January WIP as is tradition

braden H · 8 Jan 2020, 17:43

Thanks everyone! I hear what you're sayin. I think the image needs some tweaking (but I'm still hopeful it could work!) I also may do the standard really BIG footprint scenario instead. We'll see!

Gonna take a quick break from this one til about the 15th to try and throw a book dummy together, so no progress for now

braden H · 28 Jan 2020, 00:16

Looked at the other entries. Saw there are one or two that mine was preeeetty close to, so I decided to go in a completely different direction

Got to a simple coour comp. Next is sketch and minipainting.

Coley · 28 Jan 2020, 00:43

@Braden-Hallett tee hee hee sooooo cute and fun!

braden H · 28 Jan 2020, 01:03

@Coley Thanks! Glad it reads

Finished study, tomorrow is lineart and maybe some paint.

ArtofAleksey · 28 Jan 2020, 03:30

@Braden-Hallett i love it but the way the footprints are laid out are flattening the sphere but im guessing its just a rough everything else is great

carlianne · 28 Jan 2020, 03:54

@Braden-Hallett I don't know if you meant to, but the planet kinda looks like a fish? The ice caps on the top look like fins and the alien like the tail. Maybe it's just me

braden H · 28 Jan 2020, 14:00

@Aleksey said in January WIP as is tradition:

@Braden-Hallett i love it but the way the footprints are laid out are flattening the sphere but im guessing its just a rough everything else is great

Making the footprints follow the form is definitely on my change list I think I may have them kinda curling around the icy outcroppings

braden H · 28 Jan 2020, 14:03

@carlianne said in January WIP as is tradition:

@Braden-Hallett I don't know if you meant to, but the planet kinda looks like a fish? The ice caps on the top look like fins and the alien like the tail. Maybe it's just me

Oh my gosh it really does! And if the cast shadow were the other way it would totally act as a gill

ArtofAleksey · 28 Jan 2020, 17:26

@Braden-Hallett great idea.

braden H · 28 Jan 2020, 18:34

I THINK the penumbra of the cast shadow from the off camera asteroid is okay. I did some reference seeking with a lamp and some upturned bowls, lol.

braden H · 28 Jan 2020, 22:56

Work continues!

Next I get to add some texturey strokes

braden H · 29 Jan 2020, 17:46

Scratch that. NOW I'm ready to add texturey strokes.

braden H · 29 Jan 2020, 19:33

I think it's pretty much done. I'm gonna add some white to the left footprints, but I like how it's turned out

Kali · 29 Jan 2020, 19:38

@Braden-Hallett This looks great! I love the shapes that you've used! Your coloring looks amazing as well, there is a great sense of lighting in this. Great work!

braden H · 29 Jan 2020, 21:07

@Kali Thanks!

chrisaakins · 29 Jan 2020, 23:51

@Braden-Hallett Wow! Braden. Wow. Your work has gotten fantastic! I guess all that lighting and stuff really paid off. I think you are a real pro now and should be getting a lot of work soon. Of course, you could always teach us other learners, too.

P.S. You could sell this now as a poster and I would buy one. Great job.

Coley · 30 Jan 2020, 00:11

@chrisaakins I agree. @Braden-Hallett is truly amazing!

braden H · 30 Jan 2020, 20:18

@chrisaakins @coley lol, thanks guys