Digital Portraiture

Man it's been a while since I posted on here. A while back I decided that I would dedicate this blog to more educational content, and then I got too busy for such.

I recently put together a video tutorial, with the help of Pijjen Media.

Here's the link:
http://www.pijjenmedia.com/kinman.html

In the video I talk about things I've learned through my ten years thus far in the industry. Demos, sketches, lectures, how I work.. A good general introduction to my thought process.

Hope it's of use to those who are stopping by. Thanks for visiting!

I'll plan on posting more regularly here. In the mean time I've been posting some of my professional work here:
http://kincept.cghub.com

Cheers :)
Kinman

The Wooden

Playing around on the iPad.. Happy Halloween!

Sir Frank Swettenham 1904

My first digital Sargent copy, which I posted a while back on conceptart.org, got scrapped, and unfortunately I never got around to reposting the images.

It's been 8 years, so I figured I'd give it another go.. with the step by step below..
(btw, this time I won't mess with the images, so they're here to stay)

Also, to properly do a Sargent copy, you need about 30-50 sittings, which these days is pretty hard to have the time for. Here's where it's at after about 10. Enjoy!

Snow

Mars Needs Moms Concept Art

copyright Disney ImageMovers Digital

Reaching Out

a supportive response during trying times. Prayers attached to this piece..

blind

Inspired by LinRan... but not quite as controlled yet. Still learned quite a bit by doing this piece.

demo for a friend..

Here's my quick study (as far as I will take it for demo's sake)..


From a Painting standpoint, here's how we need to think of it. The simpler, the better.


From a Drawing standpoint, here's how we get there..

-Think simple first... a cylinder or a box next to another one.
-Then get to a comfortable point where we can adjust/modify that box or cylinder.
-Once the base is there, think of the other features as miniature forms.
-Refine and start pinpointing the corners of those forms.. more importantly, where they lie on the bigger picture.
-Now it's possible to design the shapes...
-..until we have our Refined Lay-In.


The rest is a combo.. back and forth, from drawing, to painting, to designing/abstracting, and repeat.. and repeat...

Hope it helps :)

plus a page

for good measure..

as requested

Dark to Light.. My favorite of the set. Learned how to control my values a bit better for when I go back to work...


Light to Dark.. Tricky to get likenesses at this scale. Will have to keep at it. :)


Mid-tone out #1.. the original was too narrow, so I stretched a bit in Photoshop. I am not ashamed.


Mid-tone out #2... as usual, I like the preliminary steps better.

a return to study :)

A New Year brings new methods for me.. and a return to my own personal schooling..

A couple of friends said I should post some of these film studies to share. I have lots, but here's a snippet.
Cheers and Happy New Year! More to come :)

hope...

The "X" Box

Playing... Call of Duty

but the catch...

these treasures have a larger trap...

they venture down

to discover the treasures underneath..

in the dark

in the dark in the dark in the dark
in the dark in the dark in the dark
in the dark in the dark
in the dark in the dark
in the dark
in the dark

and remember

not to get lost in the dark..."

we gotta keep the lights on...

"did you hear that?"

"You're hearing things....
It's getting late. C'mon.."