Propaganda 3

In all my blogs now Im attempting to explain at least 3 elements of my work through my blog. For this piece, I tried to use line to give a sense of depth of field through repetition of the planes. If I were to draw a set of lines, I could form a triangle with the noses and trails of the airplanes all culminating at the vanishing point near  the horizon. For colors, I wanted to give the impression of heat and intensity so my color palette contained fiery reds and deep grays. Lastly, I attempted to balance the piece using the plumes of fire to fill empty space and to develop the idea I wish to convey further.

Tutorial WIP

I decided to follow one of the advanced tutorials as a fun portfolio project. While this piece doesn't use any 3D, it's nice to have the connivence of working with one software back. The tutorial focuses on photo retouching to produce a stylized character. Hopefully Ricky will enjoy the final result.

http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/create-a-caricature-from-a-photo/

Hanging Garden WOP

This piece (well, piece in progress) was influenced by work which merged the natural world with a cold, industrial, and human one. The synthesis in the original was a hole in the wall merging the two worlds, however, I opted to take my own approach and have the natural world hang in a garden surrounded by the cold and darkness. I haven't completed it just yet; I still have to do the particle system for the leaves and also add the nature in post but I have the general modeling, texturing, and lighting done.