SEMIOTIC CUBISM - VERSION 1.0 - HORROR MOVIES

 The power of true cinema made by masterminds. These colours and shape will mean something to you. It is a powerful place and can influence the mind for good and bad. Never underestimate the power of your own brain, it is truly amazing.

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Mr Leon Taylor

MENDEL - OBLIVION - MAY 2015 ALBUM ARTWORK - DESIGN PROCESS

Mr Leon Taylor
MENDEL - OBLIVION - ALBUM ARTWORK - DESIGN PROCESS

The pencil design work before I coloured, The suit has been designed from scratch to be 100% functional and realistic. I was stoked with how the pencil linework scanned as was ready to make a real world. I had come up with the idea after listening to the title track for MENDELS - Oblivion. A brutal 63 minutes of instrumental metal. It is just excellent. 

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I throw down some textures using some of my favourite textured brushes. There is hundreds for free all over the internet. 

This helped be get down a quick overall feel of the place and texture layout.

I work on the direction of the light and how it will effect the scene.

I then start working on clouds and lightsource. constantly refining.

I then add the boiling hot liquid to the picture. In space blue is the hottest colour. 

I then start working on the deep space in the background and planets

I then start looking at the lightsource and other elements like mist, glows, shades and intense lightsource details. I also add the space person that I coloured in a separate document. I add small lightsouce to him and fit him it to the layered mist. Unfortunately I did not keep a jpeg record of this process. But will do in future projects.

THIS IS THE FINAL PNG below for MENDEL - OBLIVION debut full length Album

Thank you for checking out my visual diary of how I do things.

Mr Leon Taylor

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Leatherface - 1974, Fan-art.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 1974, Fan-art.

I really love and enjoy a good horror movie. This was one of my favourites from the moment I saw it. Such great shots and at times still just terrifying with some of the chase scenes.

I roughed and cleaned the linework with pencil (2B) , colouring it in photoshop (CS6). I wanted to have my take on the iconic image. Having a comic book feel to the overall colour palate, but more bloody than the original.

The Ninja of Vehemence- THE DEADFLEASHCULT - Textured speed paint.

I really wanted to make a super group of characters with the idea behind it taking Japanese style prints of actors. My love for things that tend to rot and a new way of attacking the digital painting side of things. I use a technique I adopted from learning 3D animation and "texturing" my concept. This makes the skin appear more legitimate and overall. More rotten. Here is my second character The Ninja of Vehemence.

THE NINJA OF VEHEMENCE

The Puppet Sorcerer - THE DEADFLESH CULT - Speed paint

I really wanted to make a super group of characters with the idea behind it taking Japanese style prints of actors. My love for things that tend to rot and a new way of attacking the digital painting side of things. I use a technique I adopted from learning 3D animation and "texturing" my concept. This makes the skin appear more legitimate and overall. More rotten. Here is my first character and mastermind of attack THE PUPPET SORCERER.

1) Main texture 

2) Decide on a colour palate 

3) Basic colour added texture and minor light source / shadow

4) Match colours to suit using hue and saturation

5) Work on minor details

6) Add more shadows and detail to add depth.

7) Slight adjustments with the colour / hue.

3 versions of the same piece. In card, Facebook quality and instagram quality.

Demonic Zombie back breaker - Scariest pose

I am a massive Horror fan. But in learning animation there is not to many jobs in the macabre. So for the past few years I have focused on drama, thriller and children shows. Currently working with one of my favourite New Zealand death/ thrash metal bands

Horror is actual one of the hardiest genres to do, but I was unaware of this.

I wanted to do a very difficult demonic , spider walk style pose. Something I had not drawn before.

I wanted to do a quick(ish) study ( 7 hours ). This was something I had wanted to draw for about three months. Final I had problem solved it my head. I love Jacen Burrows and his work. His line style and characters are just rad and very scary.

Here is the end result.