http://navate.gfxartist.com/profile Copyright 2000-2008 GFXartist network / Brothersinart http://www.gfxartist.com http://images.gfxartist.com/gfx/GFXartist_64.png support@gfxartist.com en-us GFXartist Engine 1.0 0 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:51:55 EST navate Painting / Nature Tastes like fairy! Hi folks. I've been in something of an artistic rut the past few weeks. Did this to cheer myself up and get my ass moving again. A bit different than usual, and done pretty quickly. References of real herons used o'course. Painter 8 and Photoshop 7.... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/169053 navate Painting / Figure Omhi of the Dhuriiehm. Sorry it’s another portrait. I’m trying to knock out a bunch of WIPs I’ve had lying around for ages. Used Painter a lot more than I have been for this one, too. I’m getting more comfortable with achieving details and such in the program. (Of course, I spent hours... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/167180 navate Painting / Figure Hi everyone. Not much to say about this one. It started as a speedpaint for one of Pixelbrush's sketch threads, but I decided to finish it because I'm constantly doodling these types of portraits. Hope you like. Photoshop 7.0, Painter 8. Crits welcomed. http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/166418 navate Painting / Figure The devil. I painted this character last year and hated how it turned out. So I redesigned him, and am much much much more satisfied with the result... this is exactly how I imagine he would look. Painter 8 and Photoshop 7.0. Had lots of fun with the details on this one. If you... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/164300 navate Painting / Figure One of the nae’shaar….an ancient and powerful race that dwells under the waters. It is she who gives dreams to men. With every new image I get more comfortable using Painter… before I was having a lot of trouble blending and detailing in the program, but something’s clicked. This was done... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/163197 navate Painting / Figure Happy New Year everyone This is a commission I did in the fall for Peter V. Brett. (http://petervbrett.com) It depicts the main character of his upcoming fantasy trilogy. The first book will be published by Del Rey later this year. Photoshop 7.0 and Painter 8. Thanks for looking! http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/160712 navate Painting / Figure No beauty in her face No kindness in her eyes _ Iiahto of the Kabulkai… a rather despicable character: cowardly, weak, and wrathful; ugly inside and out. Check out the detail linked below for a close-up of her face if you want a closer look at her scars and gross, scabby lips.... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/160520 navate Painting / Figure The prophet Iliijaa. Acrylics on canvas. I’m not positive about the size… I think it’s around 30” long? Forgot to measure it. Painted in about 10-12 hours total. The marks on the canvas are scratches and water spots. The paint was scraped away in places. I also used my fingers in... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/159295 navate Painting / Figure I started this back in the summer as a “learning experience” piece for Painter…then I overloaded myself with so much work that I had no time to sit down and finish it until now. It was designed to be more expressive so I could explore the different brush options that Painter has and learn how to... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/158123 navate Painting / Figure Acrylic on canvas, 18” x 24”. Photographed unglazed. Colors are slightly off; see the detail for more accurate tones. Apologies for the slightly grainy texture. My camera is not very good. My first acrylic painting of the semester… warming up for a more ambitious project. I’ve wanted... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/156586 navate Painting / Figure A tribute to my darling Tascha’s “Wax Dragon”: The Wax-Dragon by   Kyena Over at Pixelbrush we had a little challenge to reinterpret each other’s artwork, and I couldn’t help but chose Tascha’s dragon. It’s one of my favorite digital paintings, so I was thrilled to have the... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/155867 navate Painting / Figure If the clouds are your embrace, then I shall fall into your arms and rip your heart from the sky __ Ihkhoshjaa of the Khua'thr, who aimed to dethrone the gods. Well, this took me entirely too long to finish. First all sorts of nonsense kept popping up, and then my hard... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/151589 navate Painting / Uncategorized I <3 disgruntled toads. The initial sketch was another color experiment, using bolder colors in general and deep blues to shade with as I would if I were using acrylics, where I mix pthalo blue with burnt umber to make black. I was curious how the style would work digitally. Then... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/149261 navate Painting / Figure I am buried beyond the sight of heaven, beneath the very marrow of the sea. I am buried beyond the grasp of dreams, beneath the fathoms of eternity. I am buried beyond the reach of monsters, beyond the nightmare’s hand— I am buried beyond escape, and they shall find me, and I shall drown.... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/143966 navate Painting / Figure Mr. Tallyhiggs has lost his spectacles—he must have, because there is no other excuse to be trouncing through the strawberry patch with such a terrible scowl on his face. _ Sometimes I worry that people might take me too seriously. This character goes back a few years, to... http://navate.gfxartist.com/artworks/141467