I know it's insanely bright but I liked it that way... probably won't like it by the time I wake up tomorrow (2:00am)

Not as defined as I'd like but a little work should fix that.

colour fix

Also with a mouse rather than a tablet

EEEEEGGGG

DRAWN WITH A MOUSE.

So this was basically just to practice around with light and shade, after all it's the chiaroscuro that gives an object a 3d appearance. However to get to grips with this in a way that isn't direct copying I think i'll have to create basic objects in my head and shade them without reference (spheres, cubes etc) and then compare them with max models with lighting to see if my understanding is correct. 

So I've been trying to think about what I could possibly specialise in and after long thought... I have no real clue but I'm going to try and see if animals could be my thing, wild animals, pets and mounts. Monsters are a different kettle of fish but hopefully after studying animal anatomy in more detail they should follow.

I painted this after watching a couple hours worth of Bobby Chiu tutorials, though it doesn't look like his work in particular I used the same linework followed by a build up of tones then colour. It's actually a mixture of a Fossa and a Racoon dog but you'd never guess... looks like a flooofy cat.

Essay Procrastination

Trying something out