Awarded ‘Most Popular Artist’ at Painter Stainers’ Annual Exhibition 2017

I was honoured to receive a medal for the most popular artist at the Painters Stainers exhibition 2017. It was my first exhibition after...

James Otto Allen

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Concept sketch of a pivotal point in a personal project using only shapes as close to triangles as possible to add to mood. I was thinking very much Samurai Jack and Sin City. More to follow...

#VisualDevelopment #ConceptArt #SamuraiJackInspired #SinCityVibes #TriangularComposition #MoodDesign #ShapeLanguage #StylizedArt #NarrativeArt #IndieAnimation #StoryMoment #ConceptSketch #VisDevArt #DramaticLighting #GraphicComposition #DesignForEmotion #ArtDirection #Worldbuilding #StoryDrivenArt

Prop painting of an old anchor for a personal project. It’ll sit in the corner of an old captain's cabin. More to come...

#VisDev #PropDesign #Worldbuilding #AnchorDesign #ConceptArt #VisualDevelopment #OrthographicPainting #SteampunkFantasy #RustyAnchor #ArtOfTheWeek

Early thumbnail sketches and a rough layout for a personal project — focusing on a clear focal point to each of the pictures. Updates to follow...

#visualdevelopment #environmentdesign #storytellingthroughdesign #visdev #characterworldbuilding #steampunkvibes #conceptart #piratepunk

Designing props for storytelling 🚪✨
Here’s the visual development process for a wardrobe in a ship's cabin. From loose sketch to silhouette, local values and final colour pass. More furniture, interiors and characters come as the world builds out…

#PropDesign #VisDev #VisualDevelopment #ConceptArt #CharacterDrivenDesign #WorldBuilding #2DArt #DigitalPainting #SetDesign #ClockworkCorsair #EnvironmentDesign #FurnitureDesign #StylizedProps #IndieAnimation #IndieProject #PirateAesthetic #StoryDrivenArt

One iteration for a character design WIP.

Starting with loose gesture to final values – here’s a look at the full character design pipeline minus colour / lighting.

Swipe through to see:
👉 Gesture sketch
👉 Anatomy pass
👉 Initial clean up line
👉 Silhouette check
👉 Final design with values

More to come as I develop this character further.

#CharacterDesign #CharacterDesignProcess #VisualDevelopment #DesignPipeline #GestureDrawing #SilhouetteDesign #ConceptArt #CharacterSketch #CleanLineArt #CharacterSilhouette #ValueStudy #AnimationDesign #Illustration #DrawingProcess #ArtOfAnimation #VisDev #PirateCharacter #IndieAnimator #2DCharacterDesign #ArtJourney

WIP of some early thumbnails and prop designs from Will Weston’s *Mad Science* class!
Exploring interior layouts and storytelling through environment—plus a gothic bed and some chunky pipework for extra character.

#visdev #environmentdesign #conceptart #madscience #willweston #steampunk #worldbuilding #environmentthumbnails #props #clockworkcorsair #visualdevelopment #gothicdesign

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