued it. I learned quite a bit from Bobby on "basic" photoshop techniques that I still use on everything I work on.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-36679671701430170402009-04-02T17:08:00.001-07:002009-04-02T17:36:15.194-07:00Mech?...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrxYEShE7XltFZG9uyfV6YL9GtFFgn3_CbCNZ06qGuIW8RH0Q_XGpIMFqQ5BbMIXyc9-sUiPisHNBUdQvqNlsNUN5lh3xDJUQA3AHIepV3NHj5t0HEkjcFd4Cajc0UhXuw7CPTuFm0Jpy/s1600-h/mech-Sketch_Web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrxYEShE7XltFZG9uyfV6YL9GtFFgn3_CbCNZ06qGuIW8RH0Q_XGpIMFqQ5BbMIXyc9-sUiPisHNBUdQvqNlsNUN5lh3xDJUQA3AHIepV3NHj5t0HEkjcFd4Cajc0UhXuw7CPTuFm0Jpy/s400/mech-Sketch_Web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320250713179520162" border="0" /></a>I realized that I suck at "vehicle" type images. So here's an attempt at some of that. Took longer that I should've but I learned a lot along the way. Made some more brushes for the "hard" edges needed for this type of object. I almost gave up on Painter for Photoshop on this one. The opacity and hard edges make Photoshop very nice for these sort of objects. Making paths then turning them to selections was a common technique for this. The design is rather a joke but the execution is what I focused on.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-674930413878732572.post-56026166399719130552009-04-02T17:01:00.001-07:002009-04-02T17:17:29.570-07:00Slovan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nP0IwaQsnGtLv2J2b-V_1KBKbuTVi5f7MPu2txxEgmRR3u06LlArC-GAdxOIpwK2JvbOKfwYY_sEYhzF79uhoBcmWN_bxwwNhSlp-is3u-NqusPyl8VMz6zojymF5aYQxIxeVQu0xm83/s1600-h/slovan_Web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nP0IwaQsnGtLv2J2b-V_1KBKbuTVi5f7MPu2txxEgmRR3u06LlArC-GAdxOIpwK2JvbOKfwYY_sEYhzF79uhoBcmWN_bxwwNhSlp-is3u-NqusPyl8VMz6zojymF5aYQxIxeVQu0xm83/s400/slovan_Web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320248612277309858" border="0" /></a>Great mage that I was lucky enough to have on my side. This is my favorite out of the four that I did. I will probably take this further and add a body and paint out the black lines. Looking at this makes me want to get back into the game... Corel Painter for the most part with some burn/dodge Photoshop used.Jason Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04515421624318213746noreply@blogger.com0