tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27847525440925228632024-03-12T21:42:59.932-07:00FlamestaffArt and Design by Ashley A. MerrillAshley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-68841625711967423662012-12-16T20:02:00.002-08:002012-12-16T20:02:54.673-08:00XXXIX- Tee-Ty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is my Tree Mage, the sixth of my Dark Wings Mage series. My Tree Mages are ethnically based off most African origins (particularly central). They are also one of a few races that appear anthropomorphic.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-11332146161695753972012-11-26T20:36:00.000-08:002012-11-26T21:58:32.812-08:00XXXVIII- Character Expressions: Main<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These are the common expressions for my five main characters. Starting from the top left to right is Phoenix Flamestaff with the expressions of tough guy, anger, tired, and depressed. Then is Taiko Zitha with happy, scared, stud, and concern. Next is Lucrecia (Luci) Aeida with pleased, skeptic, confused, and EVIL EYE. At the bottom left is Salvick with mellow, irritated, mischievous, and pissed. And last but not least is Mika with cute, embarrassed, confused, and in trouble. More of these to come.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-56778416574199900422012-11-18T22:14:00.004-08:002012-11-18T22:14:50.547-08:00XXXVII- Hamlshee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Here is my Sand Mage, or rather Hamlshee as I will be calling them now. The fifth of my Dark Wings Mage series. My Hamlshee are ethnically based off Arabic.</span>Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-32757381814545533512012-10-02T12:03:00.002-07:002012-10-02T12:03:59.010-07:00XXXVI- Mind Mage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Here is my Mind Mage, the third of my Dark Wings Mage series. I really enjoyed doing this one and even made a video of the progress. My Mind Mages are ethnically based off British Islander. And if you're wondering what's up with her eyes? It's because she is blind, mind mages are born blind but have incredible psychic abilities.</span>Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-82434504150533523402012-05-29T18:42:00.000-07:002012-05-29T18:42:28.555-07:00XXXV- Nathan Nichols<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a digital paint piece I did of a friend of mine <a href="http://www.mrnicholsphotography.blogspot.com/">Nathan Nichols</a>. It took a long time considering what technique I was doing. But it was well worth it :)Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-54681716635239148352012-05-01T01:28:00.002-07:002012-05-01T01:29:18.845-07:00XXXIV- Photoshop Frog: Video Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the video progress I put together of the <a href="http://flamestaffcomics.blogspot.com/2012/05/this-is-piece-that-i-collaborated-with.html">Photoshop Frog</a>.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-77826174078779428472012-05-01T01:24:00.001-07:002012-05-01T01:29:37.614-07:00XXXIII- Photoshop Frog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a piece that I collaborated with <a href="http://www.mrnicholsphotography.blogspot.com/">Nathan Nichols</a>. This was based off a tutorial we found in a photoshop magazine. This was a great way to experiment with texture and details and I was glad to have Nathan asking me to do this and helping me do this, it was awesome and I had fun.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-25615757422301879752012-04-29T15:17:00.000-07:002012-04-29T15:17:35.866-07:00XXXII- Wind Mage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> Here is my Wind Mage, the third of my Dark Wings Mage series. This too was rather time consuming. But like I said before "I feel that the more time spent on a piece, the more you should be proud of it." My Wind Mages are ethnically based off Baltic (German/Lithuanian/cct.).</span>Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-36494022066366112352012-04-02T18:27:00.001-07:002012-04-02T18:36:22.893-07:00XXXI- Thunder Mage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DfflBuZ02uo/T3pUDDtHe7I/AAAAAAAAAFU/MVdmast5sLc/s1600/Thunder+Mage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DfflBuZ02uo/T3pUDDtHe7I/AAAAAAAAAFU/MVdmast5sLc/s320/Thunder+Mage.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br />
Here is my Thunder Mage, the second of my Dark Wings Mage series. I really like how this one turned out and it was rather time consuming. I feel that the more time spent on a piece, the more you should be proud of it. My Thunder Mages are ethnically based off Central American/Aztec/Mayan/Incan ect. I went with more of a Mayan look to this one as her necklace bares the Mayan symbol for "cloud."Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-65966728824060854832011-11-28T19:33:00.001-08:002012-04-02T18:37:35.815-07:00XXX- Dark Wings Villains<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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This is a piece I did for my Character & Object Design. We were supposed to do a group of cute characters and a group of scary characters that appear to fit together. I used my Blood Mage group from Dark Wings. From left to right: Bartlebe, Avafordis (on throne), Selaina, and Zeek. This was my first time drawing Avafordis and Zeek so I really enjoyed finally getting to design them.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-68652348037554710812011-09-13T16:09:00.000-07:002011-09-13T16:09:08.820-07:00XXIX- Magic Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iIZz0Qo2Ehw/Tm_Wi131TqI/AAAAAAAAAEs/VB9HPBEsqBQ/s1600/black_magic_card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iIZz0Qo2Ehw/Tm_Wi131TqI/AAAAAAAAAEs/VB9HPBEsqBQ/s320/black_magic_card.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This is my Black Creature Card that I did of <a href="http://flamestaffcomics.blogspot.com/2011/08/xiv-dark-wings-characters.html">Selaina</a> as a rather gnarly creature.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This is my Blue Sorcery Card from my card project. I used this <a href="http://flamestaffcomics.blogspot.com/2011/08/underwater-prisoner-transport.html">piece</a> cause it seemed like it worked best.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This is my Green Land Card.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This is my Red Enchantment Card. I used this <a href="http://flamestaffcomics.blogspot.com/2011/08/xiv-dark-wings-characters.html">piece</a> for it.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> This is my White Instant Card. I used this <a href="http://flamestaffcomics.blogspot.com/2011/08/xii-fay-of-earth-and-fay-of-air.html">piece</a> for it.</div>Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-34074876230658451202011-09-13T14:56:00.000-07:002011-09-13T14:56:22.710-07:00XXVIII- Jack of Hearts & Tarot Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bdUElcc8SAQ/Tm_F-YOLm4I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ITbWCFO1R_4/s1600/playing_card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bdUElcc8SAQ/Tm_F-YOLm4I/AAAAAAAAAEk/ITbWCFO1R_4/s320/playing_card.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><br />
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These are a couple pieces I did for my Advanced Drawing class. We had to do 1 playing card, 1 tarot card, and 1 magic card. These are two of the cards that I did. The symbolism behind the Jack of Hearts (top) is that in France, Jack of Hearts is associated with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(playing_card)">La Hire</a>. I chose the death card cause I love anything having to do with the Grim Reaper so I take any excuse to draw it.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-39054521998822288362011-08-16T20:36:00.000-07:002011-08-16T20:37:00.444-07:00XXVII- Underwater Prisoner Transport<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yt-0Hsu3xQc/Tks2lruAveI/AAAAAAAAAEg/d5jMx8KqP7o/s1600/60_fly_ride.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yt-0Hsu3xQc/Tks2lruAveI/AAAAAAAAAEg/d5jMx8KqP7o/s320/60_fly_ride.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
This was a project for Advanced Drawing called "How Fly is your Ride." We had to compose a piece of a creature riding a creature basically and have to make them look natural together. Don't know where my head was on this piece but I do love how it came out. Photoshop CS3 with Wacom Tablet.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-11473031076735018222011-08-04T13:58:00.000-07:002011-08-04T13:58:49.571-07:00XXVI- Game Cover Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LNPYdmQTYAg/TjsGdyJ3R1I/AAAAAAAAAEc/dcSZIskH8zk/s1600/59_Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LNPYdmQTYAg/TjsGdyJ3R1I/AAAAAAAAAEc/dcSZIskH8zk/s320/59_Poster.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br />
This was for my "Advanced Drawing" class where we had to design and create a game cover, a poster, and a convention banner (kiosk). This is the game cover art work of my main character from my game/comic concept "Grim Nocturnal." Photoshop CS3 and a Wacom Tablet.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-19026458223792332362011-08-04T13:51:00.000-07:002011-08-04T13:51:29.257-07:00XXV- Hawkeye Pierce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sdQSYq1LyrM/TjsFzjfSYBI/AAAAAAAAAEY/XNNMtSzFbFc/s1600/58_hawkeye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sdQSYq1LyrM/TjsFzjfSYBI/AAAAAAAAAEY/XNNMtSzFbFc/s320/58_hawkeye.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br />
This was a sketch I did to work on my portraiture to better myself and this was the result. This is one of my favorite characters Hawkeye Pierce from the hit 1970s series M*A*S*H which is one of my favorite shows.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-47059235780755466602011-08-04T13:48:00.000-07:002011-08-04T13:48:38.543-07:00XXIV- Fire Mage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L1GG1ZigNuo/TjsEulf1EFI/AAAAAAAAAEU/RyLUVXZGOrY/s1600/57_firemage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L1GG1ZigNuo/TjsEulf1EFI/AAAAAAAAAEU/RyLUVXZGOrY/s320/57_firemage.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br />
This is a piece I did for fun and for an ethnicity study because the mages (a human race who possesses powers of the elements) all have these different ethnicities. For the fire mage I wanted to channel a Native American look so that was the look for this piece. Photoshop CS5 using a Wacom Cintiq.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-21074522118102838132011-08-04T13:30:00.000-07:002011-08-04T13:30:06.406-07:00XXIII- 2D Animation Final<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzSmHqwxB8ZKiL6bGGbS_xz9WJzVN9snVuN5PVEKQs7R1kBaMB659xH55nsAOGhUt0fQULbN8cv0ZZEjLi6' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
This is a short animation done for my "2D Principles" class. I did it of a Dark Wings character done in Adobe Flash CS5.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-19191303735532910892011-08-04T13:26:00.000-07:002011-08-04T13:26:57.205-07:00XXII- Sculptures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4uvBNG9DGnE/Tjr9v092BdI/AAAAAAAAAD8/al-Hm_yX_Ng/s1600/51_chest" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4uvBNG9DGnE/Tjr9v092BdI/AAAAAAAAAD8/al-Hm_yX_Ng/s320/51_chest" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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These are all my sculpture projects from my sculpture class. The first one is a single box project so I decided to do a treasure chest made from cardboard and super sculpey. The second is the three box project of a mouse, who is about to be eaten by a bird, who is about to be eaten by a dinosaur all made of britsol board, feathers, fur, textured felt, and super sculpey. The third is the wire project where I did a dragon wing. The fourth is the super sculpey figurine done of a Dark Wings character "Mika." The fifth is the creature clay head that I did using oil based clay of the fawn from "Pan's Labyrinth." and the last one was the final where we had to do another figure and I did two characters from Dark Wings fighting using super sculpey.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-49477870972722945722011-08-04T13:01:00.000-07:002011-08-04T13:01:46.401-07:00XXI- 3D Building<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zPdiWxuQHkw/Tjr5-3OmmRI/AAAAAAAAAD4/6P0c6fOI3uY/s1600/50_3Dbuilding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zPdiWxuQHkw/Tjr5-3OmmRI/AAAAAAAAAD4/6P0c6fOI3uY/s320/50_3Dbuilding.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
I took a 3D modeling class and one of the projects that I did was to make a crazy looking building. I am not a huge fan of character modeling but I do really enjoy architectural modeling. Done in Autodesk Maya using a reference image.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-14348544873971189222011-08-04T12:57:00.000-07:002011-08-04T12:57:09.319-07:00XX- Dark Wings Cover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F2itbqillkE/Tjr2_WooK1I/AAAAAAAAAD0/8diTUPD7SxM/s1600/49_Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F2itbqillkE/Tjr2_WooK1I/AAAAAAAAAD0/8diTUPD7SxM/s320/49_Cover.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
This was a cover concept for Dark Wings that I did in my "Graphic Novel & Comic Building" class. I designed the title type, used a dynamic pose, and very awesome color and texturing.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-24648380060897190332011-08-04T12:34:00.000-07:002011-08-04T12:34:55.636-07:00XIX- Animated Logo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxLHm8xPwwC5XTEbcy9GHm1UCi8Y65QGyfHZTQreKbjRs63YAtc0uw8H32SiEQXPTJFbRSiTmM9vOJoHUDuIg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
With the stop motion project we also had to create an animated logo and this is what I came up with. I designed the logo myself using photoshop and the "sword" sound was one I found on the computer (if anyone knows where it came from please let me know) and the music is mine that I put together in GarageBand.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-81681301862499351442011-08-04T12:29:00.000-07:002011-08-04T12:29:21.051-07:00XVIII- Purse Party StopMotion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxnMpjfgza2lLhyNfKruJwP9bNfwxKif440563mrAWk84hrCDZ38XF9jBsGHs08xvWDlvey7JPixw2fhs8yfw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
I took a class called LOAF (Language of Animation & Film) where we spent the entire quarter working on a stop motion animation. The concept I went with was for the objects in my purse would come out and dance to the "Spice Girls" when I wasn't looking. The film itself took about three days (give or take a few hours), and involved a camera, tripod, a small table and large chairs, a white sheet, a couple of lights, and of course my purse with all it's contents. I put the shots together (which were like 2000 maybe more) on AfterEffects CS5 and cleaned it up using iMovie.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-87257148221633781342011-08-04T12:21:00.000-07:002011-08-04T17:06:45.075-07:00XVII- Perspective Projects<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jbGnUGRO-mQ/TjrtNcm2tXI/AAAAAAAAADk/FeyQENcF-x0/s1600/45Icy+Clocktower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jbGnUGRO-mQ/TjrtNcm2tXI/AAAAAAAAADk/FeyQENcF-x0/s320/45Icy+Clocktower.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br />
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One of my first classes at the Art Institute of Colorado was a class called "Perspective and Proportion." I ended up creating 10 pieces in the class but I only had three favorites. The first one shown is the "Icy Clock Tower" project done in 3 point perspective. The second piece is my most favorite of the perspective pieces called the "Dark Congo" project where we were supposed to do it in multiple perspective and we had to put a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: underline;" title="TARDIS">TARDIS</a> </span>in it. The third was supposed to be in 2 point perspective and had to either be hobbit hole/fairy tale looking or old western... I decided to do both. And the last one was our final for the class and it was a free for all (any perspective any subject), and I did a Persian themed city. Done with .7, .5, and .3 size graphite mechanical pencils on 17x14 Bristol Boards.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-64011329142034976282011-08-04T11:54:00.000-07:002011-08-04T11:54:30.367-07:00XVI- Lock and Loaded<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dorhD_dE4hk/TjroykRAaPI/AAAAAAAAADg/rYJOK__xfM0/s1600/44Harley+Quinn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dorhD_dE4hk/TjroykRAaPI/AAAAAAAAADg/rYJOK__xfM0/s320/44Harley+Quinn.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
A fun piece I did that started as a sketch and then I photoshopped it. This is a fan art piece of (if you haven't already guessed) Harley Quinn from the Batman series wielding an RPG-7. A fun pose and was really fun to put together. Photoshop CS3 with a Wacom Tablet.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784752544092522863.post-8990915377401693912011-08-04T11:00:00.000-07:002011-08-04T11:00:35.103-07:00XV- Disney Princess Series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DMbQgCXuX8w/TjrbOwdV4SI/AAAAAAAAACw/KDPQ8if705s/s1600/32Snow+White.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DMbQgCXuX8w/TjrbOwdV4SI/AAAAAAAAACw/KDPQ8if705s/s320/32Snow+White.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br />
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These are a part of a series I did purely out of boredom at I was going to compose them into a calendar but I never got the chance. They were meant to be a little odd but some of them ended coming out pretty cute. This was also an experiment for ethnicity studies cause I wanted every princess to actually look like their ethnicity (skin color, eyes, hair). Photoshop CS3 with a Wacom Tablet.Ashley A. Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650043209074396303noreply@blogger.com0