NOOOOOOO!!!! One day she'll accept the trade-off, losing a piece of her humanity. She'll look back and see this wisdom in it. But not today. Today she just wants back what she's lost. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Nyx Can't really have a Shadowrun / Cyberpunk series without a full conversion borg can you? I spent more time on this than anything else this year. Getting the bronze and steel metals right was critical. What do you think I should do next in this series? […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

2024 vs 2026 As you know I'm on this Shadowrun / Cyberpunk kick and I wanted to do my version of the spider robot in the 1996 Ghost in the Shell. I realized I did that once so what if I went back and just redid the original from a few years ago. Here they […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

My 5, 10, and 20 minute long pose paintings from today's live model session. #art #digitalArt #painting #model #livemodel #portrait

Shadowrun Occasionally there are nice sunny days in Seattle. So here is a pleasant day for a citizen that isn't being hunted or anything else tense. No glowing eyes this time, I didn't think it fit. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Shadowrun Maybe I'll get my fill of this style of character eventually. But it's not yet. This was a blast to paint! She looks like a badass not to be messed with. Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mpkhrwgvm224 #art […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Shadowrun It was a simple heist. Slip away during the gala, grab the dragon-scale jewelry, done. Vex had one job. Vex failed. The plan fell apart. Bullets everywhere. I barely escaped. Everyone else fell. But Vex escaped too. I know because I’m looking […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Shadowrun Alright, I'm having fun with this! The eyes do it for me for whatever reason. Is the robotic arm too much? Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mphtltyxbk27 #art #digitalArt #cyberpunk #shadowrun #woman #originalcharacter #timelapse

Shadowrun A few folks mentioned my last piece looked more cyberpunk and less magical. I decided to lean into it as I loved Shadowrun and Johnny Mnemonic in my youth. What are your thoughts on the character? Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Sorceress Feeling confident enough to try a more detailed tattoo and I think it came out great. Then I decided to push it with a magical twist. Does the effect fit the rest of the image or did I go too far? Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Mystical Have you seen Legend, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, or similar styled movies? These were the hits from my childhood and I think they still hold up today. This is my attempt to make my own slice of a world in that style. The reference for the waterfall […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Hair I've not found a technique I like for really curly hair. Wavy to mildly curly I feel good about. Do you have a technique you like you would suggest I consider? Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mp2qtpukqs2c #art […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Sunset Trying something a bit different with my brush work. Not really happy with how it turned out but it was a fun experiment. Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3moysb4tr6c2r #art #digitalArt #painting #sunset #deepbreath #calm #relaxing #timelapse

Model Brown skin is hard for me. Something I need more practice in which is why I selected this model. Plus her hair looked like it would be fun to paint, and it was! Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3moxhtgpcik2a #art […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Meet Princess I think she likes you! Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mow6eb4cac2n #art #digitalArt #painting #elephant #nature #cute #animal #silly

Amanda Seyfried Can you recognize her without reading her name? I'm still working on a stylized style that isn't photo realistic and more an expression of me. Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mov47yxp4k26 #art #digitalart […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Stylized Attempt 3 I treated the line work a bit differently here. More like a photo realistic and less like a drawing. Thoughts or feedback? Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3moil4vpb2c2v #art #digitalart #painting […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Stylized Attempt 2 The standard rules are to make the head and face larger particularly the eyes and mouth. How do you think this looks? Feedback? Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3moickjfit22z #art #digitalart #painting […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Character Drawing I'm trying to work on stylized drawings of people. I've not been happy with any past attempts. Let's see if I can get happy with this set of attempts. Any feedback? Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Hot Air Balloon My last in the series. Though I may revisit them. I made the most alterations from the original, as you can see below. What do you think? Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3modhm3mnb226 #art #digitalart […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Hot Air Balloon The reference was midday, I changed the time of day to dusk so it looked more like a great photograph and less like a postcard. And at least a few more hot air balloons left in me. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Sunset Nope, I'm not over hot air balloons yet. To be fair this is only the second one, but I feel like it'll be at least multiple more. Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mny2vjt62k24 #art #digitalArt #painting #hotairballoons #timelapse

Hot Air Balloon I saw a reference of a hot air balloon that looked like it was taken with a dirty lens. I thought I'd lean into it and try to make it look like it was an old photo taken with an old camera. What do you think? Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Little Black Dress I painted this on my phone during a two hour flight home. Because of that the fidelity isn't where it normally is and I think I really like it. Feels like a mosaic to some extent. What do you think? Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Ocean View #art #digitalArt #painting #ocean #landscape #view #peaceful #scenic #blue #green

Joe Pesci Painted this while waiting to board a plane. After my last likeness of him failed I needed to make a second pass. Love this man's work! He's been great in everything I've seen him in. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Roto Broiled Tried a different painting method to try and capture the density of the fog. I also added a character not in the reference image in an attempt to ground us in the scene. Thoughts? Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Mount Taranaki Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mndpepxe5k2u #art #digitalArt #painting #landscape #mountain #asia #practice

Did you say "yutes"? Not my best likeness but I love this movie. I need to watch it again soon. Do you have a favorite quote to share? Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mmx67xnmm22z #art #digitalArt #painting #fanart #mycousinvinny #joepesci

Guess Who! I love paintings that are super loose but you can easily tell who the subject is. This is my attempt at that. Can you tell who it is? Feedback on the style? Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mmtshlrru22r #art […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Forest Napping The flowers in the middle didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped. I like the rest of the painting though. Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mmscuwiljc2l #art #digitalArt #painting #forest #nude #rearend #butt #flower #trees #green

Step Dad A few years ago my Mom had to have cancer cut out of her. My step dad said he was fine to go alone but one one my brother's and I refused to allow that. While he tried to keep it buttoned up we could tell he was worried. The reference is after we […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Evening Sun Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mmpqnfizks2s #art #digitalArt #painting #sunset #smile #face #woman #happy

Morning Fog Slightly different painting technique with a different brush set just to change things up. Again I added a person to ground us in the image. I'm liking this so much it may be my new thing. Timelapse […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Cliff Diving The scenery is from a reference but there was no diver. I added her. Does she look like she belongs? Feedback? Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mmmgztoekk27 #art #digitalArt #painting #study #ocean #cliffs #rocks #diving #diver

Tuscan Tower #art #digitalArt #watercolor #tower #tuscan #ink #trees #timelapse

Meet Wade My car has been out of commission since June last year. It's finally back up and running and I can't wait to put a ridiculous amount of miles on him! #art #digitalArt #painting #colorado #fortcollins #corvette #vette #chevy #gm #car #cars

Sunset at the Tree My mom took the source photo. This is one of her favorite trees to photograph, pretty sure I have a dozen photos of it at different times of day and year. I read that a person in a landscape grounds us in the scene. So I added one. #art #digitalArt #painting #landscape

Waterfalls and Raincoats #art #digitalArt #painting #waterfall #raincoat #water #wet #landscape #portrait #rocks #timelapse

Handsome #art #digitalArt #painting #man #handsome #yellow #african-American

Field of Flowers This makes me happy, I want to be here. #art #digitalArt #painting #flowers #flower #field #joy #happy #joyful #cheerful #yellow #timelapse

[Suggestive] Cozy #art #digitalArt #painting #portrait #model #cozy #relaxing #timelapse

Red Dress #art #digitalArt #painting #portrait #dress #red #impressionism #timelapse

Sunglasses #art #digitalArt #painting #portrait #woman #sunglasses #impressionism #timelapse

Flowers and Freckles #art #digitalArt #painting #face #flower #yellow #ginger #timelapse

Angel Trying something different. The reference makes me happy! #art #digitalArt #painting #reference #new #angel #happy #delightful #free #perfect #timelapse

Time of day change I used the reference (right) to paint but changed the time of day to sunset. How did I do? #art #digitalArt #painting #practice #study #sunset #mountains #colorado #sky #clouds #timelapse

Sunrise At a specific time of the morning there is this green hue between the orange and blue that's gorgeous. Unfortunately it doesn't show up in photographs so I had to paint the sky from memory. #art #digitalArt #painting #sunrise #silhouette #countryside #morning #timelapse

Topless After trying a bunch of monotone to color practices I decided to just stick to monotone and focus on values. The focus of the practice here is hands and values. How did I do? Often my hands are either low detail or look like a cartoon. #art #digitalArt #painting #model #nude #timelapse

Uncle Phil My absolute favorite father figure on TV. So many great moments. My favorite might be the pool shark episode, "Jeffrey, break out Lucille." What are some of your favorites? #art #digitalArt #painting #freshprince #unclephil #tv #television #fanart #willsmith