Dorkwerks » photoshop http://dorkwerks.com/blog Artwork oif Kirk Shannon Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:43:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Share the Spirit http://dorkwerks.com/blog/share-the-spirit/ http://dorkwerks.com/blog/share-the-spirit/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:45:25 +0000 Dreln http://dorkwerks.com/blog/?p=182 I had bigger plans for this one as you can see in the sketch but I ran out of time and had to settle for just the main character. I almost spent more time on the background than I did on the central figure. I did up about 4 different backgrounds before I settled on this one. The problem was that I was making the backgrounds too complicated and ther were swallowing up the elf when I really wanted him to stand out but still ‘fit’ in his background.

In the end I was happy with it as I didn’t rely on a outline like i usually do and and I painted a dude for once…even though he is somewhat effeminate. Hard not to be when you’re an elf.

I did one of these pictures up last year for a charity event called "Mosaic for Mental Health" that is held yearly in Halifax by CMHA to help those who have suffered from mental illness. Here’s last years: http://dorkwerks.com/blog/seeds-of-jubilation/

]]> http://dorkwerks.com/blog/share-the-spirit/feed/ 0 Seeds of Jubilation http://dorkwerks.com/blog/seeds-of-jubilation/ http://dorkwerks.com/blog/seeds-of-jubilation/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:11:41 +0000 Dreln http://dorkwerks.com/blog/?p=28 Just finished this one three days ago. I did if for a charity event called "Mosaic for Mental Health" that is held yearly in Halifax by CMHA to help those who have suffered from mental illness.

I grabbed an old sketch that I felt was appropriate that I did a few years ago. Again, this was another chance for me to practive painting an environment again. Regrettably the size of the canvas for the event was to be square which I had forgotten about untill I was almost finished. So running out of time I squared the canvas for the final piece and completed the pillars on either side.

Even though the archways appear mirrored I did paint around 50% of the other side instead of merely copying it and flipping it. Oh and was I ever tempted to do so. It was a great exercise in lighting for me and although not perfect I am pretty happy with it, which is sometimes hard to come by for me;)

-D
Heading out for a jog before it rains…again
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