Bierstadt quick study

Quick 30 minute study of an Albert Beirstadt painting.

Parallel Pen Thumbnails

I got this super badass pen for my birthday thanks to Zach. Man I love this thing. Feels almost like a brush. Here are some doodles/thumbnails for my sketchbook. They are pretty rough but some convey, atleast in my mind, some future comps.

Thumbnails

My first assignment for Noah Bradley's mentorship program was to do atleast 50 thumbnails compostions, focusing on the large overall shapes. This was the first time I ever thumb-nailed before starting a painting. Usually I just jump in and "go with the flow" more or less.

Needless to say, I have become addicted to thumbnails.

Brush tests

Sure has been awhile since I updated this thing. Lol. I found some pretty sweet chalk brushes courtesy of Jaime Jones. I love these things.

These were both relatively quick sketches done in maybe an hour/ hour half.