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Chunli Style

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:21:15 PDT

Chunli fanart created for Udon's Street Fighter Tribute artbook.

Done in Painter and Photoshop. 10hrs.

Character copyrighted by Capcom

Camomile Cammy

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:27:48 PST

Character art done for UFS Card Game. Cammy of Streetfighter.

Lineart and color by me.

You can find the hi-res lineart in my scrap.

Character©by Capcom

LeiLeiLei....

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:18:31 PST

Character art done for UFS Card Game. Hsienko (LeiLei) of Darkstalkers.

Lineart by me. Color by Sixth Creation.

You can find the hi-res lineart in my scrap.

Character©by Capcom

Oh My Mai

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:36:24 PST

Character art done for UFS Card Game. Mai of KOF Maximum Impact in her alternate costume.

Lineart by me. Color by Sixth Creation.

You can find the hi-res lineart in my scrap.

Character©by SNK

Sakura Sunshine

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:19:46 PDT

Sakura is having a break after a good fight.

Done in Painter IX. 5hrs

Sakura belongs to Street Fighter, Capcom.

Rikku

Wed, 09 Jun 2004 11:38:19 PDT

Here comes my favourite FF character - Rikku!

Done in Painter. I like the brushy look of this piece.

Solid Snake

Wed, 09 Jun 2004 11:58:30 PDT

A fanart of Metal Gear Solid - Solid Snake

Original character by: Yoji Shinkawa

Work done in Painter

Astro Boy

Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:04:06 PDT

Hmm...well I was thinking about draw a fanart today, then Astro Boy just popped into my mind. So here it is....

Personally I really like to do something very different when it comes to fanart, like my Rikku art, since I can't do as original as the original. (err....)

Anyway, done in painter as usual.

Original character from Osamu Tezuka. Sofa with reference.

Rider High Kick

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 06:06:32 PDT

Mask Rider is my old time favourite. I like V3 especially, very cool. So cool that I think he deserves a fanart...and here it is. Hope u guys like it.

Done in Painter, using a toy V3 for reference. Spent about 3 hours.

Ultra Pretty Mom

Fri, 25 Jun 2004 00:10:56 PDT

Haha...we i guess i am into fanart mood thse days. I decided to do one for ultraman...err..well...ultromom to be precise.

Since nobody knows if ultraman is wearing a bodysuit or it is actually his skins....well i just take it as the latter. I guess ultramom can be sexy too.

Done in Painter. 3 hours roughly, with a toy and a model shot for reference.

for those who wanna know the original character, here is the link:
[link]

Yummy Cammy

Wed, 07 Jul 2004 09:36:15 PDT

Ok it is girl again....sigh....well, Cammy is my 2nd fav character after ChunLi. Yummy!

Lines on paper, scanned in and coloured in Painter. Graphic elements done in Freehand and put all together in PS. 4hrs+

Cammy belongs to Capcom, street fighter.

For those who wanna see the initial pencil sketch, here it is [link]

Completely ChunLi

Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:49:11 PDT

Ok, it is done finally. Made a few adjustments to the pose and reduced her butts, since not many of you guys like them big. (honestly, chunli got big butts since early version of SF) Haha...anyway, thanks for those who commented on my sketch which makes the final painting more appealing. Anyway I always change my mind when i paint, so most of my sketches look very different from the final artworks.

Done in Painter 8, then PS. 5 hrs including the sketch

Rougly ChunLi

Mon, 12 Jul 2004 04:15:21 PDT

Some of my visitors requested a ChunLi fanart from me. Since she is my favourite female street fighter girl, I am very pleased to do one for her.

This is just a sketch, for those who wanna see the before & after thingy. I will post the final painting once it is done.

Pencil sketch on paper.

The Prince

Sun, 18 Jul 2004 12:36:41 PDT

Echizen Ryoma - From Prince of Tennis. I like the anime, so I did a fanart.

Painter. 3 hrs. No pose ref. Spent quite a fair bit of time on his face, in order achieve the resemblance of the original character.

Edit:

His right hand and left thigh. Thanks for those who pointed out the issues.

Brotherhood - FMA

Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:50:41 PDT

Edit: Ed's face and body. +15mins

This is a fanart for a popular Jap anime - Full Metal Alchemist. It is a cool anime and I really like the storyline.

Sorry if the brothers look a little different to you in comparison with the anime, it is just my way of visulization, never have I tried to make my fanart looks totally identical to the original.

Painter 8, Photoshop. 6 hours.

For those who wanna know more about the anime, this is the [link]

Sneak Snake

Mon, 16 Aug 2004 08:08:39 PDT

It's been quite a while since my last submission. Thankfully I managed to squeeze out a few hours to paint something. So here it is, a quick render of Solid Snake from MGS.

Done in Painter. 4 hours+

edit: enlarged the head a little, added some refinements here and there.

Snake Shot

Fri, 26 Nov 2004 01:02:07 PST

Well....another MGS fanart of mine. Looking forward to the release of MGS3 international version.

Done in Painter and photoshop. 1hr

**** ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ****

One of my DA friend was asking me about how to paint faster in Painter, like this Snake piece. Here is my reply to him that may be relevant to some of you here as well:

Hmm...that's a real tough question.

There are a few critical factors that affect your painting speed:

1) Level of understanding of the fundementals, such as colour theory, lighting behavior, visual harmony, anatomy...etc

2) Level of understanding of the software. In this case, Painter.

3) Level of understanding of the subject you are about to draw.

4) How much you can visualize the final image in your mind before you actually paint it.

Therefore, the speed of your painting depends on how accurately u can place a stroke on the canvas that can means something to the overall image. Young artists often make mistakes by zoming into details too soon without looking at the overall tonal values of the image. As a result, they spend too much time correcting the mistakes they spotted on the image as they progress.

For my snake pix, I used Painter's Loaded Palette Knife as the painting tool. Due to the raw and unpredictable nature of the brush, it provides great freedom for me to paint in a rough and speedy manner, and quickly get the overall tones and values down. Having said that, this in fact applies to all kind of medium, not just for palette knife.

Honestly, the software can never define your painting speed, but rather your experience and understanding of those factors I mentioned above. If you can paint fast on paper, you can paint fast on computer most possibly.

Hope it helps.

Bat for Mercy

Thu, 13 Jan 2005 03:05:08 PST

This is my first DC super hero fanart. Personally I am not a fan of batman, but it is fun to do as a quick one.

Done in Painter 9 > Chalk Pastels. 1hr. No reference used.

Death Partners

Sat, 25 Dec 2004 11:02:53 PST

A fanart for this cool comic "Death Note". Well....just for fun.

Done in Painter 9. 2.5 hrs.

Ninja Kurenai

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 04:01:54 PST

This is a character from an upcoming ps2 game - Red Ninja - End of honor. I really like this sexy ninja.

Done in Painter. 2hrs.

Snake Bite

Sun, 19 Jun 2005 12:57:45 PDT

Another snake fanart. Testing out some new custom brushes in Painter. I am pretty happy with the result.

Done in Painter IX, Photoshop CS. 1hr. No ref

*Character originally designed by Yohji Shinkawa. << He is the real inspiration.

Snake Eyes

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 05:13:11 PDT

Snake-Eyes from GI Joe, one of the coolest characters to me.

Done in Painter IX. 2.5 hours.

Dark Knight

Sun, 07 Aug 2005 08:54:56 PDT

Batman quickie. General painting practice.

Done in Photoshop CS. 1 hour. no ref.

SoulCalibur III - Tira

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 09:31:51 PDT

A fanart for a cute new character from SC III - Tira. It told me quite a long time to complete, almost get bored by her. Hahaa. Anyway, looking forward to get my hands on the game.

Sketch and painting done in Painter IX. 8 hours.

EDIT: adjusted her torso and belly button. Thanks for those who commented.

EDIT2: after playing the actual game on my ps2, I decided to tweak Tira a little more towards the dark side with a more serious looking expression.

Scorpion Fist

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:10:36 PDT

A fanart done for the character- Scorpion, from Amazing Fantasy by Marvel.

Just for fun.

Done in Painter. 4 hours.

DOTA Stars

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 01:18:08 PDT

DOTA! DOTA! DOTA!

A fanart I did for WCIII Dota all stars. It was pretty hard to take reference from the low-polygon in-game models! Anyway, hopefully this can take the place of the loading screen in the next update (don't really like the current one )

Done in Painter IX. Each hero took me about 1.5 hours +-

** This image is done as wallpaper for all DOTA fans. 1280x960

** Added colour tints to the image. For those who prefer a b&w version, here is the [link]

DOTA Loading Screen Wallpaper

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:58:00 PDT

Finally this image has made its way to the loadscreen of DOTA version 6.36, with some added colours and tweaks suggested by IceFrog. You can see the previous version here > [link]

In order to make the colour version of this image work, I couldn't simply overlay it with flat shades of colours, otherwise it would end up looking like colourised grayscale image, which would be boring. Instead, I've added quite a bit of subtle colour shifts and altered the values in many areas to make it visually pleasant and balanced. Therefore for those who love playing DOTA, hopefully you will enjoy this new loading screen.

Colours added in Photoshop, 1.5 hrs.

Soul Calibur III Set Card 1

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:26:41 PST

Artwork done for Soul Calibur Collectible Game Card (UFS) by Sabertooth Games.

You can find out more about the game here > [link]

Copyrighted by Sabertooth Games & Namco

Soul Calibur III Set Card 2

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:27:46 PST

Artwork done for Soul Calibur Collectible Game Card (UFS) by Sabertooth Games.

You can find out more about the game here > [link]

Copyrighted by Sabertooth Games & Namco

The Souls

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:00:29 PST

A small collection of the character linearts I did for the Soul Calibur III card game by Sabertooth Games.

Each character took me about 2 hours from scratch. Both the sketches and linearts are done in Painter IX as usual.

KOF- Kula Diamond

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:05:46 PST

Here is the lineart of the KOF character i did for UFS card game. You can download the hires version for your colouring fun. Please do not distribute it or use it commercially or else.....u dun wanna know.

Lineart done in Painter 9 using default Grainy Cover Pencil.

**Please do not ask me for the linearts of other characters. What u see here is what u get ya!

KOF - Luise

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:07:27 PST

Mai VS Ukyo

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:57:06 PST

Promotional banner done for UFS collectible card game, by Sabertooth Games.

Done in Painter and Photoshop. 7 hours.

KOF - Lien

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:52:42 PST

Character art done for UFS Collectible Card Game by Sabertooth Games.

Done in Painter and Photoshop. 4 Hrs.

Street Fighter - Powerfoil 1

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:26:04 PST

SF Characters (powerfoil cards) done for UFS Collectible Card Game by Sabertooth Games.

Lineart by me. Colouring by my favourite colourist Kinsun and myself.

Warhammer - Forge Of War 5A

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:15:21 PDT

This is the first Warhammer artwork I did. It was done as the comic cover for Warhammer - Forge of War comic published by Boom! Studios. I think i did quite a decent job considering it my first.

Done in Painter and Photoshop. 10 hours.

The comic is already available for ordering on this month's of PREVIEWS.

Boom! Studios: [link]

Street Fighter - Powerfoil 2

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:26:50 PST

SF Characters (powerfoil cards) done for UFS Collectible Card Game by Sabertooth Games.

Lineart by me. Colouring by my favourite colourist Kinsun and myself.

Morrigan

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:30:36 PDT

Morrigan is my favourite female game character for all time, and I always wanted to make an artwork of her. Dunno what took me so long to do so.

Done in Painter IX and PS. 7 hours.

**Morrigan belongs to Darkstalkers, Capcom.

Wallpaper is available here > [link]

X-Men Together

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:58:47 PDT

Done for Upperdeck VS Collectible Card Game.

You can check out the steps here > [link]

All characters belongs to Marvel Comic.