Chris Oatley's Magic Box Lesson 01

Lesson 01 Homework, playing with atmospheric lighting using masks and the gradient tool to create colour compositions

JSSargent Painting as source of Ref to study and re-illustrate as fox

  

Colour Studies

In trying to understand how the colours would work in one of my characters, I researched some screenshots to figure out how blue can work... I've used screenshots from Avatar,  Guardians of the Galaxy and Mr. Peabody and Sherman (which is more for lighting). Also I studied the concept artist, Michael Kutsche and his awesome blue caterpillar designed for the 2010 Alice in Wonderland movie. And in trying to understand the value and lighting on a child face, I found a photograph by Heidi Harting who specialises in portraits. Finally, below is a form study from Pixar's Luna Boy.

Monkey Studies

Figure Drawing Study (100)

Speedpaint study

Mount Girnar Study

.. for an illustration I am working on for Shri Punitachariji

Snow Studies

Studies for the background in Little Ghanesh with Christmas Presents. Each took around 40 to 90 minutes