Here are a few Life studies I did in my sketchbook,

Enjoy,

-Matt

These are my first two attemps at painting digitally. As I worked on them, I was learning how to use the tools at my disposal and these are the results. The goal was not to produce highly rendered pieces, but rough images that would suggests the elements that made up the scene. As always, I encourage you to share your thoughts and comments. Tare it apart if you must

Enjoy,

-Matt

I had fun with these.

These are very preliminary thumbnails. At this stage, details are excluded to keep only composition and shape in mind. as I begin to warm up, I then begin to suggest more details and texture through very loose and rough lines. Before beginning my thumbnail, I always draw down a quick floor grid suggesting perspective, at times, i’ll also throw down lines defining my rule of thirds. It makes for lines everywhere in the shot, but during the quick process I will end up incorporating them to the final thumb. While working on each thumb, I was always trying to keep composition in mind. It was also important to me when thinking up the different shapes used, to keep them simple and not over complicate them as is true in all things.