Night Creatures

Lately, I’ve been getting burnt out on drawing make believe characters.  I want to get out of my comfort zone and try to draw more realistic characters but still keep them in my style.  So far, it’s working out great! These guys are called “Night Creatures”.  To your left, is the great vulture, middle is a fruit bat and to your top right, is a crow.  The crow isn't a real night time creature but he should be haha.  The crow is part of a short story that I’m working on right now.  

© Mackenzie Bowles 2013

medium: pencil, Photoshop CS5

What would a child dream of

 

In June of 2012, I started working on my reel/portfolio.  I started my portfolio with Sprout and his character packet (which I’ll show later on).  If I could go back with what I know now, I would have concentrated in Character Development instead of Concept Artist.  But that’s in the past and I just gotta keep skipping onward.  

These 3 images are what would a child (5-10 years old) dream of.  The child in these dreams is the Fox.  The first dream is a teapot pirate ship in space; the second dream is the child and his pal the beetle, which is caring the little home the Fox lives in when he’s traveling on land; the final dream is the Fox that is steering the mouse submarine.  The Fox is on the search for the mystical giant Squad (Cat and Squid in one word).  This last one gave me trouble.  I wanted to have the focus on the Squad’s eyes but the lighting and overall outcome is a bit meh-ish.  

I’m decent at photoshop but I’m gonna to get better at it as time goes by.  For now, I’m trying a new program;  it’s called Corel Painter.  It’s a program for those who love traditional painting.  I just got it a couple of days ago and so far, it’s fantastic. 

© Mackenzie Bowles 2012-2013

medium: pencil, Photoshop CS5