navate's Portfolio

ugly butterfly

navate — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:21:42 GMT

ugly butterfly

A collaboration with Aaron Sikstrom (aka Seethrou). He did the lineart and I colored it.

Mhiet'e

navate — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:44:50 GMT

Mhiet'e

Character portrait: Mhiet'e of the Dhuriiehm.

The Bloody

navate — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:43:51 GMT

The Bloody

I did a wee Q&A demo on painting blood in IFX 43. Here is the final, gorier version of the image.

Ihkahrii'ehl

navate — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:58:23 GMT

Ihkahrii'ehl

"I wish for nothing
But a purer sky"
_

Ihkahrii'ehl of the Dhuriiehm

One of my oldest characters. :) Finally got his "look" right.

Evening Mood

navate — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:16:58 GMT

Evening Mood

Master copy of Bouguereau's "Evening Mood"...with a twist. ;) Done for Pixelbrush's "Classically Revived" event, where we had to choose a classic work and reinterpret it. I am predictable and made mine creepy.

Painter and Photoshop.

Nhaiuusah

navate — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:23:58 GMT

Nhaiuusah

A creature spun from starlight.

The Hunt

navate — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:23:17 GMT

The Hunt

Hesobahn of the Dhuriiehm. Done for a workshop in issue 33. :)

Carnivorous Heron

navate — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:50:52 GMT

Carnivorous Heron

"Tastes like fairy!"

I've been in an artistic rut the past few weeks. Did this to cheer myself up. ;)

Omhi

navate — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:02:10 GMT

Omhi

Omhi of the Dhuriiehm.

Sorry it's just another portrait. I'm trying to cut through my endless pile of WIPs.

Painter and Photoshop. :)

Her Wound

navate — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:05:15 GMT

Her Wound

Originally a speedpaint for one of Pixelbrush's weekly sketch threads. But I decided to finish it up because I am forever doodling designs like this, and haven't brought them into my digital work before. :)

Khuiia

navate — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:47:19 GMT

Khuiia

The devil.

I painted him last year but ended up hating the result... am much more pleased this time around. Done in Painter and Photoshop. You can take a closer look at his eyes here...

http://navate.com/images/devil2.jpg

Isskataa

navate — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:21:25 GMT

Isskataa

One of the nae’shaar….an ancient and powerful race that dwells under the waters. It is she who gives dreams to men

Painter 8 and Photoshop 7.0.

Iiahto

navate — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:23:12 GMT

Iiahto

No beauty in her face

No kindness in her eyes

Iiahto of the Kabulkai… a rather despicable character: cowardly, weak, and wrathful; ugly inside and out.

The Wild

navate — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:09:07 GMT

The Wild

I started this back in the summer as a “learning experience” piece for Painter…then I overloaded myself with so much work that I had no time to sit down and finish it until now. It was designed to be more expressive so I could explore the different brush options that Painter has and learn how to mix those tools with Photoshop to my advantage. I wish I’d done this sooner; I adore how the two programs complement each other and my process has been sped up considerably.

The colors are a bit bolder than I normally go for. Trying to expand my horizons and all that. I had a blast with those skintones. :]

Wax Dragon

navate — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:08:40 GMT

Wax Dragon

Over at Pixelbrush we had a little challenge to reinterpret each other’s artwork…I chose to reinterpret Tascha Roeoesli’s “Wax Dragon”. It’s one of my all-time favorite digital paintings, so I was thrilled to have the chance to do something based off of it.

Done pretty quickly… so it’s not quite as polished as it could have been, but it felt good to do something for myself again!

Shiio'aa

navate — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 22:17:14 GMT

Shiio'aa

Done back in July. I’ve tried to paint this character a few times before but I could never do her justice.

Photoshop 7.0

Heaven Slain

navate — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:20:36 GMT

Heaven Slain

If the clouds are your embrace, than I shall fall into your arms
and rip your heart from the sky
_

Ihkhoshjaa of the Khua'thr, who aimed to dethrone the gods.

Early sketch stages of this image are featured in this month’s IFX cover article, “100 New Ways to Paint”, which I helped co-author. :)

A fairy

navate — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:33:39 GMT

A fairy

Experimenting with some bolder color and tinkering around in Painter a bit.

Fathom

navate — Tue, 22 May 2007 23:38:51 GMT

Fathom

I am buried beyond the sight of heaven, beneath the very marrow of the sea.
I am buried beyond the grasp of dreams, beneath the fathoms of eternity.
I am buried beyond the reach of monsters, beyond the nightmare’s hand—
I am buried beyond escape, and they shall find me, and I shall drown.
I am buried.

Done in February. Probably the most technically challenging painting I've ever done. Photoshop 7.0

Siirae

navate — Tue, 22 May 2007 23:36:23 GMT

Siirae

A studying in lighting.

He's Mhiet'e's brother, and not a terrible pleasant fellow... Photoshop 7.0