Mat Kaminski Sketchybewk

[matkaminski]

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ramalooke :

Hey. Awesome update ;) Your painting stuff is getting noticable stronger, great job. Keep pushing ;) Oh and work on those edges a bit more. They're a bit mess ;) Cheers!

Thanks! Haha, edge control. I think I'll suffer with that for awhile. Anything you would suggest to try and study to break the edges?

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Cora Turnaround

Title: Cora Turnaround
Medium: Pencil
Scale: Original is 9" x 12"

Notes: For our first 'official' comics assignment, we are to draw our first character in a turnaround (front, back 3/4, front 3/4) and then a few faces for studies, and any small notes that you have about the character. And then you are to fill out a fully fleshed out character bio for said character.
The bio is pretty long, so I'm not going to post it here, but let's just sum up... Cora is nuts.

Silhouette Challenge

Title: Silhouette Challenge
Medium: Pencil, Brush and Ink
Scale: Original is 9" x 12"

Notes: Just a small supplemental exercise to go along with our first character: shape design and silhouettes. Mine are pretty specific, but I tried to make my characters based simply off of the three core shapes: circles, triangles, and squares.
Either way these are actually really fun to do and I suggest that people do these really often!

Applied Studies

Title: Applied Studies
Date: January 19 & 20, 2013
Medium: Photoshop CS3

Notes: So... I was attempting something new: a master painting, and then immediately afterwards I would jump in and try to paint one using the techniques I just learned.
The portrait on the left is a Sorolla.
Using the strokes and brush work from the left, I tried jumping in and painting a portrait that was in a similar vein using the same brushes and strokes that I just used. This of course proved harder than expected. I think I will try more of this soon (as you can see from the half-started piece on the bottom left).

Environment Speeds

Title: Environment Speeds
Date: January 20, 2013
Medium: Photoshop CS3

Notes: Studying environments to +1 on them. Actually got this idea entirely from Lee Parks here (http://zephyrumblog.blogspot.com/2014/01...udies.html). His are quite a bit better, but then I can honestly say that he studies environments far more than I do. Something that I should try and play catch-up on sometime soon.
It might not only help my characters from just floating in a space, but will most likely help my colors get closer to a more realistic palette instead of being quite off.

Here's Pinky, where's the Brain?

Title: Here's Pinky, where's the Brain?
Date: January 19, 2013
Medium: Photoshop CS3
Scale: Original is 1200px x 2000px

Notes: Yet again, more of those photostudies while listening to my madam read books. She's already on the third book of The Strain, and I highly recommend that people read it. It's AWESOME! :)

Step 1: Render Background some, this will help you to define your 'character space'.
Step 2: Sketch out the character in it's entirety (or at least what you plan to paint in later.
Step 3: Wash layer. Basically throw a quick wash over what your want the basic backdrop colors to be.
Step 4 & 5: Render, render, and more rendering.
Step 6: Because I was a little unsure of all the crazy jewelry and add-on stuff this girl had, I made a new layer and just popped it up there.

Anatomy (from Imagination)

Title: Anatomy (from Imagination)
Medium: Pencil

Notes: So, from the last time you saw some pencils, I have tried that mouth technique using no reference at all and have discovered that I can draw a mouth in pretty much any way using that technique. So I tried continuing on with the full head and even some body, and discovered that I need to go back to the drawing board even more before I can just spit these things out from imagination. More studies of shape design for sure.

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Title: Potential Logo Designs
Date: January 14, 2013
Medium: Pencil
Scale: Original is 9" x 12"

Notes: We are assigned to create a series of logos for a potential company that could exist.

Mission Statement: "We Bleed Inc. / Origin Entertainment is a full service studio serving up high quality creative endeavors on a client-by-client basis. We provide many outlets of creativity such as Illustration, Storyboarding, Animation Assets, Graphic Design, as well as Script Design, Screenwriting, Story Development and even Consulting to help get your project on it's way.
We Bleed Inc. / Origin Entertainment is located in the heart of Memphis, TN. As a result we are centrally located and have the ability to ship your project cross-country if need be.
Let us create for you so that you can be free of the burden that's been keeping you up at night."

Since there are two potentially companies, I have split between the two. Hopefully during feedback I will get a definite on one or the other.