OFFLINE digital painting WIP

[gigsmella]

Here's a new digital painting I am doing at the moment, my entry at Wacom's contest.

The story I created behid this image is that in the future robots are becoming more human, their programming and artificial intelligence have evolved to cope with humanity and their vanity, while humans on the other hand are becoming more and more reliant on the technology that most most population of the earth are in many ways integrated to the technology, however robots are still considered a synthetic being not capable of human emotion. Offline is tragic story about two beings that has blurred the distinction between being human and being a robot in the near future and how they struggle be accepted.

Sketch
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/gigsmella/rodny-sketch-01.jpg

WIP 1
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/gigsmella/offline-01b.jpg

WIP2
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/gigsmella/offline-02b.jpg

Rodny

[bluerider]

Hey,
Thanks for this. Great to see the original sketch.....awesome.

Keep us up to date with developments for this project:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[csquared63]

Looking great so far! Can't wait to see the finished piece.

[gigsmella]

OK, here's my recent update. I've change a lot from the last WIP. Painted a blue dress and add few more details. I am happy with the over-all sketch so I am going to continue in this direction which is more closer to my pencil drawing. Any advice is welcome!

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/gigsmella/offline-03b.jpg

Cheers!
Rodny

[gigsmella]

Hi Guys!

sorry it's been a while. Anyway I decided to continue and finish this piece, here's my recent update.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/gigsmella/offline-5XXX.jpg

and another one

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/gigsmella/offline-6XXX.jpg

Rodny
www.artofrodnymella.com

[geothefaust]

Looks good. :)

I like the jumpsuit she is wearing more then the bikini. It's more fitting it seems and visually appealing for the image. :thumbsup:

[gigsmella]

Hi guys!

Few more updates in the past few hours, I am sleepy now though.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/gigsmella/offline-9XXX.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/gigsmella/offline-10XXX.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/gigsmella/offline-12XXX.jpg

I might complile this into a small tuts later, and tell the process of creation in Photoshop.

Cheers!
Rodny

[Tippsy]

What did you use to draw the original "blue" sketch. This looks really really good great job and i love the little cracks and holes in the robots armour adds more of a backstory!

[gigsmella]

Hi Tippsy,

The blue was added afterwards as I progress into the painting. I do a lot of changes until I get the right feel, color, position and shapes. The sketch was just really a guide, as you can see the from the beginning of the painting up to my last post it changes dramatically. Color is very important, I try to match or compliment the colors I used as it also say something about the story and background of the painting.

Cheers!
Rodny

[Tippsy]

I meant what tool did you use to draw the original sketch on this page, it is drawn in some awesome blue pencil.

[gigsmella]

Hi Tipsy,

oh it's the Faber Castell architect pencil, the one with very long pencil leads, I use blue for designing products hence I use it also when I drew anything.

Rodny

[gigsmella]

Hey guys!

I have been busy at work and no time for art but 2 days I go I had spare time to do some update so here it is... long WIP:( but hopefully I'll be finishing it on launching of my web.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/gigsmella/offline-16.jpg

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l241/gigsmella/offline-17.jpg

Cheers!
Rodny

[cresshead]

looking excellent...maybe we shoudl see something of her right shoulder..feels a bit off without it showing above her right breast with her right arm being in that pose.....could be the torso needs a slight turn toward camera and the breasts 'deforming to gravity...still that would depend on the bra/suit i think!

also the length/position of the elbow on each arm don't match up..one is much longer than the other

BTW...i'm totally poo at drawing so i'm only going on what i see and my opinion!

[DrStrik9]

... to get something in your head onto paper. :-)

Then you can have fun. Nice work.