Origin of Theses

My final thesis project, minus two oils which have yet to be properly photographed for a grand total of twenty pieces. The final review last Tuesday went extremely well, and quick. They had a few (expected) issues with my story beats and not having turnarounds for my characters, but I received excellent marks overall. Its refreshing to be done with this and I've found a renewed capacity to look up at the sky and take a deep breath.

Its An Ogre Thing..

These are for an art test I recently completed for a company that does online fantasy games. It had certain specs for characters and props, all to be done in the company's desired style with a window of two days to complete it. This is a first for me so it was a challenge but a lot of fun.

The Bird Is the Word

Quick study of the GodBeast, my villain's ultimate creation.

Exteriors

A couple thesis environments of the overtaken town. I've got a handful of these semi-complete exteriors, five of which are required for the final. They need only be comps, establishing value, color, mood etc, but its hard not to get wrapped up in the detail of the alien growth. Thus my main goal now is to push the character and accuracy of the buildings underneath the growth to give it more credibility and maintain interest.

AJ and Skinner Re-Do

So finally some characters. AJ (the female) is the heroine of my thesis story, kidnapped and experimented on using alien technology which she now uses to her benefit in a plot of revenge. Likewise for the Skinner character, minus the hero and revenge parts. I like him much better now than the god-awful first attempt.

The Organism

The environment for my thesis is a depleted mining town covered in an alien growth. This is my first painted design attempt. There's definitely a nod to Beksinski with this image, and that type of bleak moody atmosphere is generally what I'm aiming for.

Good Dog, Now Sit...

Creature design for my thesis: an "attack dog" to be let loose on the unsuspecting and part of an army led by the Captain.