Some Processes

Naughty Dog is a tough act to follow, but it can be done-- why don't we go there?

*Google streetview has never been so useful.

The pirates still gotta parlay.  They're still from different countries.

And Samus is a badass.  Just sayin'.

Goldmane

As an avid Magic the Gathering fan, I couldn't resist doing a portrait of my favorite planeswalker.  Here's my take on Ajani Goldmane y'all.

And, here's how I did it:

The Mages of Water, Earth, Forests and Fire

Last studies for the week

Gotta move onto something new before I go crazy!

Eagle study

For something I'm working on.  I've almost got an eagle 3D model in my brain.  Almost :D

Trot!

Gallop

Knights of the ages...

For you pirates out there.

My newfound love of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag definitely shows...

Winter Collection

Eaglerock Monastery

Working on some sketches to capture the feeling of my favorite season of the year...

Christmas Dragon!

Final Christmas card commission!

Merry Christmas to the Redford Family!

See the process here: http://spirithunterart.blogspot.com/2013/12/christmas-dragon.html

Commission for the Redfords

Working on a Christmas card commission. I miss Japan now. It's been what, 3 years?

Zehi mitte kudasai!

The Legend of Zelda: A Tribute

Dedicated to one of my favorite franchises of all time.

I am infinitely thankful to Shigeru Miyamoto for putting all of his heart, innovation, adventurous spirit and fun into his creation.

Thank you for following!

WIP - Tribute to The Legend of Zelda

One of my greatest influences in fantasy adventure is the Legend of Zelda series.  I just had to come up with something for an upcoming competition!

Myanmar

Sketch from a couple days ago -- I was trying to simplify the shapes and detail, but preserve the locations' realistic color.

Annapurna

After playing Uncharted 2, I've found I really like Annapurna.  Maybe I'll go there myself someday.

Blending Modes Tutorial

As requested -- a detailed tutorial on using blending modes in Photoshop!

For more skilled artists who know about this stuff, there are some good tricks in here about removing undesired line work and artifacts using blending modes.

http://gjaldir.deviantart.com/art/Using-Blending-Modes-in-Photoshop-409001945

Canyon Temple

Needed to practice my landscapes more -- it's amazing how out of touch your landscape skills get when you've been doing nothing but character art for a month!

Coast Temple

Studying Ireland helps!  I looked at photos of Strath Mor to get me inspired to do this study.  Learned a lot about how to set up realistic skies in 3D space.