Drawin' 100 somethings. Again.

ArtofJoseGalue

@art-of-b maybe i'll try this myself, I like this latest one you did "Moose"

braden H

Dog.

First time I saw a Tibetan Mastiff I thought it was a lion crossed with a bear.

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braden H

22 - Toad. I think I'll polish this one. I think it'll work out.

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braden H

WIP. So close to a process that's replicable and works.

It looks dark right now because I'm constraining my values to 128 or under. It'll brighten up during the final paint.

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JulPer

Awesome pieces! I like how you distort the characters a bit to make the feeling of movement stronger. Do you always work on greyscale and add color later?

braden H

@julper

Thanks!

I'm trying to work as much as I can in greyscale before adding colour. It seems to really help.

What I used to do was lay in local colour then fiddle with value using multiply and overlay layers. I'm getting a lot more success with a value painting and a colourize layer.

catru

way to go!!!! love them all, fantastic style you have! and posting it here may be a good call to push yourself to finish the whole 100

braden H

@catru

Thanks

i sincerely doubt I'll get all the way to 100, but I'll at the very least get a few portfolio pieces out of the deal.

smceccarelli

These are really great! Love your shape language and the linework. I was toying with the idea of doing 100 animals too, but ah...time.
BTW, do you know Chris Ayers´ books “The Daily Zoo”? He drew an animal a day for a year when he was in remission from leukemia and it was so successful (and so therapeutic) that he went on to do it for further three or four years.

braden H

@smceccarelli

Thank you!

I'm finding less and less time myself. So many things to work on, so little time.

I have not looked at Chris Ayers' books, but I absolutely will! Thanks for suggesting. My library of artists is surprisingly small and I'm working to expand it.

Chance McGee

Wow, I love these. Your style is so refined and unique. Love it, love it, love it!

braden H

Finished Mr. Toad.

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LauraA

I love these! The shapes and light. And the toad's eyes. And that hapless little bug--please tell me his parents saved him!

I look forward to seeing more of these!

Gary Wilkinson

@art-of-b lovely piece, but i'm feeling sorry for all those ants

Elizabeth Rose

Really been enjoying seeing your process. Love the energy and movement!

Jon Anderson

I really love your style and totally wish I could render like you do. Did I read that you use Corel Painter instead of Photoshop? I had the "lite" version of Painter years ago but when that laptop crashed I couldn't figure out how to transfer it to the new. I wasn't very good with it at the time but I remember thinking it was cool.