Makelyne and Dragon final.....i think

calling this piece done now.. again. I think its much better than how it was before so I'm glad i took the time to redo it.

Making revisions!

One of the tutors had mentioned that this painting would look better on a more wider canvas, i agreed but had to move on to get other work finished in time... luckily i have a bit of time now to go back over the work i had done this year. I am pleased that i have as i can see the improvements already from this quick paint-over, I'm hoping the changes shouldn't take to long as the stuff Ive added in is outside the focal point so doesn't need to be too detailed! its nice to look back over the year though wish a fresh view on everything and make the changes to improve my work.

Final scene

Calling this one done now. Time to go back through the work I've done this year to make any changes then its about time i start putting the book together!

Update

Some more progress on the final scene, almost there. I'm going to have to call it a day on this one soon.

Hookmen scene wip

Not uploaded any progress in a while.
Here's a wip for the Hookmen scene, its changed quite a bit. I decided to go with a more blue-ish/green colour palette as it's what i originally thought the scene would be like, to make it look all murky. I have a fair bit to do on this but hopefully i can get it finished soon so i can start putting the final book together!

Narrowing down options

 

Ive narrowed my choices down to these two concepts... although I'm not  sure which to go with now! will have to get some feedback to hopefully move forward and get some progress done for this piece as times running out!

Colour tests

More colour tests

Hookmen scene wip

Thinking of different colour pallets i could go for... want to try a few more i always seem to go with blue and contrasting orange... which i like but i think i use it too much in my work.

Hookmen WIP

 Back to some progress with the Hookmen scene, tried going for a more line art approach to get a better of idea what ill actually be painting instead of just jumping straight in there.

Here's what I've got after a little bit of time sketching and blocking in the tones. Still not feeling right about the buildings, i like the sketch i done earlier but its hard to show that idea with the view i have here... all the buildings are looking kind of the same.. i need to add some more character to them to make it interesting, maybe even some smaller wooden buildings as i don't think they would all be huge buildings, the jailers would only be the big places. Got lots to do anyway but I'm getting somewhere, i just hope i can find an interesting colour palette to bring it all together.

House sketches and ideas

I was struggling with getting the idea of how the houses would look in the world, because they cant be too neat and tidy because the water level is always rising slowly. In the book the buildings are described as being built up on top of the buildings below the water level, and all the parts such as the windows and door frames are then moved up above the water level, so houses are stacked up and built on top of each other. Above are some useful reference images that are relevant to what i need. 

 

Here are some sketches i came up with for a general idea on how the houses would look. i liked the idea of having cranes and winches set up on top of the buildings so supplies and building materials can be pulled up to continue the building process, but also to dry out wood and other materials so they are safe to use. 

Hookmen and Granger in armour scenes (WIP)

Blocked in the basic idea i had in mind for the scene where Granger busts into the room where his daughter is getting tortured. Nothing too fancy just want Granger looking pretty bad ass standing there in his armour with his disfigured face and bloodshot eyes.

Ive now also started to come back to the Hookmen scene as i wasn't really happy with the direction it was going. Here I've cropped the canvas to try and see if it makes the buildings look a bit more built up, i think it needs more brick showing instead of plastered walls.. but just not sure if its interesting enough.

Here's a quick attempt at trying something new for the scene, just a quick photo manipulation and paint over. Again not too happy with the general direction for this, hopefully i can keep at it until i find something i think suits what i want.....

Granger and Samarol wip

Worked more on this scene, getting more happy with this now, just want to add some more details here and there...

Granger and Samarol scene wip

Starting to add some colour to it now.... got a lot of work to do on this piece.

Granger in Unmer armour thumbnails

Thought id take a break from the other scenes to work on some ideas for another scene, where Granger bursts through into a room where his daughter is getting tortured. Hes wearing Unmer armour with a sword and shield.. I quickly sketched up some basic ideas, thinking to include other characters or not, but i think the main focal point should be on granger so i then developed a thumbnail to have granger standing in the doorway.. not sure if i should make the scene more wide or to leave it like this to focus on the main character.

Granger and Samarol scene wip

Started to work up this scene to see if its the direction i want to go. Realised where the helmet was in the sketch before was wrong and just wouldnt work... so i changed it so it looks like granger just punched the helmet and the front piece has come flying off. I kind of like it at the moment but not sure if it ruins the composition.

Granger and Samarol scene

Done some more research looking into boxing fights and things like that, wanted one more scribble at a sketch before i start working on a chosen idea in more detail, kind of like this sketch although im not sure if it has enough energy i want in the piece.

Granger and Samarol fight scene thumbnails

Some quick sketches to start with some ideas for the next painting i need to do, its a scene in the book where granger is almost in a battle arena where he has to fight various oponents, what i want to show is where granger nocks the helmet of the samarol character revealing the bare human skull underneath

Hookmen Boat scene wip 2

Some more progress with the boat scene, blocked in most of the buildings now, more happy with it and feels like its getting somewhere, Ive also thrown in some of the Hookmen.. which need some serious work, drawing people small with a pose that reads from a distance and showing character is so hard! Next i want to work on a few of the buildings in the background, to try and show some of the constant construction going on in the world to escape the rising waters, possibly some cranes on the top of the buildings.

Hookmen boat scene wip

Started working on some thumbnails for the Hookmen boat scene where the Hookmen come to collect Granger. Wasn't too happy with the thumbnails i did, couldn't get down what i was visualising in my head. Then i came across a really nice image that would fit the scene perfectly as a starting point, I'm not sure if the image was of somewhere in china but it had Chinese lanterns scattered around everywhere. After a quick painting over and adding the 3d boat in the scene i think its starting to shape up nicely.. just need to make the buildings a bit more rough looking and botch built. Also the Hookmen are pretty important, i think i might have one guy stepping of the boat onto the steps then a few at the back of the boat or something.

Mood boards

just a little progress update on what Ive been doing, just got all the mood boards, references that ill need out the way.