Friday, January 8, 2010

Merciless Morgan lives!

And me thoughts me saw him dead with me own eye.


To explain, my family and I did a Murder Mystery the day after Thanksgiving and my brother Eric, Merciless Morgan, was the unfortunate soul to be murdered. We took a photo of him which ended up being a perfect subject for my first ever completed digital painting - Wahoo! I still don't know what I'm doing but it was a fun process. I tried to give it a caricature type of look and so I distorted his face and proportions quite a bit. I've included some of the steps of the process below. The first sketch I did was with a normal paintbrush which ended up leaving no variation in line but since I was painting over it, it didn't matter. I have recently found some brushes that simulate a very realistic pencil so I'll be using those in the future. Anyways, I hope those that attended get a kick out of it.




6 comments:

Sharona said...

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha....inhale...ha ha ha ha ha ha
That's Eric right down to the snarl in his lip and the crooked eye!!
Really cool Dave! I love it. I'm sure he will want a copy to hang in Juna's room :)

Natali Thompson said...

That is awesome love! I am amazed at how fast you were able to use your tablet. You are an amazing artist! Eric looks as scary as ever! :) Love you-

Hilary and Eric said...

Dave that was the funniest surprise, that rocks,!!!your already a pro at that tablet,you gotta get me a copy of that,love the pre sketches too,cant wait to see what you do next.

Enob.

Dave Thompson said...

Thanks ya'll! I appreciate your comments and encouragement. I'm blessed with an incredible family.

Neal Edward Russon said...

Oh yeah. I saw this before. That final drawing looks so good that you can't tell it apart from the real thing. What was the final finish time?

Soosie said...

Dave, that is just amazing!!! Love it so much. Okay, I am ready to pay you to do caractures of my kiddos! What do ya say?