Busy Busy!

This whole week has been so crazy! I felt like I got quite a bit done this week even with a few set backs and we're nearing the end of another semester (in about 2-3 more weeks). Spring Show submissions were due and I made sure I submitted some of my work. Good luck to everyone who sent something in!

Also, there were two events that happened at school earlier this week that was really educational and fun! Glen Schofield from Sledgehammer (Call of Duty: MWF3) came to present the studio's pipeline. Two days after that, there was a game panel that had Naughty Dog, Papaya, Backbone, and Double Fine. What made me most excited about the panel was getting to see Lee Petty (art director at Double Fine). I was a bit sad that I had to leave early and didn't get to greet them all personally though...

Anyway! It's been a while since I had digitally painted something, and although it's not very serious, it was fun practice. A maybe-not-so-much-but-could-possibly-be-somewhat-accurate self-portrait. Roughly 4 hours in photoshop. (open image in a new window for larger view)

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A doodle that became more...

Bawk Bawk

This was for my Props and Vehicle's class. Several thumbnails of Leona's magical book ability: Chicken Legs. The chicken legs were to spring out of the book, referencing Baba Yaga's hut (which had chicken legs sprouting from the bottom of her house). A friend of mine suggested this idea to me having the book serve as a mount for the player.

Some more thumbnails but of Cinderella's pumpkin coach (and a saddled broom). It's supposed to be a "flying mount" however I didn't include the flying geese that would be strapped to the pumpkin. Perhaps this could be a potential flying mount for the player or a character that has yet to be revealed.

ABC Island

Here's the splash screen (opening title) of the group project I'm involved in. The coloring took a lot longer than expected. I think it could have gone faster if I would have done this in vectors rather than a default photoshop brush. Hippo ended up looking more childlike than his original concept, but I think I like him better this way.

The font I downloaded is called Smartie. It comes as an outline of the font. Very fun looking, but I had to color inside the font and make it look shiny.