Metabi's Sketchbook

[Metatabi]

It's weekly update time!

I finished 2 images this week:






And I also made a sheet with all the versions for this image. The first is the actual painting without editing and includes a lamp I decided not to include in the finished painting. I have several quick versions I blocked out to experiment with possible ways of coloring a comic and then the finished painting and some edits to change the lighting/darkness.




Here are a couple WIPs I've been working on this week:





Random sketches and warm-ups:





Found a neat way to increase page mileage for those times I can't concentrate too much or just don't know what to do, don't like the sketches on this page but that's bound to happen with some sketches.


A very quick background warm-up but I like the mood.

Monster Hunter Challenge: I wanted to join the challenge but once I finally summoned up the courage there were only 2 days left and it's not possible for me at my current skill-level to finish anything worthwhile within that time but I did do planning/design sketches and thumbnailing. I'm thinking however of doing 2 illustrations more focused on the storytelling of the hunter challenging the monster and then a shot with the victor walking away, feels like a good story-telling exercise.


Monster and notes, it's hard for me to focus on things like monsters and landscapes unless I have some sort of story or background information about them.


Really rough hunter concepts but they do the job.... the rough composition thumbnails didn't scan well.