cgaddict's Portfolio

Save Us

cgaddict — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:00:23 GMT

Save Us

Created for 2D Artist Magazine. I decided to update this piece a bit, as I consider it to be my strongest in terms of theme. Among the changes were better color harmony, much more texture (I tried to emulate the look of those old Master paintings), and more definition, particularly in the clothing and face. Enjoy

Out of this World (Speedpaint)

cgaddict — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:56:30 GMT

Out of this World (Speedpaint)

Yet another speedpainting (I'm on a roll! :). This one was done without any references, which I'm very proud of (my previous portraits were fairly highly referenced). I had a lot of fun with this piece, and I might repaint this as a 'full' painting in the future. 1 hour, Photoshop. EDIT: Worked on it for 1 more hour, looks much, much better me thinks :)

Lady Gaia

cgaddict — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:30:27 GMT

Lady Gaia

This piece took me quite a while to complete; I started this off in early February, with a much more different concept; Eventually I altered the theme for something more darker. All in all, this took around 100 hours of work; The background was especially difficult for me to do.

Special thanks to Melanie Delon (Eskarina), who helped me out a tremendous amount with this piece (especially in terms of the colors).

The figure was referenced from http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com.

Catwoman

cgaddict — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:56:04 GMT

Catwoman

Portrait of Catwoman. This started off as practice, but got a bit out of hand. Angelina Jolie was naturally used as reference :)

Going Under

cgaddict — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:07:48 GMT

Going Under

Portrait done for a fellow artist. Originally, this was gonna be your standard portrait, but I decided to be more brave and adapt a more Fantasy style theme. Overall I'm quite satisfied with the results.

Wedding Gift

cgaddict — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:30:59 GMT

Wedding Gift

A gift for two friends :)

Project Barbra

cgaddict — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:06:40 GMT

Project Barbra

This image was created for my favorite online art forum, Pixel Brush. I'm very satisfied with the results I must say. This is easily my stongest piece in terms of color harmony. If you're interested in how I created this image, a tutorial is available here. Enjoy :)

*This is a slightly revised/updated version.

Indiana Jones and the Secrets From Beyond

cgaddict — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:35:27 GMT

Indiana Jones and the Secrets From Beyond

Book cover done for Marek Cardew. This one took a while I have to say, but I'm quite satisfied witht he results. I learned a lot with this piece, especially with regards to skin tones. Enjoy!

Master Copy - Black Bashi-Bazouk

cgaddict — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:45:32 GMT

Master Copy - Black Bashi-Bazouk

This is a Master Copy of Gerome Jean Leon's "Black Bashi-Bazouk". It's probably the last one I'm going to be doing for quite a while. I learned a lot with this one, specifically on how clothing/folds work, and more on colors as well. A tutorial will be online on how I created this image shortly. Meanwhile, you can check out the WIP at my homepage if you're interested.

Master Copy - The Bacchante

cgaddict — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:33:43 GMT

Master Copy - The Bacchante

I'm currently doing some Master copies in order to help improve my skill. I think I can learn a lot studying from the old Masters, especially in terms of color. The original piece titled "The Bacchante" is from Gerome Jean Leon. I started this one in black and white and added color in the later stages. I might be using this technique in all my future pieces, I'm not so sure. Colors can tend to get a bit muddy if you start off with greyscale, but hopefully I can recitfy that. You can check out the WIP at my blog as well.

Superman Returns

cgaddict — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:12:02 GMT

Superman Returns

Painting I did using a still from Superman Returns as reference. Started off as practice, but decide it to refine it a bit.