Sketchbook: Elithenia

Elithenia · Jan 2016

Always open for C&C. Looking to improve where I can.

Elithenia · Jan 2016

Was trying to speed up my painting while also learning new techniques.

Image: http://www.sannakempe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/2D_WaterfallRGB-1024x675.jpg

Elithenia · Feb 2016

Just did a render of this model, that I think I will have to call done for now.
Might fiddle with it later on as I have to move on to another project atm
C&C much appreciated!

Image: https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/t31.0-8/12697086_1101889386510312_750555559704891357_o.jpg

Image: https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfl1/t31.0-8/12698457_1101889206510330_1130380147073495216_o.jpg

Elithenia · May 2016

Thought I might post the latest guy without the scarf

Image: https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13325601_1178482835517633_6277415776632386487_n.jpg?oh=445f322a27776f8e828cf66ee9f47f5c&oe=57D16F01

Elithenia · Oct 2016

*Reviving*

Realising that I haven't written in here for a while.
Started a new job, where I'll be able to get a bit of time in the morning to get some drawing in.
Having the fortune to substitute for one of the life drawing teachers for a while, I got the itch back to draw. I really want to get back to drawing regularly again, and to get my style back As I seem to have misplaced that somewhere a long the lines as well.

One of the main things that I want to improve is my ability to draw from my imagination, as I have trouble with that. So I was thinking of trying to at least do a 15 min daily sketch (or as much as my job allows).

#0 (still in teacher mode, sneaking some model time

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Elithenia · Oct 2016

Not much time so it became very quick.
Also not anatomically correct.. but hey! I'm drawing again

#1

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Capture.jpg

Elithenia · Oct 2016

ArtofScott · Oct 2016

Cool stuff so far - I can see you're really someone who has their sense of looseness down. The advice I can give regarding your environments is to strongly consider where you can alternate light and dark rhythms in the values, and to also have a solid 3 value system (dark in front, medium in the middle and light out back). Hope that helps?

Regarding life drawing, the key is to understanding how energy moves through living forms - understand that, and the rest is pretty straighforward

Elithenia · Oct 2016

thank you!
I'll definitely have a look at the environment value system. I haven't really done that much environments before. I'm more of a portrait painter when it comes to 2D, so I have much to learn there!
As with the moving energy... do you mean like actions and gestures of a person? The movement?

Elithenia · Oct 2016

#4
Not much time today, but managed to doodle some eyes on the tabled with my manager

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Capture3.jpg

Elithenia · Oct 2016

#5
Did a quick study of: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QgwJr
Absolutely love that sculpt

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Capture4.jpg

Elithenia · Nov 2016

hmm.. got stuck working on my character in the evening and my shield during lunch at work:

http://polycount.com/discussion/174058/summer-character-workshop-the-swordmaster#latest

RuiShi · Nov 2016

Lovely looking shield Sanna and your character assets are looking hella clean!
Cant wait to see it all come together!

Elithenia · Nov 2016

Thank you sweetie!

Elithenia · Nov 2016

Finished the Shield... I think
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/NKKwz

Image: https://cdna2.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/004/023/198/large/sanna-kempe-shield5-right.jpg?1479564635

Image: https://cdnb1.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/004/023/197/large/sanna-kempe-shield4-right.jpg?1479564632

Image: https://cdna0.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/003/961/728/large/sanna-kempe-shield8-turned.jpg?1478959669

Image: https://cdna2.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/003/961/726/large/sanna-kempe-shield7-turned.jpg?1478959666

Elithenia · Nov 2016

Started a new sculpt at work now that the shield is finished
going out of my comfort zone with this one

Elithenia · Nov 2016

also currently working on my summer character workshop character's hair in the evenings

Elithenia · Nov 2016

Update on my tortoise

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TortoiseHouse_008_House.jpg

Elithenia · Dec 2016

Elithenia · Dec 2016

Haven't had much time lately to draw at work (as it is the only time I have)
But I did manage to learn a new way to go about the head sculpt

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/CaptureHEad-1024x706.jpg

Elithenia · Jan 2017

Continuing to work with the new way to do heads, and managed to do a full head during today's session.

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1_Female-head_02-768x993.jpg

RuiShi · Jan 2017

@Elithenia I am loving that stylised look! Killer Sanna!

Elithenia · Jan 2017

Thank you!!

Elithenia · Jan 2017

Did another head study today.
Got a reference/concept from @almighty_gir
was definitely out of my comfort zone, but learned a lot!

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2_Female-head_01.jpg

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2_Female-head_03.jpg

Elithenia · Jan 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZggQeSqdz4

Elithenia · Jan 2017

Newest model:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/LJdZ0

Image: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/004/693/808/large/sanna-kempe-3d-personal-satyr-colouredmodelbackground.jpg?1485559429

Image: https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/004/693/817/large/sanna-kempe-3d-personal-satyr-wide.jpg?1485559434

Elithenia · Jan 2017

Another headstudy today:

Image: https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/004/737/679/large/sanna-kempe-3d-personal-oldlady-04.jpg?1485896277

Elithenia · Apr 2017

Been caught up with the work and trying to do the artstation challenge.
Probably should post some of the work here as well!

This is my latest update for the artstation challenge:

Image: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/media_assets/images/images/000/090/764/medium/Update6_AlmostHP1.jpg?1491170549

Generic_Human · Apr 2017

this one is looking really cool, looking forward to see it finished!

Elithenia · Apr 2017

@Generic_Human Thank you very much!

Elithenia · Apr 2017

Got a start on the retop over the weekend. Still have the back of the cape to retop and the rope decor to retop, however I've run into the same problem that I usually end up with in this stage.
I end up with a much lower tri count than what I intend, but I feel weird just adding more to up the tricount..... I think I need to study proper topology to see why I get that.

The limit for the challenge is 100K ... and I so far have 17,5K ...... with the back of the cape and the decor, and with a little more details, I might get up to 25K... Any tips, I'll gladly take!

Update:

Image: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/media_assets/images/images/000/093/266/medium/Update9_AlmostRetop.jpg?1491948856

Elithenia · Apr 2017

New update! Finally done with the LowPoly on this one. Currently 30K. Hoping to get more things done over the Easter holidays

Feel free to pop by and give me some feedback

https://www.artstation.com/contests/ancient-civilizations/challenges/16/submissions/12850

Image: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/media_assets/images/images/000/094/052/medium/Update10_LPRetopDone.jpg?1492206684

Elithenia · Apr 2017

oups, forgotten to update this thread as I've updated the dedicated thread.
Anyway, this is the laaaatest updated version.

Learned how to set up a scene properly in Marmoset and how to get the material to be the way it would look nice

Image: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/media_assets/images/images/000/097/370/medium/Update16_Marmoset.jpg?1493325524

Elithenia · May 2017

Latest update on the Artstation Challenge:

Image: https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/media_assets/images/images/000/099/865/medium/Update17_Marmoset.jpg?1493944768

Elithenia · May 2017

Finished the Artstation Challenge

Happy to say that I'm quite happy with how it turned out!

Image: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/media_assets/images/images/000/102/444/medium/WireMoveBody.jpg?1494195149

Elithenia · May 2017

Calling her finished now. Had to put her on pause while the ArtStation Challenge was on, but am now happy to say that she's presentable

Image: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/005/916/430/large/sanna-kempe-3d-personal-pernille-02.jpg?1494673982

Image: https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/005/916/451/large/sanna-kempe-3d-personal-pernille-above.jpg?1494674228

Elithenia · Jun 2017

I madez a furry squirrreeeeeellll

Elithenia · Jul 2017

Doing the 30 Heads in 30 Days; you can follow along here: http://polycount.com/discussion/189005/30-heads-in-30-days
Doing a likeness sculpt from a basemesh within an hour, hoping to see improvements

Day 1: Female (figuring out Zbrush likes to crash if I want to move the eyes xD )
Reference: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2558707/#Comment_2558707

Day 2: Male
Reference: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2558935/#Comment_2558935

Elithenia · Jul 2017

Day 3; Female
Reference can be found here: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2559141/#Comment_2559141
I'm getting faster and improving... but still so much to improve on that I can see.. which means there's a tonne that I don't see yet!

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/30DayHead_3.jpg

Elithenia · Jul 2017

Day 4; Male
Reference can be found here: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2559343/#Comment_2559343

Elithenia · Jul 2017

Day 5; Female
Reference can be found here: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2559643/#Comment_2559643

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/30DayHead_5.jpg

Elithenia · Jul 2017

Day 6; Male
Reference can be found here: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2559921/#Comment_2559921

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/30DayHead_6.jpg

Elithenia · Jul 2017

Day 7; Female
Not happy with this one. Too tired to focus

Reference can be found here: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2560232/#Comment_2560232

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/30DayHead_7.jpg

Elithenia · Jul 2017

Day 8; Male
Reference can be found here: http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2560542/#Comment_2560542

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/30DayHead_8.jpg

Elithenia · Jul 2017

Made a skull for the guys over at Orloth

Image: https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/631/559/large/sanna-kempe-orloth-skull-hpsculpt.jpg?1500066209

Image: https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/631/704/large/sanna-kempe-orloth-skull-substance.jpg?1500067177

Elithenia · Jul 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR5ma6STNbY

Elithenia · Jul 2017

ruebenDodds · Jul 2017

Great work @Elithenia!!

I was wondering how are you getting those nice hard edge surface on the skull?

Elithenia · Jul 2017

Thank you!

What hard edge surface do you mean @ruebenDodds ?

Elithenia · Jul 2017

high poly sculpt:

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Skull_Presentation.jpg

and game res:

Image: http://www.primeartstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Skull_PresentationGame.jpg

ruebenDodds · Jul 2017

Alright, when I look back at your gif that you have post I notice that in one stage it like the detail near the tooth changing plane looks like it a hard surface. Not sure if it is. But I thought you might have used a hard brush for some of the skull sculpt that all.

Sketchbook: Elithenia

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