http://www.rctorres.net Character Artist and Illustrator Mon, 17 May 2010 02:34:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Once again I've neglected the ol' blog! I actually do have a lot of things I want to post in the coming days. Life drawings, sketches, and the work I've been doing for Shadow Physics. Time just keeps escaping me. I'm happy to post this new painting. It's the first ... http://www.rctorres.net/?p=326 This is based off a photo I was given. It's my second portrait, and there were quite a few challenges. First off it's a little larger than life, and it was tricky trying to tackle all the subtle changes in color when dealing with such a monochromatic reference, but it ... http://www.rctorres.net/?p=322 It has been a long time since I last posted anything, with vacations, getting back to work and used to the swing of things. I've also started working at a startup with my friends Steve Swink and Scott Anderson on Shadow Physics. I can't wait to show some of what ... http://www.rctorres.net/?p=317 I started and finished my first oil portrait on Saturday, it was exciting to get it finished. I also colored a sketch in Photoshop during my lunch today for Character of the Week on conceptart.org. [singlepic=180,500,500,,center] http://www.rctorres.net/?p=314 Here's a weekend's worth of work on the Character of the Week over at ConceptArt.org. It was a lot of fun! [singlepic=179,500,500,,center] http://www.rctorres.net/?p=311 Here's a portrait from life drawing class today, using a lot more white chalk this time to help define the form. This week I'll start working part time on Shadow Physics, creating a 3D proof of concept for the look of the game! Exciting! [singlepic=178,500,500,,center] http://www.rctorres.net/?p=308 I tried toned paper for the first time yesterday at my life drawing class. [singlepic=177,500,500,,center] http://www.rctorres.net/?p=306 Here's a new life drawing from over the weekend. [singlepic=176,500,500,,center] http://www.rctorres.net/?p=304 Been hitting the life drawing hard lately. Here are some pieces from the last month. [singlepic=172,500,500,,center] [singlepic=173,500,500,,center] [singlepic=174,500,500,,center] [singlepic=175,500,500,,center] http://www.rctorres.net/?p=300 I finally came around to giving the goblin a proper texture and shader in Maya. Here it is! [singlepic=171,600,600,,center] Concept by my friend Eric Belisle. http://www.rctorres.net/?p=296