Shaylyn's Barrel of Art

[Shaylyn Hamm]

Portrait Lab Project
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Thank you for checking out my sketchbook!

This is a project I'll be doing till October 7th for my drawing class in school (Guildhall at SMU). I’m working on my first major ‘practice’ piece in digital painting using Photoshop. The basic rule of the assignment is to paint the picture to a photo real state only using the eye dropper tool to get color picks.

Please speak your mind.

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Project Outline:

1. Find a Subject (Photo) of a person with a high level of detail in it

2. Pencils – Define the details, features and proportions of the subject

3. Values – Work up a black/white version of the subject

4. Colors – Work up colors and skin details to high level of realism

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Current Progress:

Finished with steps 1 and 2. Currently working on values.

Image is a stock photo by mortemer-stock on dA (http://mortemer-stock.deviantart.com/art/899-55388375)

[Shaylyn Hamm]

Here I'm working on the values. This part is still in process and I'll be refining it over the next few days, so any suggestions are appreciatied!

[Estrella]

Your value sketch is amazing. Great attention to detail especially within the hair (dreds). I know that it's slightly dark but that's adjusted easily.

Features look on point. Your hand seems a little larger in your drawing, might be because you didn't focus on shading as much as you did on the face, which came out very nicely. Once you start really getting down to it the features will probably be a little more clear, take a look at the small spaces in/near the eyes.

Great work!
<3 Jesi (Estrella)

[Shaylyn Hamm]

Thanks for the suggestions, Estrella! I did get them earlier, much appreciated. :>

Here's my portrait again, a lot of time was spent on it since the last image I posted. It's nearly done at this point, but I'm hoping to refine a few more parts before I'm totally satisfied with it. Especially with her hand and some parts of the hair. Feel free to let me know what you think..

[Shaylyn Hamm]

I found myself some free time today, so I thought it would be nice to share some of my actual personal drawings!

Just a combination of some sketches, cartoon stuff I do for my own amusement and for the sake of practicing new techniques, so please forgive my schizophrenic range of styles V:

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/happydog.jpg

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/wat.jpg

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/ludwig.jpg

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/scottishfold.jpg

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/melissa.jpg

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/bowser.jpg

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/bubble.jpg

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/derek.jpg

http://koopatorivm.com/misc/tgp/lobsterlogo2.jpg (artwork for my first team game project)


So that's a huge dump. Any thoughts are appreciated!

[Shaylyn Hamm]

Here's a few more drawings..

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/purple.jpg

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/pyro.jpg

Catgirl and the walrus ones are from my last two semesters of college, so they're probably the oldest ones up there D:

[FightingSeraph]

You have a godly ammount of talent, and I definitely enjoy the Mario stuff. Have you ever considered some sort of design from imagination?

[sinneart]

Really lovely sketcbook so far - put a smile on my face:) My fave has to be the lizardyfroggy cigar smoker:) Keep posting - I'll keep an eye out for this.

[Qadi]

hey thanks for checking out my sketchbook. I like your pencils especially that girl on the swing.

[Clochette]

You vector (?) works are sweet! :)

[Shaylyn Hamm]

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated!

You have a godly ammount of talent, and I definitely enjoy the Mario stuff. Have you ever considered some sort of design from imagination?

Yes, and it's something I need to start doing much more of! I tend to draw a lot of fan art and parodies, mostly to unwind from the stuff I would draw in school, and to practice new techniques. Already at The Guildhall I'm experiencing a lot more opportunity to be creative in ways that are relevant to my interests, so I'm really looking forward to future projects. :>

My fave has to be the lizardyfroggy cigar smoker

Oh, I meant to mention, that's still a huge WIP, and I got a bit stuck on it. Some day I will have to fix it up and resolve it some more..

hey thanks for checking out my sketchbook. I like your pencils especially that girl on the swing.
Sure thing! Your drawings are all really fun to view, keep it up.

You vector (?) works are sweet!

It does look like Vector, but I did all of those above in Photoshop with the pen tool and brushes V: I've done a few vector drawings, but I find them overall pretty iffy.

[Shaylyn Hamm]

http://koopatorivm.com/misc/art/figure2.jpg

Vector drawing (trying to not hate doing these):
http://koopatorivm.com/misc/art/Dinosaur_Adventure_by_ChemicalAlia.jpg

Stupid self portraits
http://koopatorivm.com/misc/art/Alter_egos_by_ChemicalAlia.jpg

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/study.jpg

[chuck18mp]

Pretty neat and nice style!!!

[Shaylyn Hamm]

I haven't posted here in quite a while, been so busy making art. 0:

Anyway, here's some of my more recent stuff. Some of it's for projects, and some is just for fun and practice.


For a game I'm working on at The Guildhall:
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/troll.jpg

Gloria Golddigger Dolls
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/gloriagolddigger.jpg

LUIGI'S NIGHTMARE
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/luigisnightmare.jpg

Design for a female TF2 Medic, one of two classes I'm making playable characters for, as part of my master's project.
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/medic.jpg

(Here's the rest of the designs I came up with, it's a huge image so I won't post it directly)
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/tf2females.jpg

GORDEN FREMUN
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/gordon.jpg

Dr. Robuttnik
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/robotnik.jpg

And some portrait practice!
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/December_by_ChemicalAlia.jpg

Hope you like them! Improvement and learning through fun is my goal. :>

[gabyness]

all your stuff is so lively and colorful!
your portrait practice is WOAH amazing

[Shaylyn Hamm]

all your stuff is so lively and colorful!
your portrait practice is WOAH amazing

Well thanks, I appreciate it! Here's some more work. Some 2d, 3d, original ideas and fanart stuff for fun.

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/tf2mom.jpg

My Little Pwny
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/pwny.jpg

3d scene with painted textures
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/crayons.jpg

Dasiy
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/daisy.jpg

Dizzy from Gears of War
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/dizzy.jpg

Artwork for a dating adventure game pitch I made, based on The Ten Commandments movie
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/tencommandments.jpg

I have no idea
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/mail.jpg

More 3d
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/hospital.jpg


Mount Marry O
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/MT__MARRY_O_by_ChemicalAlia.jpg

Dopefish
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/dopefish_finished.jpg

That's all I've got for now!

[Shaylyn Hamm]

I've had a few free weeks to work like crazy, and was able to do some fun artwork. Here are few of my recent things.

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/ludwig.jpg

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/engineer.jpg

This one's still a WIP, still tons of cleanup and more modeling to go on it.
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/medicrender.jpg

And I just finished this up today! I used this black and white photo as a general reference. http://candiesforeveryone.deviantart.com/art/We-stand-in-awe-114116479
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/red.jpg

Yep! Hope you like them.

[Jesus Food]

beautiful update! i think the colors and the softness is perfect. the only thing i would crit about the peice is i think her pinky looks a little boney. not a big deal or anything tho, your sketches are also great! keep it up

[Shaylyn Hamm]

beautiful update! i think the colors and the softness is perfect. the only thing i would crit about the peice is i think her pinky looks a little boney. not a big deal or anything tho, your sketches are also great! keep it up

Thanks, I appreciate it! I see what you mean, I should probably stop consulting my bony fingers from now on v: Hopefully this is a little better.

http://koopatorivm.com/misc/art/art2/portrait7.jpg

[Shaylyn Hamm]

I haven't updated this nearly as often as I would like, so here's a dump of some of the art I've been working on recently. I graduate in a few weeks, and I'll be free of crazy deadlines for a while and can focus on my portfolio for a change!

My two female TF2 characters for my masters project, they're nearing completion finally:
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/tf2/medic_heavy2.jpg


http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/medicsketch.jpg

Paper Mario stuff
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/flurrie.jpg

Splash screen for an iphone game I've been creating art for in my spare time which should be finished in a few weeks:
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/csm.jpg

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/stairway.jpg

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/pyrosketch.jpg

Big 8-foot exhibition banner for Play Soldier, my final team game project at school:
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/playsoldier.jpg

A decal poster texture of an enemy for Play Soldier
http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/art/gloria.jpg

That's about all I have worth posting for now!

[Jamie Romoser]

Cool sketchbook :sungod:

[Shaylyn Hamm]

Cool sketchbook :sungod:

Thanks man, you have some great designs, so I really appreciate it.

Here's my newest drawing:

http://www.koopatorivm.com/misc/mom_big.jpg