STYLE MIXING: ASHLEY WOOD (COMPLETE)

     Figuring out how to use the brushes without damaging the work was a challenge, but I managed it to some extent. I'm not entirely happy with the outcome, I think there's a lot of room for improvement, but considering the time and environment I currently have, I think it turned out great. Not only that, but I like the character itself.

STYLE MIXING: ASHLEY WOOD MIMIC
by Christian Whelan

STYLE MIXING: ASHLEY WOOD DEVELOPMENT
by Christian Whelan

    Personally, I think this is my best full body art so far, when you consider what my work was like at the beginning of this year, I personally think I've come a long way in almost every sense. As a final note, I only realized after I had finished the piece, that I forgot the finish the feet, hence the terrible stumps. I've saved multiple copies at various stages of it's development  so it's something I can work on at a later stage. For now, I'm happy to say I've finished it. Next is the Sean Galloway piece, before finally, finishing the Marek Okon work (which is daunting).

NEXT POST: STYLE MIXING: SEAN GALLOWAY PROGRESS 24/03/13

STYLE MIXING: ASHLEY WOOD PROGRESS 23/03/2013 (UPDATE 2)

     I finally started added the brush strokes in. Browsing the internet, I found two brush sets that I liked (the ones that are free...) and with them, I started to slowly build it some brush strokes and added in a background and a floor to add some much needed depth to the picture - plus, it just looks cool.

STYLE MIXING: ASHLEY WOOD (IN PROGRESS)
by Christian WHelan

      It's not done yet. Ashley Wood's work is very impressionistic, so to achieve that style, I need to add in some bolder, sporadic brushes into the actual character himself. At the moment, too much of the previous version is showing through. Hopefully, within the next half an hour, I should have this piece done, polished and presented. I'm chuffed with it so far.

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STYLE MIXING: ASHLEY WOOD PROGRESS 23/03/2013 (UPDATE)

      Another hour and I've pretty much got the character down. It's been easier than I expected to be honest, I'm just kind of going with the flow. Now, I know I said I wasn't putting much detail in, but I lost track of my goals and time and ended up doing anyway. I may have screwed myself over here but I'm yet to find how it looks when I add on the brush strokes.

I'm such an idiot!

STYLE MIXING: ASHLEY WOOD (IN PROGRESS)
by Christian Whelan

STYLE MIXING: ASHLEY WOOD DEVELOPMENT
by Christian Whelan

      I think now is a good time to start adding the brush strokes and a basic (and I mean basic!) backdrop. With that, I may put a top hat on the floor to develop the perspective and make the pose more interesting.

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STYLE MIXING: ASHLEY WOOD PROGRESS 23/03/2013

      30 minutes later, and I've got a very basic model down for the Ashley Woods piece. Obviously there's a lot more work to be done, but from this foundation I can begin to refine the details, add in detailed highlights and mess with the contrast to match the head. Once I've got that down (Note: I'm not going to go mental on the detail) I can start adding the Ashley Wood flavor into it. Hopefully I'll have this done within the next couple of hours

STYLE MIXING: ASHLEY WOOD (IN PROGRESS)
by Christian Whelan

     There's something not quiet right with this though. I think it's the head, but that can be edited later. Right now, I'm worried about getting the important information down so that when I add the brush strokes in, they come through.

STYLE MIXING: ASHLEY WOOD (SKELETON)
by Christian Whelan

I've seriously smashed this out of nowhere. I'm not being anal about everything, in fact, I don't even think I'm thinking... 

Deadlines....

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