Aug '20

There is the composition assignment. This one is made verry verry quick and rough. I took the first thing that was in my mind by looking on the principles and put it out in a few seconds each.
To get the real experience in composition I should practice the principles on actual images while keeping the theory in mind

23 days later

Sep '20

Here is the first step of the personal project class: the name of the world

The plan is to revisit an old Idea of a fantasy story I imagined some years ago and give it live.

next I will create a little map of my world and after that I will do some pages with some characters from the different nations

Sep '20

Here a little WIP

Dirakan Map WIP.jpg7680x4320 2.32 MB

I now have all the greater landmarks set. Now I will render the map out to a certain level. I aim for a Style like the World Maps from Ice and Fire. After that I will do a sheet for each of the nation, Including 3 Characters each to get a Feel of the Culture there.
For the Map I had a little pre-version but for the most of the following stuff I just have some rough ideas I want to do

Maybe I set the bar a bit to high for this but I always wanted to create more out of this World and I think why not now ^^

29 days later

Oct '20

Finally Done!

It took a little other turn than I wanted first. But it looks well I think. I like the softer and more saturated touch on it.
sure I could work it out more some hours but I think that would be too much work for just slight changes.
I also participate on Inktober right now so the "real" personal project class project will be a bit slower ^^

Oct '20

excellent work, looks like it was ripped from the pages of Wheel of Time or Dragon Lance :+1:

Oct '20

So I finished the designs for the first faction out of 13. So it will take a while to finish all ^^

Faction Sheet Gondorien WIP1.jpg3608x1760 2.59 MB

First I wanted to create a full rendered character painting for each but this would be a bit to much. So my plan now is just to add base colors and a simple shading/lighting after the drawing like these here. But it will still take some time I think ^^

8 days later

Oct '20

Hey Gondo, looks great! What an effort!
One thing though, for me the right arm (left for us) of the scholar looks quite unrelaxed. If he does have a really flexible shoulder, never mind :smile:

Oct '20

Thank you ^^

yes, I need to work more on my anatomy :smiley:

Oct '20

Hi gondo, first good progress keep it up !!
I think u should work more on your 3d "understanding". U want to hack your brain for visualize everything u draw in 3d before drawing it. It's the first assignement of Marc and a very important one. Drew box / cylinder / cone in every perespective possible, intersect them / try to shade them in multiple angle. Those basics form are our building blocks. With this blocks we can build everything. Before trying to figure out what's the anatomy figure out what are the primary building blocks and the proportion between them.
I hope it will help you.
Keep it up we are all strugling hard ! ^^

Oct '20

Thanks for the feedback ^^ and yes it is true. Also, I think it is a big problem of mine to motivate myself for just practicing single things. But I try to work on it.
I think I am not the only one who feels that way ^^

1 month later

Nov '20

2/13

Finally, I could work further on the project. This time I used gradient maps for the color. I am not as happy with the result as at the first one, so I will keep the old workflow for colors.
Also, I still struggle a bit with 3d vision which you can see especially at the lower arms.

btw if you're interested in wip´s or process steps you can see it on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gondoarts/

27 days later

Dec '20

3/13

This is the Faction sheet for the Jagian nation. They are forest people which once did belong to Duralun. They split themselves over time and the Jagians follow the path of nature there are 10 more Faction sheets to do.

I tried this time to not use too much light. But I think in future I will use more

For more regular posts have a view to my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gondoarts/

Dec '20

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Gondo

🤩 ! D&D ! 🤩This reminds me of an adventure in a Dungeon and Dragons. Really nice concept

4 months later

May '21

I am back!

I needed some time for other stuff because "always" doing the same felt not so good over time. But I think I will start to work on this project more regularly, although the pace will be a bit slower than usual, so I can have more fun in the process ^^

I will also try to use different workflows for this project to find a better one for me.

2 months later

Jul '21

I like your characters, stop taking huge breaks though haha

2 months later

Oct '21

Is this back to the future font?
Those works look perfect. You are very talented, guys!
What apps or devices do you use to paint?
I would appreciate you sharing this information with me. You are very talented here. It will be nice if I can get some starting tips from you guys.
I've always dreamed about making some characters, but I guess I don't have a good painting technique yet. Maybe it's about practice, maybe about talent, maybe about having a good painting teacher. I don't know, what o you think?