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So this blog is dead, I've long since moved on to my current blog if anyone is interested in following me there:

www.sarahlynnreynolds.com

BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR MY BFF JILL. But no really, this was a birthday gift for my friend Dylan.  I asked him to pick his top 3 favorite colors and top 3 favorite animals and this is what came out of it. The animals were Crab, English Bulldog, and Beaver.

DAC Prop Challenge

I've been trying to push myself out of my comfort zone in recently by working faster and on things I don't normally work on. So, the "Design a Character" group on Deviant Art posted a challenge to come up with a weapon and then create a character inspired by the weapon. I don't do much weapon design or character design stuff in general, so it sounded like a way to work on something I usually don't do/avoid. This was a product of that challenge, I tried to work quickly, and work in colors that are a little lighter than my usual.

Abstract Sketch

I've been trying to sketch more lately and I find abstract painting/sketching/just messing around with shapes and color to be really relaxing so I do it occasionally. So here's a random abstract sketch I did just messing around/experimenting.

Chasing Ghosts 2009-2013

Redid a piece I did in 2009 for fun. Really interesting to see the difference between now and then.

The guy's name is Kohl and he's a personal character from a story concept that has been kicking around in my head on and off for the last few years. I changed a lot in the new piece but the general concept is pretty much the same. 

The look of the character has also obviously changed throughout the years.

House Concepts

These are some house concepts for a personal project I've been working on. 

The one I chose to go with was also kind of a style experiment for me, 

trying to simplify things, and let shapes speak for themselves without over-rendering everything to death. 

BMO!

BMO from Adventure time : 3

Turn and Push

Abracadaniel from Adventure Time. I did this as kind of a not very serious piece just to get used to my cintiq and as a way to relax. I've been focusing a lot on animating and sometimes it's just nice to just work on something still.

Under The Dome

I recently finished Stephen King's Under The Dome 

and thought it would be fun to paint some of the characters as I imagined them.

 I've also been looking at a lot of really incredible movie poster design lately

 and wanted to try making a piece inspired by that sort of aesthetic. 

So, those two concepts came together here. 

From Top Left to Right:

Big Jim Rennie

Dale Barbara

Junior Rennie

The Chef

Julia Shumway

Rusty Everett

Futuristic Landscape Experiment

This was a rough experiment I did over the summer when I was trying out a technique a friend of mine was also experimenting with. Then I proceeded to forget about it until now.

Another experimental painting for fun.

Corpse Speed Paint

Experimental and pretty quick (for me at least).

The First Law Trilogy

First Law Trilogy fan art. Just started Before They Are Hanged. Glokta is quite possibly my favorite fictional character of all time.

From Top Left to Right-

Collem West, Jezal Dan Luthar, Ardee West

Practical Severard, Sand Dan Glokta, Practical Frost

Bayaz, Ferro Maljinn, Logen Ninefingers

The Bear In The Woods

This was a ton of fun to paint.

Sketch Dump

A few random sketches from recently. 

Photo Studies:

Russian Dude with giant furry hat,

The parrot skeleton is from figure class from this past spring semester, so it's a bit old but I don't think I've posted it anywhere.

And the old school looking guy is a celebrity. I should probably know who it is, but I don't, I just saved a bunch of black and white pictures of old celebrities and thought he looked cool. 

Fanart:

Bast from The Kane Chronicles 

Rhaegar Targaryen 

The original sketch for the portrait of Daenerys I posted a while ago.

Daario Naharis, his description is so unappealing that this was a sort of attempt to stick to his description while at the same time making him somewhat attractive.

Original:

The three protagonists from a story that I've been working on for like forever.. Kohl, Lea, and Arcell.

Perspective Final

This was my final for my Drawing II Course which focused on Perspective. It was also featured in a compilation of surrealist art. It was admittedly pretty awesome being included in the collection alongside one of my favorite artists as well as a lot of other really brilliant pieces.

Black and White Pieces

A few of my favorite black and white pieces from this past semester.

In the Christmas spirit..

First Semester Freshman Year Perspective Projects

In Progress