nigels box 'o stuff

2011-11-22T13:10:00.000-08:00

colourPractice

2011-10-24T08:08:00.001-07:00

pretty generic scene but preactice none the less

more city practice

2011-10-19T06:11:00.001-07:00

colour practice

2011-10-18T06:15:00.000-07:00

another meh head painting

2011-10-14T06:15:00.001-07:00

2011-10-06T06:13:00.001-07:00

morning practice

2011-09-26T03:24:00.001-07:00

trying to get better at introducing a bit of architecture into my landscapes. starting eith really simple shapes.

clouds practice

2011-09-19T09:10:00.001-07:00

meh...meh....meh

chinny

2011-09-19T03:43:00.001-07:00

temple

2011-09-12T06:19:00.001-07:00

2011-09-08T03:19:00.001-07:00

2011-09-07T09:45:00.001-07:00

old dude

2011-07-22T06:20:00.001-07:00

another zbrush sketch

2011-07-19T08:58:00.000-07:00

gussied up in photoshop

creature concept.

2011-07-15T06:27:00.000-07:00

done in zbrush and photoshop

mooooody

2011-07-12T02:17:00.001-07:00

lunch doodle

2011-07-11T06:30:00.001-07:00

just a lunchtime doodle

cash

2011-07-08T05:54:00.001-07:00

done from phot ref.

voodoo Chile

2011-07-07T03:33:00.001-07:00

LEGEND.done from a photofraphic reference

old cowboy

2011-07-06T07:25:00.000-07:00

just mucking around at lunch

posed zombie

2010-12-06T17:13:00.000-08:00

more zombie progress

2010-12-06T16:15:00.000-08:00

2010-11-30T16:31:00.001-08:00

more zombie work

2010-11-29T16:50:00.000-08:00

more progress on the zombie. zbrush and photoshop

zombie

2010-11-23T06:40:00.001-08:00

started working on a project with a couple of guys from work.Here is a progress shot of the zombie character. base mesh and sculpt done in zbrush

even more practice

2010-11-17T15:16:00.000-08:00

more practice

2010-11-16T06:10:00.000-08:00

quickie

2010-11-10T06:48:00.000-08:00

have been so out of practice these days. need to make more time to paint.

BOB

2010-07-22T13:44:00.000-07:00

start of a bob dylan portrait, still lots of issues though

another snowscape

2010-06-20T14:07:00.000-07:00

After one of the most hectic months of work in a long time I finally got round to do a quick enviro speed paint.hopefully there will be more comin soon.

2010-05-24T11:16:00.000-07:00

toying around with an old Idea. may take this to a finished level soon.

2010-05-19T16:57:00.000-07:00

yet another dropship type deal

2010-05-19T16:31:00.000-07:00

2010-05-18T11:25:00.000-07:00

been watching the pacific

2010-05-18T04:58:00.000-07:00

2010-05-17T12:34:00.000-07:00

2010-05-17T10:35:00.001-07:00

2010-05-17T03:52:00.001-07:00

2010-04-15T06:11:00.001-07:00

meh..the sequel

2010-03-24T15:04:00.000-07:00

very quick painting. from imagination. playing with colours and brushes

trippy

2010-03-24T10:26:00.001-07:00

just noodling whilst on the phone and whilst waiting for renders

enviroment sketch

2010-03-21T12:34:00.000-07:00

spooky cave value study

its been a while

2010-03-21T04:17:00.000-07:00

work has been pretty hectic lately so not much chance to paint. But here are a couple of wips I have been noodling on in my spare time.

yaay

2010-02-24T05:59:00.000-08:00

caved and got my self a cintiq..which arrived yesterday, unfortunately had to work late so only had a limited time to play last night. this is the result

an update

2010-02-16T05:52:00.001-08:00

been a while since I updated,as work has been pretty manic. been given a cintiq to use at work and this is the first chance I have had a chance to do something worth showing with it. just a quick 20 min sketch.Think It is now safe to say I am in love with cintiqs and must,must get one....soon

another leaving card, another cariciture attempt

2010-02-05T08:08:00.001-08:00

done for my work mates leaving card

a very quick one

2010-02-05T03:39:00.001-08:00

a quick 20 min sketch done while waiting for a file to render.

desolation

2010-02-03T15:12:00.001-08:00

Early rough in.trying to do something with an incling of story. this one as you can tell is a poor knight wandering through a desolate landscape

a quick one

2010-02-01T01:09:00.000-08:00

work has been getting hectic lately, but here is a quick one to keep myself limber. value study for a matte painting Im thinking of doing

castle finished

2010-01-24T07:37:00.001-08:00

finally got round to finsihing this off. learnt a lot of this one

dan smash

2010-01-21T06:15:00.001-08:00

really quick(bout 15 mins) cariciture of my bodybuilder workmate dan.

more on the castle

2010-01-20T13:33:00.000-08:00

As I can only work on this in the evenings, and work has been a bit mental lately,progress on this one is slow,but steadt. getting there :)

death crow

2010-01-18T06:09:00.001-08:00

another lunch time speedie in a different style. Going for something more abstract. influenced by the greeat android jones

castle in the mountains

2010-01-14T11:41:00.001-08:00

made the fooooolish mistake of starting something while I was waiting for some render, now I have two paintings to finish. doh.

gunfight

2010-01-11T15:13:00.001-08:00

value lay-in for a gangster gunfight in the rain. fancied a change from mountinous landscapes :P

W.I.P

2010-01-08T08:06:00.000-08:00

heres the start to another enviroment I am working. need some sort of architecture in it as it is a bit too generic at the moment. will try and finish it up this weekend

attempt at cariciture

2010-01-07T01:51:00.000-08:00

done for a work mates leaving card. you will be missed .....mess

lunch time speedie

2009-12-22T06:05:00.001-08:00

quick snowy landscape at lunch to keep limber

matte paintings

2009-12-16T03:14:00.000-08:00

due to work I dont usually have time to do any completed matte paintings and prefer to focus my spare time on honing my core traditional skills. however I thought I would include a couple of matte paintings that I have completed a while back

a monkey for lunch

2009-12-15T06:18:00.000-08:00

heres a sketch of a monkey done during lunch time. bout 15-20mins from ref

man and his camel

2009-12-15T03:58:00.000-08:00

a man and his camel. its a beautiful relationship.

bunch of newer ones

2009-12-15T03:33:00.001-08:00

first post

2009-12-13T05:38:00.001-08:00

star wars fanart

yay...first post.To give you an idea of where I am coming from I thought I would post some older stuff. first are a bunch of old old speedpaints,then a matte painting(with terrible composition I might add) and an unfished bit of starwars fan art.