Monday, October 15, 2007

Old Witch

Originally this was an assignment for Don's class, but I was having so much fun with it that I thought it would make a good topic for the Avalanche blog. I feel like the colors and values could still use a bit of work, but I'm very happy with her owl-old lady design and the gnarly hands.

28 comments:

Adam Ford said...

This definitely deserves two comments. this is truly masterful. Of all the people that have done tutorials at work I am still waiting for yours.

Tyler (characters N' sketches) said...

awww this is great sam!!!



i second that...where is a tutorial??

ljay said...

YES! very nice Sam. Love it! looking forward to more of these assignment posts...very nice!

Heather Dixon said...

Gaah! Is that a spider pie? I don't think I'll be able to eat now.

Joe said...

She looks so creepy but at the same time like she wants to tuck children in bed. Lovely!

Seth Hippen said...

You have a way with colors, sir. Great stuff. Yellow eyes always freak me out.

crylic said...

wow, she scares the crap outta me. Great stuff man, my favorite from you in a while for sure. Fantastic.

Frasier Olivier said...

excellent...

Ken said...

i love this. It is fantastic in so many ways.

Do you happen to have any digital painting tutorials online anywhere?

Braden said...

Holy crap man, the Colours, the mood, the textures, the design and the rendering are all unbelievable. Really sweet stuff man, Im learning just from looking.

Simon Scales said...

Hey Sam... this is really really great mate!! love the character and the colors...spot on!!!

paull said...

"Come in deary."
She reminds me of one of my elementary school teachers...minus the jar of eyeballs.

Fantastic painting!

BTW, thanks for visiting my blog:)

marco piersma said...

WOW, scary innocent old lady!
Great illustration!

sarah said...

This is fantastic Sam. I love all the little details, right down to the bottles in the background. So great.

Gabriel Olson said...

Really like your past few posts. Way to brighten up the figure drawing. Love this old lady.

Ry guy said...

My god man.. incredible stuff!

BEN said...

oh my...
you're a GOD!!
the cake appear delicious :D

Tom Scholes said...

Sam's a shark! What's he doing in school? I hear he is depressing the other students :O

Sam! This is amazing dude!

Ray Villalba said...

This blog is awesome. your work is so inspiring. Will definately keep coming back. Once again great work man.

amelia said...

Your paintings are so inspirational! I love this painting of the witch, and especially the gollum a post or two ago too. Keep them coming!

BenerdWalkin said...

Hey Sam

This looks really cool...I like the spider pie...or some sort of insect...

awesome work

Jason Seiler said...

This is really great man, love it!

Guillermo P. Mogorrón said...

Awesome lights

Wouter Tulp said...

Awesome illustrations here!

Kactiguy said...

This is killer. Most impressive.

Ramses said...

Cool witch! and the colors rocks!

Marcos Mateu said...

God! Nice and spooky at the same time... can't ask for more!

Katerina_K said...

I was wondering if we could have your permission for using this wonderful witch for the poster of a theatrical play that will mount in Thessaloniki Greece. Sorry for the off-topic post but I had no luck with finding your e-mail. I anxiously await your response…