Richard Healy

29.1.12... drama

2012-01-29T03:34:00.000-08:00

Some character renders, I added some falling debree in both the images to add dramatic effect, but im not sure if it helps or just takes away from the read of the design. Might re assess tomorrow.

enjoy

28.1.12 some characters

2012-01-28T04:09:00.000-08:00

Spent this evening finishing up some character sheets I started last week, and the heads were almost all done tonight. Also watch/listened to my first Massive Black tutorial tonight Jason Chan doing villians, it was really helpful having it playing while I was rendering the characters as he talked about the importance of readability within a design.

now time for bed :)

enjoy

joan of arc

2012-01-24T19:13:00.000-08:00

Some friends and I were having some fun, designing a Joan of Arc character a couple of months back, and so I am re attacking it at the moment for some portfolio pieces. Both works in progress at the moment, comments and critic welcome :)
enjoy

24.1.12 play

2012-01-24T13:46:00.000-08:00

A character wip of The Huntsman, and some environments to come!

Thanks for viewing!

Richard

18.2.12 Color!

2012-01-18T16:57:00.000-08:00

A qucik study of a photo I took of a great San Francisco sunset a week or so ago, and paint over of a sketchbook sketch. Was concentrating on color and tone with the cowboy, pretty happy with how its coming along, so ill try and work it more tonight! both done with round brushes. enjoy!

15.1.12 Studies

2012-01-15T17:26:00.000-08:00

Something I have been meaning to do more of, some digital studies from films. Here are a couple from Indiana Jones. It was alot of fun, I was mainly trying to focus on the tone and colour and experiment with what I could do with a couple of brushes :)

sleep

2012-01-14T23:52:00.000-08:00

A little post before I crash out. This is a character sheet(wip) and a rough for an illustration, both related to a personal project and friend and I are working on. I will be doing more work on it in between other projects. I hope you like :)

first sketchbook update 2012!

2012-01-14T16:22:00.000-08:00

Some pages from one of my sketchbooks, scribbles, some character designs and studies from a life model. The studies are in graphite and are about 2 hours for each. More to come!

14.1.12 im back!

2012-01-14T16:18:00.000-08:00

It has been a while! I have been doing a little bit of travelling around the US so now im back and ready to get back to work! I hope everyone had a great christmas and new year.

Just some life studies from last semester and some digital studies and doodles.

enjoy

Workshop

2011-11-19T23:58:00.001-08:00

Hey guys, its been too long since an update once again. Today was the first day of the massive black workshop, which was a lot of fun, met a lot of great people and looking forward to the next couple of days. Here are a couple of assignments from class, creature design, digital illustration, self portrait in charcoal and an old isometric piece from perspective class. enjoy :)

27.10.11

2011-10-27T01:58:00.000-07:00

Here is some stuff I have been working on this week, a figure drawing in graphite on illustration board, I am currently trying to build up a bit of a portfolio of both concept design work and traditional work, and seeing I havent done much digital concept stuff, im working on producing some character sheets. So there is a work in progress of a character sheet, all in different stages of development. Our class assignment this week is to do a full illustration, I decided to to a battle scene :) It has been alot of fun so far, the challenge will be to keep it loose, and not make it look to rigid. I think I will go with the color scheme in the top right. enjoy

hatching

2011-10-18T12:58:00.000-07:00

A couple more cross hatching studies. Both great models, the poses were about 2 hours each.

sketchbook update

2011-10-10T23:15:00.000-07:00

A small sketchbook update for you guys. I went and drew my mate scott while he tattooed on the weekend which was alot of fun, seeing the whole process and set up. I painted in watered down gouache, all in a small moleskin, one is just a sketchbook and the other was a landscape watercolour book. The gouache worked alot better in the watercolour pad as you can see. Some head studies that I have done in the coffee shop and the life model portrait from last week, which was about 2 hours. The head studies are about 5 - 10 minutes done in ball point pen :)

Conquistador!

2011-10-09T22:43:00.000-07:00

This started off as an in class portrait done in graphite, approximately 2 hours. Which I then photographed and played around with it in photoshop. Its still a work in progress, so hopefully update it soon, also have been doing alot sketchbook drawing this wkend, so ill be scanning that and posting it soon.

steampunk!

2011-10-02T18:46:00.000-07:00

The assignment last week was to design a steam punk hero, gladiator brute, or a witch doctor villain... or any of these combined. Here are the thumbnails and character paints for my steampunk hero's. I worked on some others which ill upload a little later.

Figure Painting

2011-10-02T18:34:00.000-07:00

Took a figure painting class over the summer with Zimou Tan, which was alot of fun, and I felt like I learned alot. First time I have really sat down and painted the model from life. The smaller oil studies are 11 x 14 canvas board and the 4 figure composition is 32 x 46 inches. Enjoy!

old still life

2011-10-02T18:28:00.000-07:00

Some old assignments, and quick in class study. Another over due update!

Character concept play

2011-09-10T13:43:00.000-07:00

My character concept art/ digital is in need of some attention, this is my first assignment for a digital class I am taking this semester. Its still in progress, but having alot of fun with it.

skull

2011-08-11T12:21:00.001-07:00

Studio update

2011-08-04T00:41:00.000-07:00

Started this painting a while ago for a class assignment and half finished it, so attacked it again for a couple of hours tonight, afew more tomorrow and hopefully i can have it close to finished. Another update soon with some more digital work.

Summer

2011-06-21T23:21:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics of a drawing I started a month or so ago, probably 8 hours spent on it so far, and hopefully spend some more time on it over summer to finish it up. I will update with some more sketchbook pages soon!

drawing!

2011-05-04T22:46:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick little update, a couple of clothed figure drawing assignments, graphite on paper, and brush and ink. I had fun drawing wolverine, I think I might tackle some more in the near future. Also an isometric perspective illustration and a 45 minute quick study of a skull, which is oil on a 8x10inch board.

I was also lucky enough to run into Australian artist Rod Luff, setting up his show today in downtown sf, some amazing looking sketchbook pages and paintings to see there. It opens tomorrow night!

Life Drawing

2011-03-25T17:07:00.003-07:00

Still Life update

2011-03-25T17:07:00.001-07:00

Here are some work in progress shots of my first still life homework assignment. Its 16 x 16 inchs, oil on gesso board. I think i will sand down the background on the painting to make it nice and smooth, give a little more contrast between the more painterly objects and background.

Life Drawing

2011-03-25T16:30:00.000-07:00

Here is a little dump of life drawings I have done earlier this semester. All of which are studies, with times ranging from 3 to 40 minutes. Using charcol on newsprint for all my figure studies at the moment.

Still Life

2011-03-25T13:34:00.001-07:00

Here are some images of small paintings I have done in my still life painting class this semester all done from life, all between 3 - 5 hours. Its been nice to get back into painting with oils after an 8 month break. I look forward to tackling some bigger paintings this year as well.

Digital

2011-03-25T13:19:00.000-07:00

This was the final I turned in for my digital imaging class last year. We had to do a mash up of photos, masking them etc. Mine ended up being a mix of photos, but mostly painting on the wacom, like a digital patte painting. Pretty happy with the result, I really want to try and paint digitally more often.

AAU

2011-03-16T15:30:00.000-07:00

Travels

2011-03-04T17:07:00.001-08:00

Some pages from the moleskin took with me while travelling through europe

Alive...

2011-03-04T16:41:00.000-08:00

So lonnnnnggggg time before my last post... I am currently doing some study in San Francsico, so i will try and update this space a little more regularly, with sketches, life drawings and process shots.

Before I left Perth I had my second solo show, which was held as Emerge Art Space, thanks for everyone who came down and made it a great evening. It was a pleasure working with Sherri and Jan from Emerge and hopefully I can exhibit some work back in Perth in the not so distant future.

Also just thought i would post some random old sketchbook work and some process paintings.

Studio Update

2010-04-30T09:36:00.000-07:00

Though it was about time to update, and give you guys some more to look at. Ive just taken a few shots of work that I am working on at the moment and a studio shot as it was left tonight.

I made a start on a life study tonight of a skull and a mask. The shots show the early stages of mapping the proportions and tone of the painting. It was all done with oil, on polished gesso on board... really nice smooth surface to paint on.

There are also some shots of 2 other small works I am working on for my solo show @ Emerge Art Space on June 9th. Both done in oils on polished gesso board.

Myth Show

2010-04-11T07:35:00.000-07:00

Back from easter break... and now back to work. The Make Friend exhibition was a great night thanks to everyone that made it down, was great to see the place packed out.

This Saturday, I will be part of another group exhibition of local artists from around Perth, including David Charles Collins, Simon Boxer, Tanya De Souza-Meally, Jenna Downing, Jeffrey Phillips and myself. There should be a nice mix of work in the show, ranging from painting, drawing, photography and digital illustration and digital painting.

The Show opens at 2pm - 7pm Saturday the 17th at Kurb Gallery(214 William St, Northbridge)

I have attached a few work in procress images of some work that I am currently working on. The large painting, is one of the pieces that will be in the Mythology show, it is my contemporary take on an ancient myth from the Rhine called the Blind Archer.

Also some images of drawings that I am working on for my Solo exhibition in June... which is beginning to creep up!

Make Friend

2010-03-11T07:00:00.001-08:00

I was lucky enough to be selected to participate in the 3rd annual Make Friend exhibition, with accomplished artists Jeremy Piert, Eli Smith and Mathew Doust. The exhibition is at the Norfolk Basement in Freo, its a one night show opening at 8pm and going till late, it should be a fun night.

Here are some progress shots of some work that I have been doing for the show, 2 mixed media paintings(aerosol, acrylic and oil on canvas), 2 small ink and pencil drawings.

Also just got two drawings that I produced for my Solo show back from the framers, pretty happy with how they turned out.

First Post

2010-03-11T06:51:00.001-08:00

Alright, I thought it was about time I started one of these. Hopefully I will be able to update it regularly with sketches, painting progress shots and random stuff.

I may as well start with what I have been doing lately. Bellow are some works I have been working on for New works: New Faces with opens this Sunday March 14 at Perth Galleries/ Gallery East, so if your in Freo this weekend, feel free to drop by and say hi. The show will run till April 1.