Tag Archives: light

Handy magic

Posted on December 10, 2011 by NetRaptor

If you could hold magic in your hand, would it look like the aurora borealis?

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Cloud sea development

Posted on September 19, 2011 by NetRaptor

Been tinkering with this, trying to get the atmospheric perspective, and the sense of vast depths and overwhelming light. Also a zeppelin that doesn’t look lumpy. It’s harder than it sounds.

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Cloud sea with color

Posted on September 18, 2011 by NetRaptor

There, now you can kind of see how my sketch back there is supposed to look. “Look at you. Sailing through the air majestically. Like an eagle. Piloting a blimp.” – Portal 2

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More beach painting

Posted on June 16, 2011 by NetRaptor

I decided to pull this out again and make a serious attempt to finish it. This is how it looks now. Here’s the detail of the girl: I just can’t get her dress to look right, but I can’t find … Continue reading →

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Dusk beach, problems

Posted on May 15, 2011 by NetRaptor

Got a bit more done today, still roughing out the main color masses. The lighting on the dragon is really harsh because I’m still figuring out the shapes of the light and shadow. Not sure I like the color of … Continue reading →

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Beach dusk, shading

Posted on April 15, 2011 by NetRaptor

I got a few minutes over the last couple of days to tinker with this pic. I messed with the basic shading in the background, and blocked in the foreground shapes in black. Over on James Gurney’s blog, he had … Continue reading →

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Misty raptor, step by step

Posted on March 17, 2011 by NetRaptor

I sat down to do a little doodle, and doodled a raptor. I seem to default to them when I’m tired. I wondered what to do with it, then thought of James Gurney’s latest post on his blog about How … Continue reading →

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