Evil Returns

Evil Returns - Being a child of the 80s I grew up watching the Evil Dead movies, John Carpenter's great horror masterpieces, Poltergeist, etc...I had to come up with something with living dead...I hope the 30somethings out there relate to this as I do!

The Crossing

practice sketch

Ruins

Speedpainting practice.

4 Thumbnails

4 thumbnails...good for keeping in a sketch folder and turning into a final piece later on...

The Beheader

Trying to make pink and swans look cool and evil. This one started out from the same sketch as "Everyone Wants To Be A Hero" posted some months ago.

Trenches

Same as previous exercise...1 hour limit speedpainting in one continuous session.

Bloodsucker's Humble Abode

Set myself a time limit of 1 hour to do this speedpainting trying to focus on the essential elements and using as much time-saving techniques as possible. I also did this in one pass to see if I could get away without relying on those invaluable pauses that make you see all the dumb mistakes you did.

 

The Hidden Path

Something more China inspired.

Swamp Traveller

Finally got some time to post a personal piece.

Romantic Shadows - Inspired by Lisbon's beautiful small parks...

Into the Dark - Another dark forest environment...

Conspiracy

Inspired by a visit to the beautiful church of "São Domingos" in Lisbon.
The church suffered a big fire in 1959 which completely destroyed the inner decoration. It was decided not to hide the marks of the fire and to my eyes it only makes the church more beautiful. I was told the orange painted ceiling is a reminiscence to the fire. Here is a photo:
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Dedicated to Paula Bottas for showing me this beautiful church.

Spikes of Despair - Going for a really cold environment...

Medieval Town - An old concept I never posted.

The Hidden Library 05

Another update.

The Hidden Library 04

The Hidden Library 03

The Hidden Library 02

The Hidden Library 01

The Hidden Library 01 - I'm doing an experiment over at Deviantart where I'm doing a painting from start to finish with the aid of the online community's suggestions/critiques. I thought I would post the process over here, too.

The Hunt

Nothing much to say, other than this started as a thumbnail a sketch I did last year for James Paick's online masterclass.