2016

Alien Covenant

Alien Covenant

James Dyer
I had an idea to render a variation of an alien, namely the one in the film prometheus but to add something extra, my own spin on it. This involved mainly plenty of colour dodge to present an almost luminous effect to the skin and to overlay a single light from the eye, although I’m not quite sure I positioned it correctly. Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Swiss Roll

Swiss Roll

James Dyer
Overlaying lots of my previous monster painting to try and create something original, lots of experimenting with texture and distorting and moving paint around. Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Jon Snow White Walker

Jon Snow White Walker

James Dyer
Pushing my original Jon Snow portrait and combining with my White Walker portrait to see what Jon would look like if he was white walkered. This is the power of digital art to be able to combine art together to create something new. Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Photos 2016

Photos 2016

James Dyer
This year sadly was the passing of my 40th year :(
Mr Robot

Mr Robot

James Dyer
I wanted to apply a lightning techy type of luminous texture on the skin for this portrait. I started this portrait in mono colour for a change and then applied colour towards the end. Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Mr Robot Video

Mr Robot Video

James Dyer
Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Dragon Mum

Dragon Mum

James Dyer
Applying a face to my original palette knife based saturated dragon. This used to create a birthday card for my mum.
The Scream

The Scream

James Dyer
Originally this portrait started out as a famous screaming scene from Game Of Thrones when the Mountain did what he does, but it was very difficult to get a good likeness, so I cheated and turned it into a horror face which meant I could get away with quite a lot. Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Adoration

Adoration

James Dyer
A huge experiment with texture and ArtRage brushes, I have no idea what this is but I did have a lot of fun!
Weirdness

Weirdness

James Dyer
A weird slug like creature really focussing on the sticker spray and pushing colour dodge.
Tree Dragon

Tree Dragon

James Dyer
Here I took a reference of some foliage and then layered and moved the image around to form a dragon / creature emerging.
Tree Monster

Tree Monster

James Dyer
Based on a reference photo of a scary looking tree at my parents and then pushing with a moon environment, there was extensive use of the foliage sticker spray to layer up the tree bark.
Grumpy Card

Grumpy Card

James Dyer
A card I created for my dads birthday using just ArtRage.
Sunset

Sunset

James Dyer
A simple landscape based on a reference photo I took at my parents. Mainly pastel based as it seems to give me a better blend in ArtRage. In hindsight I think I applied a little too much texture. Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Sunset Video

Sunset Video

James Dyer
Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Fly

Fly

James Dyer
I found a really good reference of a cloud and to have it sitting over a creature, I also found a raindrop sticker spray.
Orphan Black

Orphan Black

James Dyer
Similar to my Mr Robot portrait I wanted to emphasize texture on the skin and to apply some blood type scars. I started this using the hard pastel again to allow for some better skin blending. Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Face

Face

James Dyer
Based on a reference from Istebrak’s Portrait Studio which allows any light setup for a model. I liked the idea of lighting a face from below. I had an idea to abstract out the eyes for some reason, maybe as I couldn’t quite get the eyes in the right place, so I cheated!! Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Face Video

Face Video

James Dyer
Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Leaf Man

Leaf Man

James Dyer
I wanted to create an original monster character with a very simple background and applying leaf textures, this is the main theme of a macaroni man.
Dropa Clanger

Dropa Clanger

James Dyer
A commission for my mum’s workplace for a health and safety presentation she did for her work colleagues.
Macaroni Man

Macaroni Man

James Dyer
Based on an idea my mum had for a story and I decided to save some time by creating a new sticker spray brush based on a photo I took of a macaroni piece.
Soup Dragon

Soup Dragon

James Dyer
A commission for my mum off the back of my Clanger art.