Addison Duke

The Dead Walk!

2011-09-27T15:02:00.001-07:00

Getting ready for the Undead Art Show next week, more info to come!

DRAWING DUMP!

2011-09-27T13:30:00.000-07:00

Self Portrait

2011-09-08T22:39:00.001-07:00

Started a self portrait before the semester started. I haven't really done one in a really long time. I have only recently developed the ability to capture likenesses succesfully in my painting so it is really interesting to see myself staring (well not really staring since my eyes are closed) back at me.

This is only a section of the painting and it still has much to go. I am really looking forward to it coming closer and closer to completion. Until then!

Coffee Shop Savior

2011-07-10T18:05:00.000-07:00

I decided to post a little bit of work in progress for my current assignment. We had to do a poster on a subject we felt strongly about. Basically the project tested our ability to communicate a message with images alone without the use of text. As you can see, I have a very high opinion of coffee and those who serve it.

I started the assignment with an oil painting on 300 lb watercolor paper, which I had printed my final drawing on and sealed with matte medium. The water color was a bit pricey, but it had the advantage of being flexible enough to be run through my printer, while being heavy enough to not buckle when I started painting with oils. It is still taking a lot of experimenting to figure out what surfaces work best for me. Most likely I will be using something entirely different tomorrow.

Anyways, after I got the figure and the central background painted up and scanned in I began shaping it even further digitally as well and adding in the additional design elements of stained glass. Still have a lot to do on it digitally, but it has been an enjoyable learning experience.

Experimenting

2011-07-06T17:00:00.000-07:00

Haven't been posting much due to lack of internet. Lately I have been doing some experimenting with combinations of oils and digital. It is always easier to solve my basic illustrative problems in oils, but the possibilities with digital media after the fact are endless. It is so easy to drop an mage in an play with it for hours at a time.

The first of these two images was just a quick monotone oil sketch. It is always easier to just deal with one pigment along with white when practicing defining form in oils. After getting all the drawing in it is super easy to adjust the image with a combination of selective color and color layers. My favorite part is in the end having the original painting as well as a completely new piece in the end. Plus after all the digital work is done, I can just print it out and do even more work on it by hand with either pens or more paint. The possibilities are endless!

Eowyn Nazgul Challenge Submission

2011-05-15T20:20:00.000-07:00

My Submission for the Eowyn Nazgul Challenge at TheArtOrder.com

On Fire!

2011-04-13T20:57:00.000-07:00

Haven't really been keeping up on posting lately. I have a bunch of stuff to throw up, but no regular access to a scanner. Here's a little painting for posterity's sake.

Reference Pic: Dungeon Delve Challenge

2010-11-19T00:01:00.000-08:00

As per request, here is the figurative reference I was using for my Dungeon Delve Challenge Piece. It is pretty fun hamming it up in front of the camera to get a pose right.

...And a Little Bit More WIP

2010-11-16T19:39:00.000-08:00

Current state of affairs.

Bit 'O' Color WIP

2010-11-15T20:18:00.000-08:00

I worked on the Dungeon Delve Challenge some more today and am thoroughly surprised at how far I am already getting into it. Things just seem to be flowing with this one more so than any digital piece I have done in the past. Very happy right now!

Dungeon Delve Challenge WIP

2010-11-14T19:38:00.000-08:00

This is my final sketch ready to be painted for the Dungeon Delve Challenge on Art Order. I am really looking forward to paint this one. I thought it would be fun to post up as I continue with the next steps. Everything has been going really smoothly with it so far!

Enjoy!

Taking Inspiration From All Sides

2010-11-10T12:40:00.000-08:00

I did most of these in one sitting messing around with gauche in my new sketchbook. I kind of took inspiration from a few different sources such as Rick Berry and Donata Giancola It was really fun just to let loose and not over think things as I put them down into my sketchbook. Hope you enjoy!

Awesome New Blog

2010-10-27T08:52:00.000-07:00

Art by Donata Giancola

No art today from me, but I really wanted to share this new blog I came across. Muddy Colors is a collective blog with the likes of Jon Foster, Greg Manchess, and Donato Giancola contributing. It looks to be a really interesting group of artists getting together and sharing some of their techniques and process.

Sleepy Time Post

2010-10-06T09:35:00.000-07:00

After a long night of working on my first Illustration 3 assignment it is nice to have something I'm really pleased with to show for it. There is much to fix with it still before it is portfolio ready, but for now...I am so tired!

A Sketch (or "Why do I always draw diagonally in my sketchbook?")

2010-09-14T18:36:00.000-07:00

Just a sketch I did today that I was really happy with. Just chasin' after Wes Burt!

Been a while...

2010-09-07T11:36:00.000-07:00

Been kinda bad about posting lately. Finally got to a scanner so here are a few things I've done around the end of the summer semester.

First off, I always love seeing the evolution of a character. These two are a great example of that. The first I had posted earlier on . The second has been changed to better suit the setting that he was originally imagined for.

This next one was another location drawing and painting sketch at SF City Hall.
Finally, the next two are doodles that were done, yet again, at Farm:Table.

*Cheers*

One more for the Road

2010-07-15T13:58:00.000-07:00

Did this one during Location Drawing and Painting in Russian Hill. Thanks to the Lovely Paulina Suarez for sitting still long enough for me to get her down on paper.

Hey, It's a Sketchbook Dump!

2010-07-15T13:31:00.000-07:00

Been getting really into my sketchbook lately trying to take it with me wherever I go. This is what I decided was worthy of the internet. Hope you enjoy!

Location drawing next to the Cablecar Museum.

Doodling during a reading by the incredible Katie Williams from her new book, "The Space Between Trees".

Just letting my pencil wander.

Heads and Hands workshop.

Farm:Table, one of the best places to sketch and have a delicious cup of coffee. Check 'em out!

I Don't Usually Do Fanart...

2010-07-13T11:58:00.000-07:00

...but this time I couldn't resist.

Scott Pilgrim baby!

Sketches and Doodles This Week

2010-07-05T18:15:00.000-07:00

Just some drawings done around the Ferry Building on the Embarcadero and a page from one of my new sktetchbooks. Just trying to experiment and let my pencil wander where it wants to go. So far I'm happy with the results!

A Soldier's Story

2010-06-29T11:25:00.000-07:00

So, the first three illustrations I did for perspective just did not come out as well as I had hoped. I tried doing them digital from start to finish, but I just couldn't get the tightness I needed in them. So, it was time to try something different. I just did these two this weekend, and I am super excited with the way they turned out. I'm really looking forward to doing more work with them digitally, but it's time to move on to the next assignment for now!

Sketchies too!

2010-06-24T15:09:00.000-07:00

Okay, third post today...just got to a scanner, so I wanted to get a bunch of stuff up while I can.

These are a couple of witch characters I was working on. Yes, the second is a male witch (not a warlock).

One more!

2010-06-24T14:53:00.000-07:00

Another vignette from my sketchbook of my friend Erin.

Vignettes vignettes vignettes!

2010-06-24T14:39:00.000-07:00

Well atleast two out of three are.

I started classes this week, and it looks like location is going to be a great platform for me to really experiment with design principles. Advanced Perspective is my other class this summer, and I am already intimidated. Three illustrations due tomorrow. I should be getting those up as well after I finish them.

Speed painting!

2010-05-19T11:07:00.000-07:00

Woohoo! I finally have a wireless connection on the mac side of my computer! (for now)

So, I decided to snatch up a screen cap and get in a little speed painting in Painter before I got to wrapping up my paper. Not a bad way to start off the morning. Gonna try to do one of these a day, so we'll see what happens. Gotta bring those digital skills up.

Can anyone guess the actor and/or movie?

Coming Attractions!

2010-05-17T20:55:00.000-07:00

Yes, I am finally going to get back to this whole blog thing. I WILL STAY WITH IT THIS TIME!

Anyways, hope you all stop by and check it out once in a while!

Color Comps!

2009-11-16T17:46:00.001-08:00

VERY rough color comps for the Icarus project.

Latest Project

2009-11-16T17:38:00.000-08:00

Had to scan in this value comp for one of my Ill. 1 projects, so I thought I would throw it up on here. It is a reimagining of the myth of Icarus and Daedalus.

Sketchy

2009-10-13T20:37:00.000-07:00

Haven't produced anything of real consiquence lately, but I have been doing a lot of sketching. WooHoo!

WooHoo! Something to post

2009-09-20T19:29:00.000-07:00

Okay, I have been so bad about this, but I finally got in that mood. Now, this is only a work in progress again, but hopefully something good will come out of this. Intro to Figure Painting has been a huge buff.

Took me long enough!!!

2009-06-30T23:00:00.001-07:00

Yes, i am finally posting again, but sadly it is only works in progress. I have been a bit caught up in all the other things going on this summer that i haven't really set aside enough time for art (other than homework).

Well, here's where the two pieces I'm currently working on are at so far. Both are character pieces for different pen and paper games I'm in at the moment.

Raoden

Evrit

Starting Things off with a Bang!

2009-05-11T10:37:00.001-07:00

Finally I have something to start this blog off with. I hope to be pretty steady with posting, but we shall see.