Here's a preview of couple of things I've been working on during my spare time while at work in Japan. I've realized a lot of my stuff are environments, so I'm gonna be throwing in some characters and creatures for couple of weeks.

Just to warm up for the day, I started out with an enviornment sketch with no characters just to get a good start of the day. It's always best to loosen up before working on anything. The next two image is a model sheet for characters. No fancy poses, just a dead-on standing pose. Lastly, a sketch of one of the creatures for my short story I'm currently working on.

Azazel the Corrupt

I was watching Paranormal Activities and there was a topic about demonology occult in the movie. I'm not really into occult because there's a lot of hoaxes and conspiracy in spiritual entities. There was a lot random demon names like Azazel, Lucifer, Belial, etc. Each demon classifies the seven sins in which I did not know about. Lucifer as pride, Mammon as greed, Asmodeus as lust, Leviathan as envy, so on.

I did some trial-and-error designs for the eyes. The first one came unattractive; it didn't grab much attention. The second design attracts a lot in my opinon. I toned down a bit and gave a red eye on the third to see whether or not it improve from the previous one. The fourth would be what I called, "Standard version," in other words, the median of all 5 designs. The last was more like the Lich King with the flashy eye glow from World of Warcraft: The Wrath of the Lich King.

I'll probably do a turnaround for this guy if I have time. lol

I had a lot of fun doing this piece. It may be my first armor design post on this blog. I've been putting up a lot of photoshop stuff. I need to start posting some pencil sketches next time.

*edit*
I miss painting figures.

Journey

I did this on my spare time while currently interning in Japan. I'm pretty sure most of you designers and artist are aware that you have little time working on your personal project. As for me, I tried to spend this as much as I can and took me roughly about 5 hrs total rendering it on and off. :(

I'll post a newer draft of this piece later during the week (if I have time).

Here's a second one:

I've been trying out some Hudson River School themes lately. Hudson River School paintings reflect three themes of America in the 19th century: discovery, exploration, and settlement. I tried to convey this piece in a more pastoral setting.

Sketch for the day. Jungles are hard to paint sometimes. Especially the subtle lighting.
Note to self: I gotta throw in some character designs next time.

Tomb Raider

This is my take on Tomb Raider: Underworld.