The Gnomon Workshop - The Techniques of Puddnhead Volume 1: Creature Design and Drawing

Puddnhead shows you how to create three different creatures from start to finish, from the abstract design of the character to the finished drawing. Using a mechanical pencil and kneaded eraser, he demon- strates how to develop emotional, three-dimensional and realistic designs. Over the course of the lecture, Puddnhead discusses how to give your characters more life, create original and unique types of characters, draw and render from your imagination, create expression and mood, and develop your focal areas. He explains his entire process, and you see every mark he makes as if you were sitting next to the artist.

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The Gnomon Workshop - The Techniques of Puddnhead Volume 2: Digital Creature Painting

In this DVD, Puddnhead shows you how to transform a pencil drawing into a digital painting using Corel Painter. He reveals every step of his process, from underpainting to the finished rendering. Puddnhead shows all of his tricks for creating a better glow by combining tools and layering, painting better edges, rendering small details, adding more life to your paintings, implementing advanced lighting, creating mood and emotion, and knowing when a painting is finished.

Over 3 hours of lecture.

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