Presentation 1

Throughout this module there are many areas in which i want and need to improve on. For my first presentation I am giving an overview of my previous work and looking at what needs improved in general.

2nd year Digital visualisation was my first project that was produced completely digitally, The goal was to produce a character and an environment. I chose to produce designs for a pilot and the air base where she was based. 3D Production was tied into this and the result was a matt painting of an enhanced F15 fighter jet.

This project was another first as I hadn't attempted a matt painting before. Though these both had their issues they made me far more aware of different techniques and work flows. Plus I got to paint a fighter jet...... this makes me happy.

2 artists who inspire me are Stjepan Sejic (left) and Baron Tieri (bottom right). Both are experts in their fields and all 3 combine 3D and 2D to create their work.
Sejic is an illustrator whose best known work is on Top Cow's comic book series Witchblade and now writes and illustrates his self created comic Ravine. Sejic combines 3D and 2D in his comic book work which aids in maintaining consistancy when dealing with portraying characters.
Baron Tieri is a concept artist, Tieri use 3D to produce their work but both use varying methods. Tieri uses simple blocked out models in order to compose scenes then paints over them to create vistas which are comparable to old masters oil paintings.

3D and matt painting has proven incredibly powerful and versatile tools to either speed up pipelines, maintain consistancy and enhance 2D art.

Some of the areas which I need to improve in order to fully utilise 3D compsiting and matt painting are perspective and colour theory. In general with digital painting I need to refine my work flow and work out a process to follow. I feel that in my traditional work I am far faster and accurate in producing work and want to get to the same level with my digital work.