This week's a little different. I was sketching in work since I had some free time and somehow it turned into Rapunzel. No idea how that happened! Anyway I quite liked the sketch so I thought I'd develop from it. Also, for once I'll show you the sketch and the finished drawing!

I got the flowers completely wrong in the sketch - remember I was drawing this completely from memory! I'm really proud of this though. I liked experimenting with the colours and adding a lot of light to the drawing. I do think that I could've added a lot more shadow though as a contrast. I can work on that for next time though.

Happy Chinese New Year

Another early post! Anyway since I love Asia and all the different cultures I thought I'd do a Chinese New Year picture. 

I am actually incredibly proud of this. It turned out better than I imagined (that really doesn't happen often). I was experimenting more with overlays and bold colours - something I personally think I did well. Plus there's a lot more life in my character so I'd say this was a success!

Happy Valentines Day!

Well this took me FOREVER to draw! I think it must've been over a week, a lot longer than my usual two days at most.

I'm really proud of the colouring, especially on the female's face. I'm a bit disappointed the male's wasn't as good but it's a stepping stone! At least I know I'm learning. I also messed about quite a bit with overlays in this. Actually the overall overlay (confusing...) was a happy mistake. I was messing about (literally) and wanted to see what a bright pink/blue gradient would look like on an overlay. I'm quite happy to say that it enhanced my colours, especially the yellows in the tree, so I decided to keep it. Plus it helps add a bit more of a romance atmosphere to the drawing.

Now I have another surprise. I actually finished next week's drawing before this so I've got time to experiment with more drawings this week. It's a picture for Chinese New Year and I'm so happy it's almost time to show it off. I'm so proud of it. Anyway you'll see it next week so that's enough for now!

Freelance work

This week I got contacted by my old work experience company, "Zapcoder", to do some freelance work. They've got an upcoming game coming out and wanted me to do some artwork for them. I did create a character and some assets but I'll probably show them nearer the release, if I don't have more work to show by then.

I'm quite proud of this. Comparing it to the ones I did for them before, I can definitely see an improvement. My colours have improved greatly, before they were quite dull, and I've gotten slightly better with my detailing. I'm actually amazed to see such a difference.

Make sure to check out zap.pm! It's a great engine where you can play simple games and even edit them with your own graphics!