Wingspan

Tumblr Blog

2010-08-19T19:10:00.000+01:00

I'm slowly converting to Tumblr...

http://wingspan-rio.tumblr.com/

Nninjas+

2010-08-17T20:34:00.002+01:00

(I never know which format to save all my flattened images ><;)

This was a quick silly doodle I did a while ago which I only just managed to colour. My friends and I downloaded such a funny game on xbox called N+ which we play once and a while. So this is us in our ninja colours! There’s me (when I had red hair), Rob, Joe, and my bf Rich. :P This is for you guys. <3

Another Blog

2010-08-12T10:54:00.002+01:00

http://wingspan-rio.tumblr.com/

I've joined Tumblr. Going to see how it goes with that blog and decide which I prefer. :)

Overwhelmed!

2010-08-11T09:23:00.003+01:00

There's just so much I want to do with art! Sometimes it drives me crazy and I don't know where to begin. I know with all my heart I want to be a character/concept artist, but I just don't know what style is me. A lot of people seem to contradict each other about style as well, saying you shouldn't worry about style, but then others want to see a certain style. Guess I just have to keep experimenting until something "clicks."

Steam Klunk Incomplete

2010-08-09T18:20:00.002+01:00

Really not feeling well today. I woke up late and tried to finish this piece for a jam on cghub, but was just a few minutes too late for the deadline. This is what I managed to finish and upload, but if I had given myself more time I would have done a lot more to it. I'm going to move on now from this and work on other pieces that are trapped within my mind.

Steam Klunk

2010-08-07T12:39:00.001+01:00

an idea I'm devloping...

Quickies

2010-08-02T22:26:00.000+01:00

Just some quick practice doodles... found a cool way to do cel shading. I keep discovering new techniques and then falling into a confusing decision wondering which method is really ME. I wish there were more hours within a day...

Firey Chibi

2010-07-28T19:04:00.001+01:00

For a project I'm helping out with. Character designed by BritishMuffin on Deviantart. I'm not really sure about the background though.. might end up going back and changing it.

Final Moogle

2010-07-26T21:18:00.001+01:00

The finished moogle commission. :) The client wanted a Kingdom Hearts look.

Moogle Rough

2010-07-22T13:55:00.004+01:00

Here's a rough sketch of the moogle character I've been commissioned to do.

Moogle Design

2010-07-21T12:41:00.002+01:00

This is another commission I'm working on for someone's moogle character. These are quick costume ideas which I coloured to show where the armour would sit. Once I've been given feedback I can get started on the rough sketch.

Quick-e

2010-07-20T15:06:00.002+01:00

I'm helping out with a team preparing artwork for a con next year. I thought it would be a good way to give a little something, get some experience working in a team, and also to keep myself busy this summer. So here's a little sneak peek work in progress. Character created by British Muffin who you can find here:

MacMillan Prize Finals

2010-07-18T02:06:00.004+01:00

and here they are! The MacMillan Prize required a dummy book plus four final spreads. These are the four that I chose, one of them being the final "Flight" spread which is posted step by step below. Raven flying to the heavens, opening a bag of stars, having his feathers burned by the sun, and the final spread of how he became black and how he brought light to the world. I'm so happy with these, and if I ever get a chance I'd like to finalize all my spreads. Especially the first spread so you can see the contrast between the world of darkness and light.

MacMillan Prize: Flight work in Progress

2010-07-18T01:54:00.002+01:00

Right! Thought you all would like to see a work in progress of how I painted one of my spreads for my children's book. First I plan the pages out in the dummy book (posted below). I didn't need to correct much for this page so I lightboxed the sketch onto stretched watercolour paper and applied acyrlic texture in some areas.

Once the paper and texture dry I apply a flat wash of colour.

I keep working darker tones into the colour painting both wet on wet and also waiting for layers to dry, also keeping light areas in mind for the text.

I repeat these steps into each area of colour, working from the background into the foreground. For the final touches I will use white gouache and acrylic for highlights and also coloured pencil to bring details out.

MacMillan Prize Dummy Book

2010-07-18T01:45:00.002+01:00

I decided to post a few older pieces up here during my last term of uni. These are some sample pages from my Dummy Book I did for the MacMillan Prize. I rewrote and illustrated the story of how Raven brought light to the world, which is an old Alaskan folk tale. The story is 32 pages in total plus covers and title page. I loved this project so much and would like to finalize the book one day if I get the chance. Not all the pages of the dummy book were in colour, but most were done in layers of colour pencil and acrylic for highlights.

I'm Back

2010-07-17T15:23:00.001+01:00

and have major jet lag, but it was so good to see my family again. I've got a huge summer's to do list before uni starts! aahhhh!! and I want to set myself a personal project to keep improving in my art.

Dump

2010-06-25T13:03:00.003+01:00

Just some really quick doodles before I'm off. I'm so excited to see my family again after two long years!

Business Card

2010-06-19T14:24:00.003+01:00

Here's my business card created for the summer exhibition. :)

On an Adventure

2010-06-18T11:36:00.002+01:00

FREEDOM! Just completed my second year of uni :) Now I'll be off to America in a few days until mid July. I'll have a lot more work to post up then and already have a couple commissions lined up for when I get back!

Woohoo!

Girl Sitting

2010-05-24T22:08:00.004+01:00

A sketch of the main character in my childrens book for a uni final. Still expirimenting with digital and traditional.

KH OC

2010-05-07T00:14:00.002+01:00

(maybe) Finished commission for someone on DeviantArt of their OC Kingdom Hearts character, Lexia. I've tried to colour her in Nomura's style, but not really sure I was successful with it. I've got so much work to do now so I've been trying to finish this up tonight. :)

Four Weddings and a Funeral Poster WIP

2010-05-02T21:01:00.003+01:00

For uni I have to create some fine art poster prints from a list of classic movies. I chose Four Weddings and a Funeral mainly because I thought the colour scheme would be easier to work with, red, black and white. (I can only use a max of 4 colours)

I wanted to do my posters using traditional lino, but unfortunately I'm buried alive under so many projects. I want to spend as much time as possible on my negotiated project so I'm trying to knock these out of the way using photoshop. :/ Not as good as a lino would have been but in the long run the negotiated project is the one I'll be handing out to clients!

Oh yes, the font is just thrown in there for now, I'll be playing around with it some more.

Commission Sketch tweeked

2010-05-01T10:39:00.003+01:00

scaled down the head and hands slightly then changed the legs

commission sketch

2010-04-30T15:33:00.002+01:00

Working on a commission for someone on DeviantArt who wants their Kingdom Hearts OC done. :3 I've got a lot to fix in her anatomy!

Midna

2010-04-21T21:25:00.002+01:00

well.... I was pleased with this earlier in the morning. It's night now and I hate it. XD Such dreary boring colours! Quick sketch of Midna from Zelda Twilight Princess in between uni work.

Marker Sketch 2

2010-04-18T22:52:00.003+01:00

Just a quick sketch I did today. I tried to colour it in Photoshop using Adam Hugh's methods, but it wasn't very successful in my hands XD I love him to bits!
I'm still trying to find a colouring style that best suites me on photoshop. Sometimes it's overwhelming the stuff you can do and I feel lost. :/ I think I definitly like straightforward colour rather than how some people start off painting in greyscale. But then again traditionally I really love the look of greyscale markers. SO MUCH CHOICE! aahhh... just gotta keep practicing.

Not Dead... Yet

2010-04-08T20:40:00.003+01:00

Ahoy there! Just a quick post to keep updated. I've been really really busy lately. The dummy book I previously posted about is finished. Not all the pages are in colour though, and lately I've been painting my finals for the Macmillian competition. I have to hand it all in next Friday so really nervous! I've been taking some photos of the finals step by step though to share. :)

After this I'm writing out my own short story which I hope to illustrate and self publish in time before uni closes, and there's a couple commissions that people want done. I would love to get back into some character designs, but I am also loving this childrens book!

So I'm not dead yet, but might be soon with all my uni work due after Easter Break *cough* what break? *cough*

Oh yeah, this sketch is Toothless from How to Train your Dragon, which is an amazing movie by the way so go check it out.

Dummy Book WIP

2010-02-15T12:20:00.002Z

I'm trying out for the Macmillan Children's Book competition! :) I'm really excited about this, and am now working on the dummy book. These are just some photos of a spread I did the other day. A sneaky peak ;)

My story is a retelling of how Raven brought light to the world. It's a traditional tale from Alaska, but I've changed it around a lot. :)

Inky Time

2010-02-12T10:53:00.002Z

I've been meaning to upload these for a while! The wolves were done as a background to Ronai Cover Star- entry for the ImagineFX competition. They looked really cool on their own though! The kid was painted for a uni project where I had to create book jackets for Neil Gaiman's 'The Graveyard Book.'

Imagine FX Cover

2010-01-07T20:33:00.002Z

My entry for Imagine FX's cover star competition. I scrapped the more detailed wolves for these shadowy ones :P

Rendered Ronai

2010-01-06T18:13:00.003Z

Rendered Ronai and scrapped the wolves. They weren't working so I have to figure out another background.

More Wip

2010-01-05T17:17:00.002Z

So I wanted to create a really crazy inky background to go behind Ronai. At first the wolves were just going to be black shadows with glowing eyes, but after I sketched them I really liked them, lol. So Instead I'm going to use it as a texture which I'll lay over another painted background once I've rendered Ronai. These are just her flat basic colours to start off with. Unfortunately, I wasn't thinking when I painted the background and the top right hand wolf is going to be covered up by something on the cover, so I'm going to have to slide him down more and probably scrap the lower right hand wolf.

Ronai Inked

2010-01-03T18:52:00.002Z

Inked her up tonight!

Ronai Sketch

2010-01-01T13:51:00.003Z

ImagineFX is hosting a cover competition and the deadline is so soon! At the last minute I decided I shouldn't let this oppurtunity pass so I've quickly sketched up Ronai, an original character of mine from a book I have yet to write, lol. I sketched her in blue pencil which I'll ink over now. The background is going to be hand painted dark drippy wolves... I hope. Let's see.

Merry xmas!

2009-12-24T21:04:00.002Z

Merry Christmas!

Ezio/Joe

2009-12-16T22:42:00.001Z

My good friend is obsessed with Assassin's Creed 2 so for his birthday I did this painting for him but with his face under the hood. You can't tell though, haha, he can pull Ezio off really well. Happy Birthday Joe.

Book WIP 2

2009-12-04T11:42:00.003Z

Another book jacket for The Graveyard Book in progress. The boy is Nobody "Bod" Owens.

Graveyard Jackets WIP

2009-12-04T10:54:00.003Z

Designing a book jacket for Neil Gaiman's Graveyard Book. I've been really inspired by Dave McKeans illustrations for this and coincidently he did some of the illustrations for the Graveyard Book. I really love his images with ink sketches laid over textured backgrounds. That's what I had in mind for my jacket, but hmm... still trying to work it out. It's all been a complete experiment so far! I tried doing an acrylic textured background but it's too bright and 'loud' for the inked image. So now I've done a separate painting using bright food colouring and laid textures over that... but I'm still not sure about it. This is what I've got so far.. let's see how the rest goes.

Red Hair

2009-11-28T11:11:00.001Z

a Sketch done for uni, photo from the internet used as reference.

Jedi Markers

2009-11-22T09:34:00.000Z

a Jedi Concept done with pro markers.

Jedi Pencil Concept

2009-11-18T20:24:00.001Z

Jedi concept for CG Hub

Dinosaur Book

2009-11-09T17:23:00.003Z

For uni last year we were given titles to choose from in which we had to write and illustrate a children's book with. I chose "There's a Dinosaur in My Porridge" and this is the outcome. Some of the composition is 'flat' looking because the book was a pop up book. The pop ups were painted separately and stuck on after print. So I couldn't put them in digitally.

I hope the layout and size are okay to veiw.

Sketches

2009-11-04T20:31:00.000Z

Some more sketches for uni. Used photos for reference.

Marker Sketch

2009-10-30T17:08:00.000Z

A sketch for my uni done with promarkers. Reference from a photo found on DeviantArt somewhere.

Original Tifa

2009-10-29T20:16:00.000Z

Final Tifa, trying to use brighter colours.

Tifa sketch

2009-10-29T15:48:00.003Z

Original Tifa that I'm currently working on. Reference used for pose.

Shrike Scene

2009-10-15T21:45:00.001+01:00

A scene from the book Mortal Engines where Shrike hunts down Tom and Hester in the marshlands.

Hester Shaw Revealed

2009-10-12T22:17:00.001+01:00

Hester Shaw from the book Mortal Engines. This is from the scene where Tom chases her to a chute in London's gut, her scarf is torn from her head revealing her scarred face for the first time!

I feel like something's missing from this, but I'm not sure what!

Sailor Comet and other Stuff

2009-09-25T21:33:00.003+01:00

Mortal Engine sketches from my book. I might work into some of these a bit more if time permits.

So... My sister is going back to America in a week and I've been wanting to draw something for her before she goes. There's an oc Sailor Moon jam being hosted on DA and I thought it would be nice to draw her something based on this jam as we both used to watch Sailor Moon together when we were little.

Although Sailor Moon was the first anime I got into, I never really created an Original character for the series. XD but it did inspire me to draw for a story I had started. So This is Sailor Comet, based off my sister <3>

Mortal Engines Lineup

2009-09-25T01:43:00.001+01:00

My character designs for Mortal Engines all together! Some of the scaling is off because I drew them each separately and at different times without this final image in mind. Shrike also looks very out of place as I was trying a different style for him... he looks like he's going to shove everyone out the way!

from left to right: Anna Fang, Katherine, Dog, Peavey, Tom, Hester, Crome, Valentine, and Shrike.

"Dog"

2009-09-25T00:50:00.000+01:00

Quick character sketch of "Dog", Katherine's wolf, from Mortal Engines.

Chrysler Peavey

2009-09-24T23:03:00.001+01:00

character design for Captain Peavey from the book Mortal Engines. This project is coming to a close soon :< Deadline is wednesday. I could really keep going with this all year though..
I'm going to miss concept art project!

Anyway, this was done really really quickly by the power of energy drinks.

Test Fight Scene

2009-09-21T11:18:00.002+01:00

Here's one of the scenes from the book Mortal Engines that I've been working on in little bits at about 1 every morning. The figures seem too stiff to me and everything could have been a little more dynamic. I'm running out of time with this project though so I don't know if I would be able to redo this piece. But I have learned a thing or two from it!

Grace Black

2009-09-15T23:02:00.001+01:00

Cae-sar @ http://cae-sar.deviantart.com/

Cae-sar's original character done for her birthday contest in between uni work.

Crome

2009-09-07T10:32:00.000+01:00

Mayor of London, Crome, from the book Mortal Engines.

Valentine

2009-08-24T10:04:00.002+01:00

Thaddeus Valentine design from the book Mortal Engines. I don't like how his outfit turned out :/ Will have to make changes to it.

Sketchbook

2009-08-21T20:14:00.003+01:00

images from my sketchbook

character designs again

2009-08-19T08:39:00.002+01:00

Hester Shaw and Tom Natsworthy from the book Mortal Engines.

2009-08-16T13:04:00.000+01:00

Red Balloon

2009-08-14T10:28:00.006+01:00

A little watercolour practice I did a loooong time ago. The little girl and balloon are made up with cut card to make them pop out a bit. They've been painted for months but yesterday I finally got around to sticking them down!

Doodlio

2009-08-06T20:42:00.003+01:00

New Post

2009-08-05T10:17:00.004+01:00

Rinoa Heartilly and her dog Angelo

Anna Fang character design for the book Mortal Engines. I'm a bit worried about this summer project. There's so much to do, but my sis is here from America so all my time is taken up being with her. Not that it's a bad thing, but it means I have zero time for anything else.

Tifa Lockheart

2009-07-29T16:36:00.002+01:00

Tada!

Sketches

2009-07-29T15:08:00.003+01:00

current sketches I've been working on today. The bottom working out the pose for Anna Fang from the book Mortal Engines. The top is of course Tifa.

Katherine Valentine

2009-07-23T12:04:00.003+01:00

Character designs for my summer project. She's Katherine Valentine, a high class london lady from the book Mortal Engines.

Red Sketch

2009-07-20T21:13:00.001+01:00

Why does everything look pixalated on here? I dunno, maybe because I suck. Well this is just another little sketch I did playing with colour.

Starfire Sketch

2009-07-16T22:56:00.003+01:00

Simple colour practice

Sketch Dump

2009-07-14T20:50:00.002+01:00

Random sketches of mine I came across while tidying up the room.

Selina Final

2009-06-30T15:16:00.003+01:00

Finished! Was a bit difficult the way I went about this piece, but I learned so much. Everything's a bit too red...

w.i.p

2009-06-29T21:50:00.003+01:00

Here's a work in progress/experiment. I was trying out a new technique from one of the ImagineFX issues where everything is first shaded in grayscale before adding colour. I don't think it worked out so well for me, lol. Don't know if I'll ever finish this one. I just like diving straight into colour!

So Hot

2009-06-29T21:46:00.001+01:00

It's so hot today! So here's a chilly dog.

Rinoa and Selphie

2009-06-26T19:16:00.002+01:00

Done for a very close friend of mine.

Mortal Engines

2009-06-26T17:12:00.002+01:00

For uni my summer project is to create concept designs for the book Mortal Engines by Philip Reeves. Really good book by the way! These are just my ideas coming out at the minute.

Lee Rex!

2009-06-26T14:36:00.003+01:00

Just a silly little T-shirt I made for a friend's birthday. :P

Selina Line

2009-06-17T21:32:00.002+01:00

Inked

Selina

2009-06-17T14:45:00.002+01:00

Here's a quick sketch I did just now! This has been stuck in my head for quite a while. Probably the quickest sketch I've done so far this year and for once I'm pleased with it!
Adam Hughes is always a great source of inspiration for me. I've never really gotten into western comics but I LOVE the artwork, especially his. So I spose this is somewhat a tribute to his amazingness!
I used a photograph by Bob Carlos Clarke for reference that I randomly found in a magazine months ago. and of course looked at Adam Hughes' catwomen covers for reference. (I think this is the first time I've drawn a comic book character?! Gasp)

2009-06-14T18:49:00.000+01:00

Digi Paint Practice

2009-06-05T14:05:00.002+01:00

Just a little practice painting on Photoshop.

Final

2009-06-03T13:28:00.003+01:00

Here are the finished pieces! There are a few little things that need fixing here and there, but overall woohoo!

Family photo! :P

Paper Project

2009-06-03T13:19:00.002+01:00

For my final project for uni this year I had to create three 3D paper toys based on three aspects of my personality, haha. At first I thought oh my god how am I going to make something like that!!! but once it got going I really really enjoyed making these guys! I actually had more in mind, but ran out of time to make those. Perhaps in the future... Anyway this one is my I love fantasy and adventurey side. :P

This is CHOCOLATE MONSTER! It will devour all chocolate! Mwuahahaha... oops its sick now.

My I love winter/fall and wolves side!

2009-05-20T19:00:00.000+01:00

Got bored after wrapping presents. Yummy wrapping paper ice cream!

Crete Pencils

2009-05-20T18:44:00.002+01:00

My boyfriend's sister came back from Crete the other day and gave me these lovely little coloured pencils made from olive branches. :P Behold the little doodles I did whilest sick in bed!
The top image was going to be some pirate girl but turned into Starfire... it happens!

Ahoy There!

2009-05-14T14:22:00.003+01:00

First post yey. Quick practicey... I dunno sketch thing. She started off as Rinoa Heartilly (because FF8 is the best game ever created) but then turned into some random girl.

and by the way, if you're looking for a great book to read I highly recommend the Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. I just finished the second book to his Gentlemen Bastard series, which is AMAZING!, and got really down because it was over. but glorious news my friends! There will be more books in the series!! WOOHOO (I'm sad I know).