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Aeon Flux

Kevin Harrison — Sun, 02 May 2010 20:03:37 +0000

It’s been a little while since I’ve picked up the old Wacom and painted so I thought I’d try getting back into the swing of things. I’ve been reading a lot (Digital Artist, ImagineFX magazines) and watching videos (idrawgirls.com, etc.) but I’ve not been following their advice – - practice often! I initially tried warming up by drawing this piece on pencil and paper but got so frustrated I moved on to digital. It was still rough but I had the “undo” and “transform” tools to help.

No special reason for picking Aeon Flux as the subject, guess I’ve just been watching a bunch of sci-fi movies lately. As always, thanks for following along with my art journey.

Swimsation Pencil Sketch

Kevin Harrison — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:07:37 +0000

A drawing to practice shading and lighting. Drawing was inspired from an ad in a magazine. Done with sketching pencil on multipurpose paper. I scanned the drawing into Photoshop to add some blue waves in the background. Hope you all enjoy!

Hiron: Manga Princess

Kevin Harrison — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:00:53 +0000

Here’s another project in my self-taught journey to learn digital art and painting. I titled this character, Hiron: Manga Princess. I have no idea if “hiron” means anything but it sounded exotic-ish…so I went with it. I would call this a Manga style, but maybe mixed with a Bratz doll?

This started simple enough as a sketch shown in image #02 above. As I began to add the color, I found I was drawn to the details (flowers and such). I had a hard time giving the details a look that felt good to me so I ended up using the pen tool in Photoshop to help define the edges a bit more. I really liked the mixture of painterly and cartoon-like feel.

I worked only in Photoshop CS4 this time, a first for me. While I had mostly been learning to paint in Corel Painter, I had seen many other digital artists using Photoshop. I think I quickly got use to the change and will certainly be using Photoshop more.

If you’re just starting out as I am, I’d love to hear your comments and learn about your experiences in digital art.

–Kevin Harrison

Retro Girl

Kevin Harrison — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:34:00 +0000

Retro Girl is a quick sketch done on my computer using Corel Painter X, Wacom digital tablet. This is one of my earlier learning attempts using software and a tablet to draw and I really wanted to recreate the experience of drawing on paper. As I continue to learn more I’m realizing it’s not about recreating a traditional experience but rather learning how to create art in a new medium. In fact, the more I “let go” of trying to meet some expectation the more enjoyable digital art is becoming.

–Kevin Harrison

Horse of War

Kevin Harrison — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:27:57 +0000

Horse of War. Painting done on my computer using Corel Painter X, Wacom digital tablet. The idea came from an ornamental horse I saw in a store. It just “spoke to me.” Guess that means you can call me the horse whisperer…

Sting Rider

Kevin Harrison — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:05:55 +0000

First digital painting done with my new Corel Painter 11 software (and a bit of Photoshop). My goal was to concept a unique idea starting with some “whisps” of paint thrown on the canvas – kind of like painting what you see in the clouds. Have a look at image #2 to see where this started from. After a bit of experimentation, a futuristic cycle rider is what appeared.

I call this painting Sting Rider because the front of the space cycle reminds me of a bee stinger. Bonus points if you know what the 67 on the side means!

Jimi Hendrix

Kevin Harrison — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:32:54 +0000

Something a little different this time. Impression of Jimi Hendrix. Done in Corel Painter X, Wacom digital tablet.