A raven with some ram horns atop a pile of skulls. This is one of my weekly speed paintings and in light of how quick this was ( a little under three hours) I think that it came out really well. There are some obvious issues like the total lack of a background, the feathers on the raven aren't as defined as I would like them and some of the skulls need work. But I do like a lot of what is going on with the composition and the lighting, the feathers still seem to read as feathers even if the're loosely defined. Originally the black bar on the side I was going to crop out but I grew to like it there. 

some kind of road leading into a canyon at the top here along with some quick figures at the bottom.

 A still from the movie Suckerpunch. I love the visuals in this movie and not just because there is an abundance of beautiful women in the movie. Say what you want about Zack Snyder he does know how to frame a shot very dramatically and this movie is full of that kind of framing especially in the fantasy sequences.

Some sketch book stuff for the next week or so just to kind of clear all that stuff out while I start on my next big project. Here's some shots that was done for a project that I have since abandoned or at least put on hold for a while until I learn more about painting machines and other mechanical things. Also at the bottom some gestures that I fleshed out.

 A shot from Warehouse 13. I really like Claudia and she has some great gestures so I decided to paint one. I think that this came out okay, the background came out a bit dark but I like the way Claudia came out.

Whooo last page.

 A shot of Jabba Palace from Return of the Jedi. For the most part I like the way that this came out there are some rough edges but over all the atmosphere is good and the terrain looks like a rocky desert.

Page 31 is the second to last page of these Hogarth copies

 Back to the movie studies for a little bit. This is a shot from the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, I'm not sure which one though. This is the character who starts off as a witch but is relieved to be Calypso. This painting came out pretty good even if it lacks a lot a polish. The features look right and the colors are good. My self imposed time limit keeps me from getting stuff really finished looking but it ensures that I don't dwell to long on one painting.

Page 30 and I'm almost done.

A quick painting of a warrior in some wasp inspired armor. I like the way the lighting works in this one both the main light and the secondary red light.

Page 29 some foreshortening.

A creature based on the goblin shark. They have these cool snouts that look like the skin was pulled up over the mouth. I was really happy with the way it turned out even if the tail gets kind of lost in the background.

Page 28 has a little bit of everything that I suck at. Hands, heads and foreshortening, oh my.