Etherealm Creations

So as i may have mentioned i started working for Nayantara Studios doing in game illustrations. What an awesome job! I get to paint fantasy characters all day! I just have to remember to do my schoolwork, lol. Here are some of the illustrations i have done for them. They are posted about actual in game size.

This first one took about 8 hrs. I started painting it in Painter X with liquid inks then moved to CS3. I made a chain mail brush which was used on his mid section and under his chest armor. This painting set the tonal values for the armor of all the other characters in this group.



This next one was done while i had a stomach virus and i really don't like it too much. I've had to go back and fix a few things. I could fix a lot more to the extent of redoing most of the painting but deadlines must be met and my boss seems happy with it so I've chosen to move on. I like how his face and beard came out tho.



God look how terrible the legs were rendered on this guy. Ugh!





This one was completed in about 7 hrs. I like the composition and colors. Once again i used a chain mail brush. This one was slightly altered and i tried a different approach. There are still a few things i would like to clean up on this one as well but I'm trying to focus on getting quicker. I know i can do the detail. What I'm trying to learn how to do is insinuate detail without actually spending a lot of time rendering.

So i hope you enjoy these and i'll post more soon.
Oh, by the way, since i've been doing these i really haven't had time to work on the succubus from the earlier post. I'll get back to her someday.