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Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Sketches and stuffs
Well my writing is almost done, I just need to tweek and get it proof read to make sure its perfect. but for now ill show you some of my character sketches.
They are just rough sketches Ive got more to do, soon Ill post some of my digital paintings along with the process.
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| Calvin |
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| Lucian |
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| Lucian Clothes sketch |
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| Catherine |
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| Catherine dress sketch |
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| Princess Katherine |
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| Princess Katherine |
They are just rough sketches Ive got more to do, soon Ill post some of my digital paintings along with the process.
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Sneeky peeks
Here are a few sneeky peeks of some of the work Ive been doing painting in Photoshop CS4 and SAI
Ive been trying out different techniques of painting the first two paintings were created fully in Photoshop CS4 Which was very time consuming blending was particularily difficult as there is no tool specifically made for blending so I had to change the opacity of the brush and keep overlapping with colour to get that blended look I had to learn to master this technique on my own from scratch although quite time consuming they were quite fun to paint. The third and fourth paintings were sketched on paper in pencil then scanned in and painted on top in photoshop using muliply and the same technique I used to blend like th effect I achieved with these as you can see the texture of the pencil. The fifth, bottom painting was created in SAI I found this program to be better than photoshop as it has a blending tool it was very fun to use. When the paintings are finshed I will post them along with the process so you can see how I work.
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| My first attempt at digital painting in Ps CS4 |
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| Second attempt tried full body |
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| Draw by hand scanned in and painted on top in Ps |
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| Drawn scanned in and painted on top in Ps |
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| Painted in SAI |
Ive been trying out different techniques of painting the first two paintings were created fully in Photoshop CS4 Which was very time consuming blending was particularily difficult as there is no tool specifically made for blending so I had to change the opacity of the brush and keep overlapping with colour to get that blended look I had to learn to master this technique on my own from scratch although quite time consuming they were quite fun to paint. The third and fourth paintings were sketched on paper in pencil then scanned in and painted on top in photoshop using muliply and the same technique I used to blend like th effect I achieved with these as you can see the texture of the pencil. The fifth, bottom painting was created in SAI I found this program to be better than photoshop as it has a blending tool it was very fun to use. When the paintings are finshed I will post them along with the process so you can see how I work.
Location, location, location
Ive been looking at various different castles in the world to inspire my Castle design my top castle is the beautiful Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, while researching I also found that its the same castle that inspried Walt Disney's design for his Sleeping Beauty castle in DisneyLand California and the Cinderella Castle in Florida! Looks like Walt Disney and Myself have something in common there. See the similarities for yourself.
The Neuschwanstein castle is an example of a real fairytale castle. another castle that caught my eye is another Castle in Germany called Burg Hohenzollern castle. Another lovely castle.
I have also been looking a little at Castle interiors. To give me I idea of how the different castle settings should look.
I have also been looking at Images to inspire my ideas of what the forest should look like.
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| Sleeping Beauty castle California |
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| Neuschwanstein castle Germany |
The Neuschwanstein castle is an example of a real fairytale castle. another castle that caught my eye is another Castle in Germany called Burg Hohenzollern castle. Another lovely castle.
I have also been looking a little at Castle interiors. To give me I idea of how the different castle settings should look.
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| Idea for Princess Katherine's side table |
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| Idea for the Throne room were the king and Queen will sit |
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| Idea for Princess Katherine's bedroom |
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| Idea for Princess Katherine's dressing table |
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| Idea for the royal dining room |
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| Another inspiration for Princess Katherine's room |
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| Inspiration for Princess Katherine's room |
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| Dining room idea |
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| Royal staircase |
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Story, Ideas, Inspiration..
I dont want to give too much away about the story at this point but Ill tell you who my main characters are.
Catherine - Main Protagonist
This story will be based around Catherines experiences although I plan to write in 3rd person most of the time we will be with Catherine. For the prologue I plan to write in 1st person as Catherine.
Princess Katherine - Second Protagonist
She is the second most important character but is vital to the main storyline.
Prince Edward
He is Princess Katherine's younger brother.
Florence
She is the Princesses maid. Her character is also of great importance to the main storyline.
Calvin
He is the Castle's main horseman and Florence's brother also I vital character to the main storyline
Lucian
Im not saying anything about this one you'll have to find out in the story be he's a really important character.
King John and Queen Henrietta
Princess Katherine's parents.
More characters to be added. stay tuned.
Ive been looking at various Images to inspire me and to use for reference. As my story is set in a sort of Victorian era Ive been looking at alot of Victorian style gothic clothes for my characters this is some of the stuff Ive found!
Catherine - Main Protagonist
This story will be based around Catherines experiences although I plan to write in 3rd person most of the time we will be with Catherine. For the prologue I plan to write in 1st person as Catherine.
Princess Katherine - Second Protagonist
She is the second most important character but is vital to the main storyline.
Prince Edward
He is Princess Katherine's younger brother.
Florence
She is the Princesses maid. Her character is also of great importance to the main storyline.
Calvin
He is the Castle's main horseman and Florence's brother also I vital character to the main storyline
Lucian
Im not saying anything about this one you'll have to find out in the story be he's a really important character.
King John and Queen Henrietta
Princess Katherine's parents.
More characters to be added. stay tuned.
Ive been looking at various Images to inspire me and to use for reference. As my story is set in a sort of Victorian era Ive been looking at alot of Victorian style gothic clothes for my characters this is some of the stuff Ive found!
Female clothing
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| Idea for corset design |
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| This is Florence's maid dress |
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| Inspiration for Katherine's dress |
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| Idea for corset design |
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| Inspiration for Katherine's dress |
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| Inspiration for Katherine's dress |
Female accessories
I really love these I want some for myself.
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| Inspriration for Catherine's choker |
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| Inspiration for Princess Katherine's choker |
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| Inspiration for Princess Katherine's ring |
Ive also been looking at Victorian style hair styles
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| Inspiration for Priness Katherine's hair |
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| May use to create Catherine's hair |
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| may use elements for Catherine's hair |
Male clothing
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| love the ruffled colar |
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| Sophisticated |
In my next post Ill be sharing my locations for my story.
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