2018

Manic Owl Video

Manic Owl Video

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

ManicOwl

James Dyer
Again started using Krita and based on a reference of a little cute own ornament. I am currently liking starting with a very zoomed out view to almost thumbnail the start of the painting which seems to lay in a good foundation. I am using this to get more familiar with Krita as I am thinking about replacing GIMP with this tool as it is a little more user friendly and is being continuously updated.
Mummy

Mummy

James Dyer
The idea here was to show a mummy in a sarcophagus with a ray of light shining on their face. As the face was covered by a bandage I could get away with a lot here! As it turns out I didn’t quite brighten the painting enough at the end as I was more focussed on the dark hidden nature of the piece. A Mummy time lapse using the POWER of ArtRage :) for Halloween!
Mummy Video

Mummy Video

James Dyer
A Mummy time lapse using the POWER of ArtRage :) for Halloween! Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Yoda2

Yoda2

James Dyer
Reworking one of my first digital paintings :) The first painting I had completed on my ipad using an app called ipastel and using an old fashioned capacitive stylus. Knowing more about how to set up a lighting situation I had the idea of including a light sabre as a secondary light source and with a little of the warp tool giving him a little more attitude. Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Faith4

Faith4

James Dyer
A reworking of my original Faith torso painting as I wanted to push the lighting and to solidify the edges if possible. Added a lens flare type effect for a finishing touch.
Santa

Santa

James Dyer
A fun piece for the most amazing time of the year. It was also used as a promotional piece of art for Ambient Design the makers of my main art making tool ArtRage. The original reference was a gnome Santa with the lighting massively colour dodged and the oil brush texture really pushed. Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Santa Video

Santa Video

James Dyer
Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Background Texture Video

Background Texture Video

James Dyer
Showing how the clone tool can be usefully used in ArtRage Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
SpacePuppy

SpacePuppy

James Dyer
Adapting my winter puppy painting with some texture and a reflection. Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
WinterPuppy

WinterPuppy

James Dyer
A cute puppy reference with extra blue tone and a wintry feel, I have done a puppy a couple of years back and this time I think the balance and blending was better and I ensured a good texture with a late layer of white paint multiply. Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Spider Venom

Spider Venom

James Dyer
A spiderman but with the essence of venom, another one of my original superhero paintings but with a hybrid tweak. Extensive use of combining some of my old paintings and the warp tool. This painting took me quite a while as I couldn’t quite get the tonal brightness quite right, I think I learnt a lot from the Mummy art I had finished before and really worked hard to bring the main character to the forefront.
Phoenix

Phoenix

James Dyer
This started life as a pelican and I added some rim colour dodge to turn it into something else! If I am struggling for a background then I typically copy, duplicate the foreground scale up and move around a little to fit it in, works every time! Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Phoenix Video

Phoenix Video

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

Ahsoka

James Dyer
A Star Wars character that I haven’t even seen on screen, but I really liked her design so I thought I would try and put my own spin on it. I tried to use a really thick oil brush at the start but started to struggle so decided to blend a little more. To produce the design on her face I was able to use a multiply layer, very handy the blend modes are combined with layers, and for the background learning from the C3PO painting I created some simple painted lines and then just simply blurred!
Ahsoka Video

Ahsoka Video

James Dyer
Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art! This time Ahsoka.
Photos 2018

Photos 2018

James Dyer
This year we had floods of snow, well not literally of course!
Bird Monster Video

Bird Monster Video

James Dyer
Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art! This time a weird parrot sea monster thingy :)
Sea Parrot

Sea Parrot

James Dyer
Started as a painting from a parrot reference, but during the initial render I got a little bored so I started to add an edge to it and then completely change the colours. At one point it was going to be a phoenix, but I didn’t really like the colours so I changed them up to be a little cooler. Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!
Brush Pack Video

Brush Pack Video

James Dyer
Here is a link to the .arpack :) Using ArtRage on a Surface Pro to create some digital art!