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I painted this a while ago just to play around with a 2.5 D move. Some of you may have seen it at mattepanting.org
I figured I'd add it here as well since I haven't posted in a while.
You can see the wire frame here:
http://www.thenextside.com/images/portfolio/images/Desert_HLR.gif

And the final quicktime here:
http://www.thenextside.com/images/portfolio/movies/DesertRuinFin.mov
]]> Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:45:46 +0000 http://thenextside.cgsociety.org/gallery/390984

This is a painting I have been tinkering with on and off for a little while. It's one of those pieces that you start intending just to play around for a few minutes and all of a suddenly the day is gone and you just keep going. I began with a photo I took L.A.. The street was actually Hollywood Boulevard but when I first went to name the piece I thought that it had been Sunset. Anyway its a block away and has little to do with anything. I really enjoyed doing the vehicle designs on this one. My favorite one is the thing that looks kind of like a train engine. If any one can think of a practice use for something like that I would love to hear it.
Cheers,
Tim]]> Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:08:40 +0000 http://thenextside.cgsociety.org/gallery/330366

This was just done for fun between projects. I started it a while ago and it sat unfinished for a few months. I dragged it out again recently to finish it off. It was all done in Photoshop. I tried to really push the perspective to give it a very expansive feel.]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2006 15:15:28 +0000 http://thenextside.cgsociety.org/gallery/313850

I created this image for a tutorial I did for the new magazine Imagine FX. I hope it is well received and that it is useful for people. The tutorial is targeted at beginners and walks the reader from sketch to final.
It was all done in Photoshop and took about 40 hours or so to complete. Hope you like it.
Cheers,
Tim
]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2006 20:09:15 +0000 http://thenextside.cgsociety.org/gallery/262704

I wanted to create a landscape in the vain of the Hudson River School painters. Movies like LOTR and Harry Potter are also influences.
I began with a sketch working out my composition and colour. When I was happy with it I began the process of finding photo material to bring it from painting to photo real painting. To get a better explanation check out Dylan Coles training DVDs. I highly recommend them!!
]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:16:51 +0000 http://thenextside.cgsociety.org/gallery/330380

This was the first matte paining I attempted over 2 years ago now. It's kind of funny to look back at it and remember my approach to it. There was no 3D and I painted a lot of things that these days I would have used photography for. Still I like the colour and feel of the image. Live and learn.]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2006 16:18:11 +0000 http://thenextside.cgsociety.org/gallery/330377

This is a piece that I did about a year ago. The stair case was made in XSI and the rest in Photoshop. I shot the main building in Montreal and the trees in Florida.]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2006 16:03:46 +0000 http://thenextside.cgsociety.org/gallery/330374

I have worked on this on and off over the past few months. I recently revisited it to make some adjustments to the eyes and mouth to give the image a greater sense of mood. I don't often do character work but quite enjoy it when I have the time. It was all pained in Photoshop. I used this Royalty Free image by photographer "Bas" as a reference:
http://www.sxc.hu/photo/400961
But wasn't too strict about replicating the likeness as I wanted it to stand on its own and not simply be a portrait. In the end the facial structure was reworked to be quite different
I hope you like it.]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2006 15:42:51 +0000 http://thenextside.cgsociety.org/gallery/218099

This image is part of a series that will be banners on www.silverbirchstudios.com
"Redefining the landscape of mobile entertainment." This what the image is trying to convey. I tried to capture movement and a sense of space.
]]> Wed, 09 Mar 2005 21:20:23 +0000 http://thenextside.cgsociety.org/gallery/227340

I love futuristic urban scenes and flying ships. I'm also inspired by congested urban environments like Londan and Japan.
Working with only a few layers I built up my composition trying to create a huge sense of space. Its a simple one point perspective.
]]> Mon, 04 Apr 2005 13:22:55 +0000 http://thenextside.cgsociety.org/gallery/242928

I began by composing blobs of color. I didn't worry about what it was initially. I just wanted to create a strong composition first and then figure out what to do with it. I don't normally paint figures so I'm fairly happy with it. There was no reference used. If I were to tighten it up more I think I would need to use reference.
Hope you like it.
]]> Mon, 23 May 2005 19:23:36 +0000 http://thenextside.cgsociety.org/gallery/245499

I've been trying to paint figures without reference these days. I'm fairly happy with the way this turned out. The background is really just indicated. For that I started with a photo and painted over it. The whole thing took about 2 days.
]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2005 06:04:47 +0000 http://thenextside.cgsociety.org/gallery/284007

I had some down time at the end of a very busy month so I did this for fun. I wanted something moody and dark that would evoke a feeling of a massive underground space.
I started out with random blobby shapes and kept expanding my canvas to make the image more epic. I love the 1:2.35 porportion. My perspective is a litte crazy. I wanted it to have a lot of distortion. I may have gone a bit overboard but I had fun with it. Total working time is about 10 hours.
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