BloodRayne

I did a painting of titular Rayne for Jim Sterling, and got a bit carried away with it. It was just going to be a quick, one off, as a bit of fan art, because... well, because thank god for Jim Sterling. But it kinda got away from me, and have a look for yourself.

One for the portfolio, at least.

Something

 This is what I think, when people say this phrase.

Maybe I should do a whole series of portraits of goofy-looking schmucks,

saying things that annoy me.

More realistic take on Eve, in the style of renaissance portraiture.

On Photo Referencing

Stop copying photographs!
Seriously, I keep seeing this. Even in tutorials, I see image after image that is just reproducing a photo. The point of photo references is not to reproduce the photo, but to use it to help with an image. The key word there, is "help."
Think of it like writing a paper, for school. If you just copy the encyclopedia entry, you're cheating and you're not really learning much. The point is to use multiple sources and points of reference to create something your own, hopefully something new.
Copying a photograph or another painting or drawing can be a useful exercise. But that's all it should be: exercise.  If all you know how to do is copy photographs, what are you going to do when you don't have references? Anyone can copy, it takes an artist to create, from nothing.

Some concept stuff and doodles and whatnot, nothing spectacular. I'm working out some details, but should have more to report, soon.

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