Character & Gun Concepts/gestures

Here are some sketches i did to rough out my characters. The top image is a few gestures and rough designs for the religious faction. The outlined image at the bottom fright is the final concept for the male troopers. The middle images displays  a front and back view of the female trooper. Bottom right corner is a possible outcome for other faction(most likely will be changed of more fleshed out in the future).
The bottom image contains the concepts for the two types of guns the religious faction troopers will carry/use. Top: pistol type, bottom: rifle type.

Left Panel Rough Outline

This is a rough outline of the left panel of my triptych project. I want to capture various angles in my work with each cell in the image panel as well as tell a story. The image discription from left to right is as follows:

Cell 1: Legion of troops for either side or front dipiction of the religious faction.
Cell 2: Troopers firing upon unkown enemy with the main focus being the trooper throwing the grenade.
Cell 3-5: Grenade getting closer to veiwer with each consecutive cell. 5th cell displayes the religious symbol upon its surface.
Cell 6: An explosion from the detonated grenade.
Cell 7: Aireal veiw of the battleground with airborne troopers flying towards a structer with angelic like wings. they are being fired upon.
Cell7-8: Airborne trooper overlaps both panels and is firing upon the structer below him. used as a transition from cell 7 to cell 8.
Cell 8: Closer veiw of the structer under fire with more troopers closing in upon its roof. figures in cell 9 displayed from over head.
Cell 9: One trooper stands/carries the flag displaying the holy symbol through the breach in the wall while andother trooper waves troopers forward through the gap.

BFA Contract

For my BFA exhibit, I will be working on three large digital images/paintings and two smaller images/paintings. The three larger images will be combined into a "set" to form a triptych story and the two smaller images will be placed around the top and bottom of the triptych to from one cohesive piece.

The concept behind my project is of violence derived from religion. Throughout human kinds history their have been wars and terrible events that have derived from religious governing bodies and or religious factions disagreeing and feuding with one another. My work depicts the faceless regime of religious zealotry that has come and gone in waves throughout history like the cyclical tide on the beach. Always repeating in human history, religion has been used to bring "righteousness" to actions of war and terror. My project focuses on two factions warring with one another over their divine entity. On the left is the image of the faceless enforcers of divine right, bringing terror and war with them upon their holy path of destructive religious oppression. On the right is the opposing force which defies the oppression from the left. Both forces clash towards the center of the piece which depicts the divine entity of there beliefs. Two forces are meant to be different, and this being a single entity. Its to  represent the ambiguity of religion and the cyclical nature of the religious conflict.

The aesthetic and style ill be using for my project is that of a comic. What I mean by that is my use of the black line and outline to most of my figures and scenery. With my project I'm visually telling a story to my viewer. The most popular way to visually tell a story in a modern setting is by a comic book. Thus my art style reflecting this is meant to enforce they story aspect of my project. I'm taking a historical topic and presenting it in a modern style to a modern audience in a modern setting.

The final format of my project will be printed images on paper and framed in a triptych setting. The center image will be 18x24'' and the two side images will be 36x24". The images on the top and bottom wil1 be approximately 8x5"(subject to change). Within the gallery if applicable, ill be utilizing a corner space with the center image being placed within the corner of the two walls as to be the center focus of the triptych. The two side images will be placed upon the opposing sides of the center image so the contents of each image appear to be focusing towards the center image (which is intended). The two smaller images shall be placed above and below the center image within the corner space. This set up is designed to draw the viewers attention to the center of the triptych while viewing the two side images leading towards the focal point.

 

Work Calander

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Self-Assessment

Artistically I find myself in a weird place. I consider myself an illustrator first and a digital artist second. Digitally, my primary medium would be imaging and character design using Photoshop. By imaging, I mean "pin ups" of characters. An overall image of a character in a environment or some sort of setting that relates to the character in some way, shape or form. Before a pin up of a character is made however I like to design my characters first. This doesn't always require a spread sheet. Usually a sketch or a series of sketches depicting various poses is my usual process before the layout of a pinup. Iv recently started working on comic cell sheets as well.

I believe I do have a style, but I wouldn't know what to call it. I take inspiration from various types of art and I like to encompass different techniques into my drawing. I look at American comics, Japanese manga and anime and different cartoons, animations and even 3d. I believe my art style should be moldable to fit my current needs and not stay static. As stated above I mostly work with characters and they usually come from just doodling various things with a small idea or concept in my mind. This usually helps me create a story from my character. I do create characters for my stories, but this comes after the initial first character is created. One of the most distinct things about my art is that I utilize the black line. I believe you can tell a lot about a character with just one stroke.

I believe that my art has a strong connection to comics in all there varieties. I draw a lot of my inspiration from comics and I feel that my art reflects that. Comics utilize still images to tell a story and display emotion through look and feel. I try and to much of the same with my work whether it be consecutive drawings or a singular pinup. My art reflects the inspiration and techniques I've acquired from reading and studying various comic types.