Xenoshyft Weather Cards

Hey all, finally posting some work from Xenoshyft: Dreadmire the latest expansion from Cool Mini Or Not's original tower defense deckbuilder game Xenoshyft. Today I have some art for the weather card which is a new mechanic introduce in the expansion which affects monsters with affinity to one or more of these meteorological events. I started with a clean version of the Dreadmire base and then started adding effects based for each weather pattern. 

So we have Rain, Fog, Night, and different combinations thereof. How is night a weather, there isn't a clear answer from the developers beside "things in the atmosphere" would occasionally create a weather event that simulates nighttime. That can be terrifying when night can fall more than once in a day like multiple eclipses.

All Good!

Fog

  

 

Night

Rain

Fog + Night

Night + Rain

Rain + Fog

Everything. You.. Are. Screwed.

Tabletop Game Tile Dark Age

I created a high resolution table top image for the table top miniature game Dark Age by Cool Mini Or Not. It's a wasteland terrain with a polluted river cutting through the center. It will be used for demo games at conventions.

House Divided Map Concept WIP Almost there!

So my next step is to paint in more vehicles on the side of the road. I painted in a mech suit at the center of the composition and tweaked the lighting so that the foreground objects are dark, the background lighter. I'm also trying to keep the saturation of the colors even.

WIP 2 House Divided Environment Concept

Progress Update: I took all the current layers, duplicate them, merged them, and then applied filters. Starting to look better. I'm thinking about adding more ruined vehicles in the background, and some human figures to the top of the bridge.

City scene WIP

Hey guys just started a matte painting scene. Just a quick update.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from the Winter Nuclear Wonderland!

Portrait Speed Paint 1 Hour

Did a one hour speed paint of a family having tea. That kid in the back is kinda scary haha.

Liberiko Soldier Sketches

Some ideas I've been throwing around for Liberiko soldier designs. Since the Liberiko faction started in Eastern Europe, I used a lot of Ukrainian Rebel references mixed with Mad Max, and Fall Out raiders. I try to create that post apocalyptic feel without making it too campy as seen in some raider designs from Fall Out with the pipe and cage armor.

Lunch time speed paint

Hello everyone,

Today I decided to take my lunch time to do an architecture speed paint. I spent about 30 minutes getting colors down and an additional 10 minutes to tidy things up. Still a lot to do, but at least I got the basic lighting down.

Lunch speed paint

Hello all,

Just posting another speed paint. Took my lunch break to paint something quick. Gave myself about 30 minutes to establish the colors. If I have time to go back, I'd darken the shadows in the rock a bit more. I think having the trees in the background less defined helps push the composition. This would by my choice because objects in photographs tend to be quite detailed. 

Hunting With Dad Sketch

Hey everyone, just did a quick black and white painting using just one photo texture for the background.. Basically a son and his father bond over big game hunting in an overgrown forest. Selfie time!

Saturday Speed Paint

Hello all,

To continue my speed paint exercises, I did another speed paint based on riots, and other apocalyptic related scenes. This time around, I chose a daylight scene with some high contrast shadows. The image I found has some interesting staging because of all the depth created by the layers of human figure in the scene. Unfortunately, I went over my 45min mark by about 10 minutes, but there you go.

Speed Paint Friday

Hello all,

Just completed another speed paint, around 45 minutes. Since Fall Out 4 is coming out, I decided to look for images that reflect that theme. I searched for pictures of rioters with epic fire in the background. Lately, I've been painting a lot of people with gas mask with some form of direct lighting in the background. Today instead of just painting environments, I decided to challenge myself with a scene that has multiple human figures. One thing I noticed is that the area outside of the fire has a cool color scheme. It's really neat being able to see the dramatic temperature change as opposed to the subtle change in a diffused daylight scene. I did not have time to add in all the grunge and debris in the dirt so I used some texture brushes to give it some teeth. Still can use a lot of work, I think I got caught up with the buildings in the background in the beginning. I realized that by pushing them back with more shadows I can avoid adding too much detail and be able to focus on the human figures. I painted the whole thing zoomed out to make sure I have at least the lighting established. The shields were very fun to paint because of the refraction and reflections from the fire back lighting. At the end of the session, I added in a lit cigarette for fun, maybe he created that fire back there :D

Liberiko Banner

Created a banner for the Liberiko Facebook page. To learn more about the game click here.

Sea Collage

A panorama scene I did a while ago as a photomontage.

Reaver Default Character Concept Turnaround Sketch

Did some turn-around sketches for a 3D character model for the Reaver faction of Liberiko. They have a very triangular, insectoid silhouette. There will be soft blue colored glow coming from underneath segments of the armor. I really like the shoulder because of the chevron pattern which represent abstracted insect exoskeletal structures.

Some late night sketching

Doing some quick sketches at night. Practicing some riot gear for a project I have been working on.

Liberiko Opposing Page Art WIP

So after the last piece I did with the Reaver soldier looking at a swathe of destruction, today I post up a Liberiko soldier in repose. I think that hole at the very bottom of his gas mask allows him to smoke his cigarette. Hahaha maybe that defeats the purpose?

Sci fi soldier progress

Hi all, just posting some progress for a WIP.

Sci fi soldier paintings

Just some stuff I have been fiddling around with on the side for fun. Trying to work on composition and colors. I used a combination of black and white techniques, and then switched to direct color applications.

Some more Sci Fi Goodness

I was asked to make a background image for transitions in a game. I might have soldiers or a mech emerge from the smoke.

A scene from a personal project I am working on. I still need to finish the aerial perspective layers for the monolith in the background.

Just a first impression sketch. Spent maybe 20 minutes to get the composition I wanted. I had to do a series of thumbnail sketches.