Everybody get in line, everybody turn and cough...

 

Luis Serra Navarro

... Everything will be all right if you just lay off.

February saw the return of  the 29 Faces challenge - create 29 Faces using whatever medium of your choice during the month of Feb. I love this challenge, 'cause I love painting faces. I know, I know... shocking revelation. ;-)

I had devised a plan. I have so little time and even littler energy... so let's do just profiles. It's almost like only doing half a face... right.

I started out, Stan the man with a plan, got to day eleven, got a ill and collapsed in a heap. 

So, while I wind back up again and try to finish the remaining faces, I shall commence posting the faces that made it in Feb.

Starting with face number 1. A fresh-faced, young Luis, barely old enough to grow his designer stubble. What can I say, I love my lil' resident scientist.

Enjoy!

Resident Scientist

Luis Serra Navarro

The man, the myth, twinkle toes, pretentious bastard colleague, my favourite idiot... you know... Luis.

'Goodness knows I saw it coming, or at least I'll claim I did.

But in truth I'm lost for words.

What have I done?

It's too late for that.

what have become?

Truth is, nothing yet.'

(Chocolate - Snow Patrol)

Cloak and Braid

Raleigh Samson

Well, it's only been a year. Have another Raleigh Samson. Here he is on a little excursion in the Emerald Graves. His Lyrium addiction now only a faint memory. 

Simply Stupendous!

The Frostiest of Punk

A little while ago I was commissioned by the fabulousness that is The Stupendium to paint a portrait for their next video project - a stupendous and dramatic music video to celebrate the release of the game 'Frost Punk 2'.

For those unfamiliar, 'The Stupendium is a UK based musician, animator and content creator, creating weird, wonderful and usually incredibly nerdy songs and music videos.' 

So if you love video games and love funny, quirky, poignant, dramatic and surprisingly heart wrenching music videos about video games with top tier wordsmithing... check them out!

The Stupendium YouTube Channel

They also have neat merchandise shop where you can purchase prints of the frosty version of my painting featured in the video and lots of other cool things. 

The Stupendium Store

I had so much fun painting this, and I am thrilled at how epic the video turned out.

Go check it out! 

THE ARK & THE TINDERBOX | Frostpunk 2 Song!

It's been a looong road...

 

Raleigh Samson

... getting from there to here.

As they sing in the theme song from Star Trek Enterprise. And boy has it been a long time.

It has been been over two years since I finished a personal piece. I actually started this one in order to test a Xencelabs Pen Display 24 for work. It's a wonderful piece of kit, and so not my thing. What can I say, drawing on screens just doesn't do it for me. So I returned to my tablet and pen to finish it.

For your consideration... My take on Raleigh Samson from the Dragon Age games. Oddly topical since the next Dragon Age game is coming out soon.

I do love taking tragic characters who have had all the worst luck and give them redemption and a happy ending. Which is exactly what is happening here. Look at him all smiling and recovering from Lyrium addiction after having joined the Inquisition. Boy gone done good after all.

More pencils!

Another face from February

 Pencils and sketchbook for the 29 Faces back in February. :-D

Pencils Ahoy!

From me 2 u

 

A sketch from 29 Faces back in Feb. A bit of soothing tonal work in this crazy time.