Sketchbook: LaurenBamlett

LaurenBamlett · Jan 2018

Hey everyone,

In an effort to teach myself digital painting, I've embarked on a number of personal projects (both 2D and 3D). Nevertheless, I wanted to journal my efforts here.

Feel free to post feedback and criticism.

DnD character

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LaurenBamlett · Jan 2018

Gift art

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Current work in progress.

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LaurenBamlett · Jan 2018

Some added development. Very rough blocking in on the face.

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LaurenBamlett · Jan 2018

...aaaand finished!

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My progress so far.

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LaurenBamlett · Jan 2018

Drawing my partner's dnd character.

Super rough, still adjusting anatomy.

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zachvance · Jan 2018

There's a marked improvement in your work over a short period; keep doing what you're doing. Maybe start expanding to some more dynamic poses and adding some background elements. Looking forward to more updates!

LaurenBamlett · Jan 2018

@zachvance Will do, thank you!

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Aaaand done! Whew.

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LaurenBamlett · Feb 2018

I've been jumping between stuff but here's another dnd character I'm working on.

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infintas · Feb 2018

Hihi, You might want to do some render studies to get a feeling for how objects behave under lighting.

At the moment your paintings feel a little flat, but keep up the perseverance!

Good luck!

LaurenBamlett · Feb 2018

@infintas You're right, thanks for the feedback! I'm definitely doing too much guess-work when it comes to light.

Small update

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LaurenBamlett · Feb 2018

Small update. Gotta correct that thumb.

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LaurenBamlett · Feb 2018

Taking a break from the previous drawing for a commissioned piece.

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LaurenBamlett · Feb 2018

I had this one nearly done for a while.

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LaurenBamlett · Mar 2018

Working on a cracked dirt texture.

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LaurenBamlett · Mar 2018

LaurenBamlett · Mar 2018

Progress!

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LaurenBamlett · Mar 2018

Another update. Critique's appreciated!

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LaurenBamlett · Mar 2018

I think I'm just about done with this one.

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LaurenBamlett · Mar 2018

Final render

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LaurenBamlett · Mar 2018

wip grass texture

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lotet · Mar 2018

the flowers make the tiling very obvious at the moment. Id also say the depth of the texture is kind of weird, you have big spots where the grass is faded out, making it look like a green background with some grass thrown on it.

in general its pretty good though, some small tweaks here and there and you have a solid grass texture for sure!

LaurenBamlett · Mar 2018

I feared someone might comment about the flowers, their placement is temporary.

Thank you for the input! I was worried that the texture might be too overworked but that's good to know! I'll adjust the grass opacity.

LaurenBamlett · Mar 2018

More updates

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LaurenBamlett · Mar 2018

I think I'm done with this one!

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LaurenBamlett · May 2018

A recent endeavor of mine has been project managing, editing as well as contributing to an anthology project for a small role playing community. The anthology can be found at: gum.co/IBGVB