Sunday 19 February 2012

CG Talk Daily Sketch - 'Gun'






I used to browse CG talk's Daily Sketch forum a lot during the summer holidays between my years at uni and revisited recently for a bit of inspiration and to see what's going on. I was sad to see the forum's decline in popularity and activity but credit to Roberto Otiz for maintaining a presence and continuing to post new topics. 


I decided to go for a topic totally out of my comfort zone - 'Gun'. I can honestly say i've never drawn a gun before and gave a lot of thought to the composition. This piece was great for experimenting with different ideas like using different textures and a limited colour palette. 



I'm not sure exactly how long this took. I was working on it, on and off after work, for the past week. I'd say it was about 6-7 hours in total. Here's what I had after the 30 minute deadline:






The CG Talk thread can be found here: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=130&t=1034796 
(My user name is 'Scotty10'.)

Wednesday 8 February 2012

A Momentous Day!

Today I received something I have wanted for so long (and have saved up for!) - a Wacom Cintiq 24HD


It is such a beautiful looking thing and the most amazing piece of equipment to use. I have only had it for about two hours and I have fallen, well and truly, in love with it!





Lastly, here's my first little sketch I did once i'd set everything up :)