December 2007

The King in Yellow

Submitted by coyotegrey on Wed, 12/26/2007 - 20:32

This piece was inspired by the book of the same name by Robert W. Chambers. I settled on a more modern interpretation rather than a literal scene from the book.

I sketched the layout digitally and painted it entirely in Photoshop. I was aiming for a more painted effect than my usual comic book style art. I think for my next work I'll switch back to Open Canvas for the colors.  I'm still not happy with the way brushes work in Photoshop.

The King in Yellow, color

Archived Gallery

Submitted by coyotegrey on Mon, 12/10/2007 - 04:04

I put up page to archive all of the work in my old gallery. I'm quite fond of some of them, but I want to separate the old from the new. I'm not sure if I'll setup a page for new works or just leave them as blog posts.

Archived Gallery

Here are some of my favorites:

Lightning Posts Twice

Submitted by coyotegrey on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 00:31

Here's a quick rundown of the process I used for Lightning Strikes Twice.

First I sketch out a wireframe of where I want the figures. I also indicate the general focus of the image. I'm using Photoshop here and my Wacom tablet. I use a dark blue color with a soft brush on a separate layer about a white background.

Lightning Strikes Twice, wireframe