Heretics illustration

closeup:

More worm, more Sheeana. Changed my light to be more directly from the right now, added some more... sky, and space and stuff. The crop got bigger and Sheeana got even smaller, might lose some of her visibility. Next I gotta detail that mouth and get that sand lookin' like sand.

Glow

Experimenting with coloring techniques, keepin' it looser.

Sheeana WIP

From Heretics of Dune, Sheeana is a a girl who can mysteriously control the sand worms, even though she fears and hates them.

This is a tough lighting situation for me, especially for billowing fabric. Damn.

Leto Atreides II, God Emperor of Dune

Finally finished this dude, geez.

More Dune art. This character is a little deeper into the story, about the fourth book. He is an immortal who can see into the future, and using his power has taken control of the known universe by-- guess what?-- controlling the Spiceeeeee! Unfortunately as a side effect he has mutated in a hideous worm creature and can no longer have relations with women. If you're getting a uncomfortably pornographic vibe from this, just ride with it. Dune is about conquering giant worms, what kind of metaphor do you think that is?!




I wanted a design that fell in line with his description from the books, but I did take liberties to make a more impacting silhouette. With all my dune concepts, I try not to over-design these characters because they're so classic and influential. That being said, all my adjustments are to benefit describing the character out of context for people who might not know the story and still get a feeling for what they're about. I have recorded most of the process of his painting throughout several videos on my livestream channel if you're interested: http://www.livestream.com/gorrem

Here's the past progress from this blog:

First sketch I did. I definitely toned down the crazy and made him feel less aggressive than this design, I felt it was too designy, and it was de-emphasizing his humanity. It also didn't include the structure that allowed him to "blink" his face shut to protect himself. It was a good place to jump off though!

Finished this in livestream. More focus on his face, added blinky structure around his neck. Unfortunately THE WHOLE THING WAS LOST when my computer crashed and I had to redo it from screen captures, hngggh.

Here it is before I heavily modified the design of his worm parts. I wanted something that aided the composition better, let me showcase his textures, and for the most part feel less aggressive. Although intimidating, I didn't want him to come across and necessarily evil or more threatening than he already was. He actually has a lot of compassion in the story.

Bad Kitty

Told ya I had a lot of kitty assignments. Now it's Dex-Starr, the rage kitten from the Red Lantern Corps! This one is for a friend whose workin' on a DC game, who reeeaaally enjoys cats.You can watch the progress on my livestream - http://www.livestream.com/gorrem

Cat Duties

This is a looooong overdue gift to repay someone for driving me home all the time when I had to commute to 38 Studios in Maynard. I waited on purpose, so I could practice and suck less at making a gift. All planned. *Cough*Thanks Lisa!

The assignment was "I don't care, as long as it's cat related." I continued this from my livestream.

-DC

I WIP My Hair Back and Forth

Not IC related! I just felt like drawing her. I plan on doing more, but I thought I'd post this before I ruined it with a background and color.

Coffee Shop Sketching

I haven't had my computer set up for digital painting so most of my time is in a sketchbook. Here are some that I've been doing recently at sketch groups or coffee shops in Seattle.

 She fell asleep on the bus. Creepy, I know. Just don't fall asleep around me, as a general rule.

 Lone Wolf & Cub reference!

 And finally, Hipster Paul.

I wanna start doing livestream again, or maybe Google Hangout of some kind. If people have a preference, please let me know and why.

Succubus Part II

Figurin' out a base, tightinin' my deets. This concept is for a figurine being modeled for Annex Labs! http://www.annex-labs.com/

Life Update + hook nipples

As you may or may not have heard, I've moved to Seattle to start working for an indie studio called Motiga games. What have they made, you ask? Nothing yet, this is their first project. But Devon, haven't you done this several times already and every time you've tried it's bitten you in the ass? Well. It's different this time guys, I promise. Sort of.

 I'm also learning to invest less of my personal worth into the projects I am a part of, and focus on the bigger picture of what makes me happy when I make art. Maybe having only shipped one title in 7 years of working in this industry had something to do with that. It's possible.

Either way, this is not something that can have an affect on my professional standard. No matter what project I work on I become heavily invested in it, sometimes to a fault. It's incredibly difficult to feel like I can understand a project without deconstructing every aspect of it, and in doing so I fall in love with it's ideas. It happens every time and I can't help it, I understand that finally. Now I'm at Motiga, and I feel good about this project in a different way, and I can allow myself to be in love with it's ideas because it's a good company.

And now some art:

Starting concept of a succubus demon, which has little to do with anything I just said. Soon to be sculpted once I finish the damn thing by a mysteeeerious 2nd party!

Leto II.... Part II

Progress from livestream on the God Emperor in worm form. If you haven't guessed, it's Dune related. You can also see how I started this in an older livestream! A little back story: I actually lost this entire image because of a sudden crash, and I reassembled it from screenshots. What you see here is based on a reconstruction of the original. Photoshop maaagic.

Livestream here:
http://www.livestream.com/gorrem

ALSO, check this out! I'm part of it and it's gonna be awesomeeeeeee. Superstar artists all over, man. Humbled to be a part of this project.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1302528630/masters-of-anatomy

Ugly Americans fan art cont'd

I unearthed this ancient artifact and decided to continue it. Initially I was planning to make it a colored line art piece, but I ended up just painting it. I think this is the last time I will voluntarily draw a copier machine.

Leto II Progress

I reconstructed this from the livestream I had of it, using screenshots. The blurring actually added a bit of focal depth after I worked into it.

Red Sonja Says...

Results of Livestream. I painted this after I lost a two-hour painting of Leto II because I didn't save. I did sad fantasy babe drawings for two hours after that in mourning. I don't know what that means.

 I painted this up since Livestream but you can see the beginning there (http://www.livestream.com/gorrem). Truth be told, this is the first time I've painted a chain mail bikini... and truth be told, I ENJOYED IT. I know I know, they're not even cool anymore, so cliche-- but I think it's okay for Red Sonja.

I should get cs6.

Livestream Xenomorph!

I did this to experiment with Livestream stuff! I just got a new computer, so now I have the ability to stream while I paint without hindering my performance. This was the result of an hour and a half I believe.

Here is my livestream account: http://www.livestream.com/gorrem


 I used Procaster to record myself, although for some reason this particular session isn't showing up in my history even though everyone in the chat was able to see it when I was recording. Does it need to be approved or do I need to upload it after recording? I'm not sure yet, I'll try to upload the file if I can once I figure out how.

Reap the Whirlwind

WIP, 3 hours in. Storm's best costume will always be the Mohawk version. I did modify it from the 80's version, I guess I should probably put the X logo somewhere... Ah well.

Make Way for the Futureee

Sketching feathered dinosaurs. This is how I get excited for Jurassic World.

I tried to combine the aspects of a wolf and a crow into it's feather treatment, two animals it probably shared a lot of common characteristics with. I suppose this would be better suited for forest dwelling than desert life.

Pamela's Day job

A flower on the wall who wants some more control in her life?

Started this today at lunch. Not done yet. My apologies to all the textile majors for my crappy floral patterns.

Updates

I've updated the layout/content of my Portfolio page a bit. Also if you'd like to see the finished versions of two of the paintings I've been working on here, you can go here:

Cerberus
http://gorrem.deviantart.com/art/Cerberus-395751993

A Little More
http://gorrem.deviantart.com/art/A-Little-More-398023844

Bonus artwork from Infinite Crisis I did a while ago...
http://gorrem.deviantart.com/art/Infinite-Crisis-Zatanna-Splashes-387912476

Do you guys mind how my portfolio page is laid out? I personally just prefer to just scroll through images with the arrow keys when I look at blog portfolios. I don't want to do anything too fancy, but if anyone has a suggestion for a template or something I would be open to it. Thanks in advance!

Meeting doodles + concept WIP

Finally got a chance to noodle that Cerberus concept, here's my progress on that. Still not quite done but at least I have a sense of what I'm doing for the skin. I wanted to emphasize the cracking, pink details, like he's unnaturally busting at the seams. The bottom is a sketch that I liked done during a Sprint Review meeting, and has now inspired me to take up sketching more.