sketchy sketchy

Since I'm taking online courses right now, and I'm too easily distracted at home, I've been studying at Oliver's for the past couple weeks. Needless to say, I get distracted there too. I've discovered the best part about coffee shops though is that after 2-3 hours of sitting still you become part of the decor. Everyone forgets you're there and suddenly you're listening to a couple of teenagers pour their hearts out to each other, or you overhear an outwardly successful business man discuss his struggle with depression. It's oddly therapeutic to listen to. It's sort of like seeing the person behind the Facebook profile. They all become more human. It's lovely. 

(The writing on the first page is from Ovid's metamorphoses: "Throned above them all, and leaning on his ivory scepter, Jove -- three times and then a fourth -- shook his dread locks and so perturbed the earth and seas and stars.")

dancer study

study of a screenshot of a dancer off the show So You Think You Can Dance. I may do more of these; good anatomy practise and pose reference. 

commissionnnnn

commission piece for a gaming friend. it's his shadow priest, Leagal

moar warcraft

moar warcraft

jaina

simple portrait of World of Warcraft's Jaina Proudmoore I did just to give myself a new skype profile but I'm quite pleased with my colours. 

a harpy

trying to complete more paintings

portraits

Here's a WIP portrait of my sister Ruth 

chalkboard art

my sister works at a cafe and got me to design their menus for this summer. these were the four mock-ups i presented. it was fun doing something different. :)

Art Book 2014!

my artbook pages for year 2! I mostly just changed up my gaming portfolio a bit (which was successful btw :) )

the egg flip

My completed scene for the class film. I also put together all the puppets used in the puppet animation scenes of the film. But I feel the most accomplished about making the egg do a back flip.

gaming portfolio!

le official gaming portfolio!

studies

a study of a screenshot from the movie "Ever After"

                                I only study an image until i feel like i've gotten everything i could out
                                of it, so often its a bit messy.

life drawings!

life drawings ranging from 30 seconds to 10 minutes.

having fun!

i'm having too much fun trying landscape type stuffs.

something a little different

some sketchy concept-y thing. 

doodley-doo

i need to learn how to hair.

procrastination

I was working in a computer lab and the class in session was doing a character concept workshop of a Victorian era vampire hunter so I was like "hey, that seems like a good thing to do to procrastinate" and here she is. 

(yeah, she looks like an AC character. i get it, i know)

Reading Week Doodle

reading week doodles.

Practice, practice, practise

I'm trying to get faster at painting, so here's study of a still from the show Call the Midwife, done in about an hour. (view as a thumbnail, or be disappointed by it in full-size. you've been warned.)

Life Drawing Update -- Colours!!

Life drawings ranging between 3 - 15min. 

Moon Ninja vs Sun Warrior?

But Hannah, you just did a painting of a topless man in nearly the same pose? Yup, I wasn't entirely happy with how he turned out(I have more difficulty drawing men). So I tried again, experimented with colours and, in the end, felt like I learned something. 

Shield Spell

Painting for fun! And learning. :)

The Empress

The Empress. Quick painting done for fun. :)

Self Portrait Studies

Self portraits done at different times of the day with different light sources to try to study skin tone colours and values. The first was done in the morning with window light, and the second later in the afternoon with a lamp.

Portrait and Value Studies

A bunch of portraits from photo reference and my imagination.