Some Krita sketches

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A few more Krita symmetrical sketches.
A cool way to come up with quick character concepts.

Some random Alchemy and Krita sketches

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A few more quick sketches using symmetry mode in both Alchemy and Krita.

I downloaded and tried out Krita for the first time today - just to try the symmetry mode.
Its like a nicer/neater version of Gimp.
It has a nice professional interface that is simple enough to get the hang of. 

If I can make a few scratchy brushes in Krita that have a random element to them like those of Alchemy then I'll be very happy.

In the above image sketch #1 and #5 were done in Alchemy, while #2,#3 and #4 were done using Krita. The first image has a type of lighting I usually wouldn't even consider, and that is mainly down to to the randomness of Alchemy's workflow.

With Alchemy I feel like I don't know exactly (or at all!) where the sketch will lead - and thats a pretty cool feeling.

Some Alchemy sketches

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Heres a few sketches I did using Alchemy.

I recently gave a the program a try after a period of 'artist's block' to try and get my brain thinking again!

What I really like about Alchemy is that it encourages you to consider every brush stroke as everything can be so unpredictable. 

One false move and a nice looking image is gone forever with no undo. Reminds me of working with a biro pen in that way.

I probably wouldn't have used the lighting setup in the above images only for the fact that I was using Alchemy, which encourages you to try different things and think outside the box.

First post!

Hi, my name is Shane Sheils ('Shapula') and I am a freelance artist who specializes in character design and creepy figures.

I'm starting this blog to share my artwork and work-in-progress images in both 2d and 3d using a combination of Zbrush, Gimp, Blender and anything else I find lying around the place. Hopefully you'll be interested enough to stick around and find out more!

If you want to see more of my stuff you can check out my DeviantArt account at http://shapula.deviantart.com/

Below you'll find some images I've made.

Hope you enjoy!