http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/ dankitchener's gallery of images en-us 120 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/822918

Here's a sketch that I scanned from my sketch book and then totally re drew in photoshop, and then coloured in Photoshop as well! I am really pleased with the effect of light and the genral feel of the piece. COmmemnts and crits welcomed as always.

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Real old sketch, finally got round to colour it, this is from 2006!

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Here's my latest Guardian. This time I sketched it in photoshop and coloured it also in Photoshop. The idea was the Guardian has been brought down, is malfunctioning by the intensity of the nuclear explosions behind. I wanted a real sense of fire and heat, melting the electricity pylons behind. I may slightly re work this when i get the chance, anyway, comments and crits welcomed. thanks]]> Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:47:36 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/819352

Here's my latest Guardian illustration. This is a Pit Guardian, one of the minions under the control of the Hell Guardians. Viscous and rabid, not to be messed with! Scanned from my sketch book and coloured in photoshop, as ever! ]]> Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:09:51 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/819347

Ok, so I know it's not strictly digital art work. But these are street / wall pieces I have painted at Lakeside in Essex and as they are based on work I have done digitally I thought I'd share them. They also are painted in the same way that I paint digitally using the spray can instead of a digital can, so I think it's valid to show how my digital work has inspired and influenced my graffiti pieces. I'd love to have feedback and comments on these pieces as I am sure they are something a bit out of the ordinary in my portfolio on here! Thanks

www.dankitchener.co.uk
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Here's a very loose sketch from my sketch book, for my graphic novel exotic slaughter, it's then scanned and loosely coloured to give a watercolour effect in photoshop. Part of the series for the book i am hoping to release soon! I hope you like it, comments welcomed.]]> Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:40:06 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/816711

Tonigh'ts train sketch, scan and then coloured quicky and loosely in photoshop. These illusrations are all part of my Exotic Slaughter graphic novel, I seem to have endless scope for these! Ihope you like them, comments welcomed!]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:02:10 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/815741

quick sketch on the train home tonight, so scanend and added some volour in photoshop. I really ike the chunky strokes from the caligraphy marker, really nice and chiselled! I hope you like it, comments welcomed]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:25:05 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/815044

Sargeant from the shockbots - Exotic Slaughter]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:00:54 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/815043

Another page from Exotic Slaughter]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:59:41 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/814891

This is a page from a future relase of myn, the graphic novel / digital art book ' Exotic Slaughter'. THis page shows one of the main characters, Mimi. It was sketched in my sketchbook using caligraphy markers then scanned and very loosely attacked with the wacom tablet and photoshop, to give a ink and wash type feel. I hope you like this, i will post some other pages in my portfolio! thanks]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:58:50 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/814895

Another page from exotic slaughter]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:04:48 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/814894

Another page from exotic slaughter]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:03:10 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/814893

Another page from Exotic Slaughter]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:01:48 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/814776

This was another quick sketch done in my sketch book in between rendering animations. I had my book at an angle so ended up with this stramge perspective which i really liked, so left it as it was. I scanned and then colooured retouched in photoshop. I hope you like it, comments and crits welcomed.]]> Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:28:12 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/814723

Here's a sketch from my artificial life drawing classes. It's a sketch of an elderly robot, who kindly agreed to pose for the class. The sketch was done initially in my sketch book and then scanned at home and coloured loosely in photoshop. THe class was cut short due to the model needing an oil change. I hope you like it, comments and crits welcomed.]]> Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:26:51 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/813000

This is a digital visual based on a sketch from my sketchbook that I have just completed. It's for a wall / graffiti piece that I am planning to do, I may vary the colour scheme a little, but it's to herald in thew autumn and winter, a robot traooed in a storm, blizzard! All completed in photoshop. I hope you like it, comments welcomed.

Other graffiti / street work I have done recently can be seen here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dankitchener/

www.dankitchener.co.uk/articles.html

thanks

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I initially sketched a very loose and rough character in my sketch book whilst on the commute from London, then I scanned this and redrew her in photoshop where i then coloured the illustration. All together this took around 3 hours to paint. I hope you like it, comments welcomed.]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:02:56 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/806879

Here's another in my urban landscape speed paints. This one took maybe about an hour in 2 sittings. It was based on Straford east London, I wanted to capture the feeling of sunset over the Olympic stadium buildings which create an otherworldly feel, with their strange abstract architectural silhouettes. This was once again created entirely in photoshop. I hope you like it, comments welcomed.]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:21:26 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/803667

This is a visual for a wall piece I am planning on doing for a show. It was a sketch scanned in and then distorted slightly in photoshop. I then drew the 3d depth and coloured, freehand drew the background. It's meant to have a train, underground, subway feel, sparks shooting from the letters as they scrape the tracks and electricity cables! I hope you like it, comments and crits welcomed as ever.]]> Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:11:11 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/800907

Here's a sketch from my sketch book, scanned and coloured in photoshop. It's a Raider hell guardian, which are the more viscous and lithe guardians. Not the huge cumbersome guardians which inhabit the electrical pylons and power stations. This was completed relatively quickly, in 2 hours, i wanted a sense of intense light but with an overall dull, dead feel, dead light infact. I hope you like it, comments and crits welcomed. ]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:11:23 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/798655

This illustration I wanted to have a feel as though it was a still from an animation. So i coloured it simply in photoshop and didn't add too much shading to give that cell animation feel. It's meant to show the stark contrast bewteen all the huge random mechanical, robotic machinery and the tiny slither of flesh of the womens face, encassed in her body armour, looking up with suprise amybe fear, very vunerable with all the powwerful and unforgiving machinery around. A cold world. This was a sketch using a fine line pen and then scanned and coloured lovingly in photoshop!

comments most most welcomed y'awl!]]> Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:38:51 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/798226

A speed paint tonight, using the new brushes in photoshop. really loving the textural quality! All created entirely using the wacom, the brush seems to love slabs of colour that make up skin and form really well. Hope you like it. ]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:51:29 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/798221

This is a re working of an older piece from last year. I have been playing around with more textural brushes and discovered this brush which i have customised. It's great and i love the textural quality ot can give, a lot dirtier and textural. All created in photoshop, comments welcomed! ]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:21:36 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/797460

Here's another in my urban landscape speed paints. This one took about 45 mins ( i am tired this evening!!! ) , I like the sense of stillness and particularly the sky ad clouds on this one. Lots more of these in the pipeline. All done in photoshop using a wacome tablet. Comments welcomed. thanks

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This is my new screen printed T shirt design for chew the fat. The design was created from a scan from my sketch book and then screen printed onto the Tee shirts. It can be bought from

http://www.thefatclub.bigcartel.com/

hope you like it!

thanks]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:33:38 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/791155

today's digital speed paint, approach. Nothing really to say about this piece other than it was about 30 mins start to finish, all done again in photoshop, comments welcomed.

thanks]]> Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:46:18 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/789192

Here's another in my Guardian series. This one shows a pylon guardian, sitting on top of a pylon, electricity arcing all around him as a storm rages in the sky, throwing debris into the maelstrom. Strong winds buffeting him as he crouches up high. This was painted entirely in photoshop in two sittings, total time about 3 hours to paint.]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:50:59 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/787655

Today's speed paint. Wanted to quickly knock this one out, so only spent about 20 mins on it, think it's quite effective, like the mood and the stillness. All done in photoshop with my trusty wacom tablet! Comments welcomed. thanks]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:28:14 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/787240

This was originally a character I had scanned from my sketch book some months back and had lurking in my HD. I'd been meaning to paint her for some time, and always had the intention of giving her lots of tattoos! Anyway, i managed to spend some time today to paint her, she's quite loosely painted and quite a cartoony style, but i am quite pleased overall with the composition and the final effects. I hope you like it, comments and crits of course most welcome. simples.]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:33:34 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/786902

This started life as a sketch in my sketchbook, quite loose and non defined. I then scanned it in, took it into photoshop and began playing around with her. The original image has been quite drastically altered and re drawn in photoshop and all the coloring etc was done in after effects of course! I hope you like, comments, crits welcomed as ever!]]> Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:02:08 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/785596

New Guardian, speed paint! 1/2 hour, all photoshop!]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:13:06 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/783710

Here's another digital speed paint in my new urban landscapes series. This series is about transport routes away from the dark and bleak railway landscapes from my daily commute. This series focuses on the transitionary nature of travel, those lonely plces like service stations on motorways, haunting, brightly lit yet not full of happiness, full of lost souls drifting through, the monotonous sounds of traffic droning by.
This painting was based on a photograph as reference. but it WASN'T traced from a photo or is it a photo with effects on! I opened the reference in another screen and sketched it i photoshop using my wacom tablet. It was great to react in such a quick loose way, shrapens up the skills! I hope you like it, comments and crits very welcomed.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:24:06 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/783106

Here's another speed paint, about 30 mins to complete this one. Again all created in photoshop. I am toying with the idea of maybe doing an oil/acrylic version of one of these or to translate this onto a big wall using spray paint! ]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:03:25 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/783071

This morning's speed paint, It took an hour to complete. I wanted to explore the urban landscapes that I am fascinated with from a different perspective. Instead of trains and related imagery, I am turning the focus to motorways. I love the lights and the way they punch out of the dull, dark landscapes, like jewels with their vivid colours and intensity. Completely created in photoshop.]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:20:40 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/782872

This is my latest 'Guardian', Cerbera, Hell Guardian. Originally a quick sketch in my sketchbook on the way home from London. I scanned and reworked in photoshop.

He has neon, electrical wings, rather than the skull, his skull has powered down, only reacting to it's 'prey'. this is his natural habitat, hell. when on the earths surface, the guardians lurk high up, watching over the dangerous, industrial areas, thriving on the furnace like air and poisonous atmosphere.]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:18:47 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/781905

This illustration was completely created using trust photoshop. I started by loosely sketching the composition and then began filling in the colours and creating form. Finally i added the light effects which are the best bit of the whole piece, i love adding the light in! I hope you like it, comments welcomed.
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This image i created entirely in photoshop. Firstly i sketched loosely the figure and then began to add the shading, finally adding the light effects. I really wanted to gain explore light and it's interaction with form. The bright light seping over the edges of the robotic form, sending rays bouncing over the surface, neon electrical systems glowing blue. Anyway i hope you like, comments welcomed.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:29:29 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/770852

This is my latest in my Guardian series. Showing a gargoyle like robot guardian overlooking the inferno like industrial landscape. I waned to get a real sense of fire and dark industry with this piece and think it conveys the mood well. The guardians skull like H.U.D activated as he scans the surroundings, hissing blue electricity into the furnace like air. This was a total photoshop illustration, using wacom and cs3, watercolour brush only, as usual! comments welcomed as ever!]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:25:07 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/777226

This is a visual frame I created as part for a pitch for Mr & Mrs Smith design, for the TV commercial for the re release of War Of The World's album. I created the robot in Maya, untextured and lit only with default light. I then rendered off a still which I then took into Photoshop to colour.

To see the final commercial which I designed, art directed and composited, adding final visual effects on, click link below.

3D model animation and composting was done in house at Mr & Mrs Smith.

http://www.dankitchener.co.uk/wotw.mov

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Part of my new Guardians series of illustrations. This was a pure photoshop illustration. Drawn using just the watercolour brush! My favorite brush, hope you like! comments welcomed!]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:28:03 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/768123

This was a pure photoshop illustration. Quite a quicky too, about 1 hour in total. Part of my new Guardians series of illustrations. Hope you like it, comments welcomed!]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 10:16:18 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/763302

This is my latest illustration from a new series I am working on entitled, 'Guardians'. This was a sketch that I then scanned and coloured, adding in the neon, electricity skull head up display! The Guardian watches over his industrial domain, spitting electricity, eyes burning with energy. Lots ore in this series to come! hope you likey

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Part 1 of a small series of illustrations I am planning with this character. This was a sketch from my sketch book that I have just scanned and coloured, i like the mood of the piece and the way you don't quite know what she's looking at! hope you likey likey
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Here's a wacom tablet only illustration, done purely in photoshop with my fav brush, the watercolour brush! The idea was based on a buddha statue picture I have had floating around for a while, but twisted the idea into this dark, hellish type world, with the skull demon and it's evil little babies. I hope you like.

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Another quickish sketch on my way home from London, lovely caligraphy pen size 5.0, then rushed in scanned and coloured like a lunatic, quite pleased with the light effects on this one and I am liking the 'Neon' head up display style skull outline, more of this to come I think!



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Here's a sketch from my sketchbook done on the way home from west london the other day. I then scanned it in and coloured it in photoshop. I also added some original elements sketched in photoshop such as the grenade and wings. Hope you like it. comment welcomed!]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:26:43 +0000 http://dankitchener.cgsociety.org/gallery/733575

This is a digital illustration I produced for littleartbook.com for the superb band The Prodigy's Invaders Must Die Tour for their new album.
It was originally a sketch that I scanned i and coloured in photoshop with a lot of elements being totally originated within photoshop.
It's been printed onto A2, high quality paper stock in a limited edition of 500 signed and numbered and will be available at the gigs themselves, limited to an edition of 20 per gig. I hope you like it, comments most welcomed!

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A speed paint entirely done in photoshop, took about 20 mins in total, loved the freedom and the speed element makes you react nice and loosely!

hope you likey]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:25:24 +0000