Futurepoly

I'm taking a short course on digital painting at Futurepoly. The course is taught by Horia Dociu. I had to admit I was interested in Futurepoly because of Guildwars. I'm a big fan of Guildwars and a chance to get a hand-on information from people who work on it is too good to pass on. I know of course it's not a magic bullet to help me get any better at digital painting, but a little hand-holding goes a long way.

Surprisingly, the most valuable lesson for me so far wasn't about how to do mad detailed rendering, but how to do fast readable sketch that can get idea across, how to see big picture.

Here's some of in class stuff I did:

Evil cat of doom.

Same scene from various angles, conveying different feels.

20 mins quick copy, can you tell what are these from?

20 mins tribute to Ashley Wood, who doesn't like robot with chick? 

5 mins copy of my least favorite movie, never been easier to look at something with clinical eyes.