Quick and Dirty

Hey guys,

Thought I'd show some samples of the quick and dirty work  you sometimes have to produce when working in the production of video games. It's not always about the nice renderings or the lovely mood paintings. Sometimes the AD will just show up and ask you for a quick sketch over 3D geometry or a quick design for a prop. So you may just have a couple of hours or an afternoon to ship it.

These are some examples of that kind of work I did for Halo. They are not the nicest rendered pieces, but they are enough to show what the idea is and where it could go from there.

Enjoy,

F.Acosta

the guy with the shotgun, was inspired by Sean Connery in the great sci-fi western Outland

Happy 2013!

I did these studies over the Holiday break. I tend to paint with saturated colors and wanted to study something with a different palette. So I did these studies from the film "Seven Swords". It's the initial introduction to the bad guys in the film and what I really liked was that besides having great designs and compositions, this intro also has a very grey-brown  dusty palette with just hints of saturated reds. It makes for a very bold statement and I really enjoyed  and learned a lot by doing these. Hope you liked them too!

F.Acosta

Hi there,

Although  2012 has been a tough year for me, dealing with health issues, the loss of my mother and life challenges in general, I'm still staying positive and I'm looking forward to 2013 as I'm sure it's going to be a great year.

With that in mind I wanted to wish you all Happy Holidays and hope you have a good years end with your family and loved ones. Here's my yearly Christmas Card for you guys. A bit more somber but still with the same theme to it.

Happy Holidays,

F.Acosta

Hi,

It's been a while since I posted. Here are some film studies from "The Mission" and "True Grit". I really liked the composition  and lighting of these frames so I tried to learn from them.

later

F.Acosta

He-man sketch

Hi all,

Here's a quick He-man sketch for fun. trying more cinematic shots and to stay lose with the brushwork. Hope you all like it.

F.Acosta

Close ups

Here are some higher res close ups of the faces for Sprocket. I took my time with these as they were for a personal project and I wanted to have fun with them.

hope you like them!

FAcosta