Does this blog still exist? Oh my.... God it feels good to get back to painting/drawing! Gonna post my inktober stuff next week too. YAY! The whole values thing eludes me, so I'm gonna stay i...
YO! I decided to put together some of my best work from the past year. Enjoy! Copyright Riot Games, of course. Some of the concepts were improved in model and texture by my awesome teammates ...
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/porty-update-2014.html
Trying my hardest here.. need to learn more planes of the face. :) That's right, folks, TWO earholes!
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/its-all-about-where-you-go-no-matter.html
Work has been insane this week. Finally have a little breathing room before plunging back into the fray. This blog is how I relax. Working on my visual narrative skills. I keep getting kicked i...
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/whos-that-pokemon.html
I forgot to upload all of these! Turns out I have been drawing, you guys! Probably not chronological.. Main points: Smudge tool solves everything. Think of your "paint" like ...
I did some sketches earlier this year. It's time they saw the light of day.. Oh.. Maybe that one shouldn't have.
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/this-side-of-town.html
It's hard, but I'm learning a lot. Process is now actually working with as few values as possible. Don't start blending until your form reads!! And figure out a way to block in as much ...
The pain of brushwork that has been haunting me since I started drawing... It all can be solved with painting opaquely!! (and then smudging) Even though Trevor 's been telling me to do it fo...
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/walter-white-or-vladimir-lenin.html
First maester study in a looooooong time.. I failed at the values, which I realized 2 hours into it. Needless to say, learned a lot. Should probably stick to grayscale for now.. Remember w...
Slowly foraying into materials and colour rendering. Decided to start by copying this master. And doing a little doodle to see what I learned. The OG Start with rough grayscale, low contr...
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/yin-and-yang-qi.html
You need to make some important calculations to show form. First, find the planes of the brightest brights. Next, find the planes of the terminator. Next, find the halfway point between the plane...
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/manatee-of-steel.html
that I should get better at form. New way of painting. Start with ambient occlusion, because a ton of your values and shadows are gonna come from that anyway. Sculpt by Bruno Camara Th...
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/and-i-think-to-myself.html
Stylization class this morning. Courtesy of my friend o-town chipster . Learned a lot. Pushed limits. Now better. More of this.
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/allofher-chippers.html
So I went to Canada. Time to make up for lost time. Start with the darks. Work with 2 values for as long as possible. Base and dark. Then work in the brighties. Make a dot of right pla...
So I'm back from my vacay. Still learning form. These were done before, at the suggestion of my friend Avery . They helped out a ton, but I have a lot to learn. Make sure you err on the...
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/generic-demon-san.html
So pretty... Don't edit form, just get better at simplifying. Average your transition values, then add your high-value points. It's a lot easier than editing low-value points over and over....
I forgot how.
Values are relative. Don't try to measure values when you're trying to sculpt form. After you rough in your planes, just control and refine gradients until it looks correct. The more a plane fa...
So I was doing these today: And then holy shit, I just realized I was doing everything wrong. I was focusing more on the drawing rather than the planes and form, which is actually what...
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/more-more-more.html
It's over. I've had enough procrastination and complacency. It's time to get better. Talking with and listening to the dudes at the Gnomon Live Workshop this weekend finally put my head in the ri...
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/gnomon-live-will-change-your-life.html
He's coming back.
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/rekindling-flames.html
These are the notes I took from Kekai's demo at the Gnomon Live Workshop. I recommend all the people to go next year, I learned a lot. I'm trying to translate them into normal speak the best that...
First day of Gnomon Live Workshop complete. Probably some of the best tips and knowledge I've ever gotten. This was inspired by Laurel Austin 's demo today. Man, that girl knows form. Hopefully s...
http://mantontheblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/holding-simple-ideas-in-concert.html
Convince yourself that every passing minute is an opportunity to get better (at art, music, cooking, whatever your passion is). Doing things that aren't directly related to your goals will eventu...