Muh doggeh

Real quick life study of my dog sitting by the window. :)

Figure drawing

Studies from a figure drawing session last week, feels good to get back to pencil sometimes!

awesome dragon

I'll be uploading a process video today so you guys can see the speedpainting :)

I'm also thinking about possibly making a Gumroad tutorial with this on lighting and form...

Cool?

Misty cliffs photo study

Quick photo study I did ^^

woooooooo rocks

Clouds practice

Working on rendering and detail ^^

Orc in (digital) Ink

Yayuuuuuuh

Will be uploading a video of me demo'ing this soon :D

Prints hot off the press: http://www.inprnt.com/gallery/adotson3/orc/

The River Styx

"The wave from which there is no return [the river Styx]." -Virgil

Prints here: http://www.inprnt.com/gallery/adotson3/the-river-styx/

Rock study

Practice while waiting for feedback!

Rocks have lots of interesting colors in them you wouldn't expect...

Just trying to get the shapes and colors down.

Sunset sketch

Not the most happy with this as a whole piece, but I really like certain things about it; love the colors and technique in some areas but overall wouldn't call it as effective as it could be.

Onward!

Mountain sketch

Yo yo yo--non-work-related sketch :D

Buy prints: http://www.inprnt.com/gallery/adotson3/mountain-mist/

Morning study

Super fast scribble I did this morning to try and capture the colors of the light coming into my room from the window as the sun was coming up. :)

I am stoopid

Just as a heads up, I was really dumb and deleted the album on Google+ with all my artwork in it, not knowing that they were linked to this blog...I uploaded a lot of my more recent/popular stuff again but my older stuff on this site may not be available anymore. Sorry about that! D:

Ryuko Matoi

From Kill la Kill! Will upload my painting process for this on YouTube soon. :)

Together

Finally I've updated something--started working for Mojo Game Studios as a Concept Artist and I've been really busy!! :D We're working on an epic game called Aderyn's Cradle, an open-world fantasy adventure game coming to the PC. It's amazing. Check it out here: mojogamestudios.com 

Finally got to do a quick thing on my own though! Here you are :)

Environment Thumbs

Phew, haven't gotten to paint in a while!! I enjoyed doing these a lot, and on top of that I've improved SO much in the last few months comparing them to old thumb batches, so that's awesome! Very happy with these and can't wait to do more, and see which one turns into a painting! :)

Self Portrait sketch

Loose self portrait, trying to practice brushwork and shape definition. Done from a mirror.

Beach sketch

Practice, inspired by a 5am trip to the beach a few days ago. Some wild horses ran right by us, was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. 

Concepts & things

Been working really hard on my concept and design skills. Developing assets, styles and functionalities for specifics from my painting, "Mecca" (bottom). Has been a really challenging project but I have learned a hell of a lot, not the least of which that I enjoy this type of thing and never thought I did before. Learning all the time. :)

Also, been doing stuff to submit to Wizards of the Coast for their art test. Another huge design (and painting!) challenge! One of the tests was to do a concept for an Orc Cook--if nothing else, a monumental learning experience.

This summer has been awesomely productive. I don't really want to go back to school--will be a distraction ;)

More updates comin'.

Keep walking or you'll never see the end.

-Ashley

Really just a sketch to try a few things, mostly depth and perspective practice. Nothing fancy

You can still see the grids I used because I was a dummy and merged the layers. :D

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Digital Painting: Process and Techniques to Help Improve Your Artwork

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIkYv1ugf64

Are you looking for ways to improve your art and workflow? Pick up some techniques and tricks? Learn a few fundamentals? Just want to hear me rant about painting for an hour? Watch the video on how I did this painting!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIkYv1ugf64

Here's part 1! Be sure to watch part 2, 3 and 4 and comment to let me know about YOUR plans to pursue your artistic dream.