That Green Guy....

The beginning of an acrylic painting I recently started.  It's based on drawing #1 of my superhero series.....which I'll be posting soon. 

The Art of Darksiders

I was never a gamer until I met my husband.....who is an avid gamer.  And I'm still not really considered a gamer, since I only play a few games now and then.  But I've developed a love and appreciation for video game Art. 

There was a game that came out in January of 2010 by Vigil Games called Darksiders, where you get to play as War - one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse.  Deceived by the forces of evil into prematurely bringing about the end of the world, WAR - the first Horseman of the Apocalypse - battles both Heaven and Hell across the ravaged remains of Earth, searching for vengeance and vindication.  Sounds awesome, right?  I love anything that has to do with the end of the world, the apocolypse, post-apocolypse, zombies, etc.  So, needless to say, I was pretty excited about it.  The game had great potential, but sadly it was completely boring and yawn-tacular....to say the least.  While I was completely unimpressed by the game play, I have to say that the Artwork for this game was AMAZING.  And I'm so excited because Vigil is putting out a 288 page book of the concept Art from Darksiders.  This beafy book features hundreds of full-color illustrations, character and environment designs, development sketches, early concepts, promotional artwork, and more...ahhh!  So Excited!  Here's just a sampling of some of the awesomeness.

The book, called The Art of Darksiders, is now available on Amazon for pre-order if you want to buy it.  I know I'll be saving for my own copy.

The Feet.

I think it's official, I hate drawing feet.  Like really, really hate them.  Like rip-my-hair-out-and-scream hate them.

I'm continuing on in my Superhero series and started working on drawing #3.  Yesterday I started a rough sketch of Batman and today I began working on firming things out a bit.   I spent most of my time working on his lower half, adjusting the angles and proportions of his legs and feet.  As I hashed things out for the last hour I learned something about my drawing skills......I cannot draw feet.  They look too long or too short, or just plain wonky.  And they make me want to rip my hair out. 

I know that I just need to re-train the way I see feet.  But that little stick figure we all grew up drawing, with the feet pointed straight out to the sides is stuck in my head......and I can't get him out!!

Up until now I have not had to draw many feet, or perhaps I should say none at all.  So I haven't had to worry about my lack of feet-drawing skill.  For my last two superhero drawings, their feet were either in the shadows (as with Hellboy) or not in the picture at all.  With Batman, I am not so lucky.  I guess I should be thankful that I'm forced to learn something new.  *sigh*  I guess. 

Hellboy - Completed

Just finished my Hellboy sketch.  Been working on this one for a little while now and it feels good to finally finish it. This is #2 in my Superhero Series.

Here's a few progress pics: