Painting demo with commentary

At FanExpo 2011, our 2D artist Britt Newstead painted this portrayal of an Spartan hoplite defeating an Athenian hoplite. She has also been kind enough to record a commentary track to give us some insight into how she works.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• hegemony
• hoplite
• athens
• sparta
• painting
• demo
• peloponnesian

[Godwinfj]

If Britt reads this, I feel she should skip the linework and go straight into "painting", so to speak, because I think she's much stronger at that. The lines could in fact be a constricting factor, creating a situation where the painter feels a need to stick within them, or a fear to diverge from what was previously drawn. But anyway, I know it's a learning process, so "mistakes" (what's really right or wrong anyway?) are normal, just keep at it!

[RoyeReedBenjamin]

Thanks for making this Britt. It was very useful to hear your thoughts from all of the stages of the painting. Also thanks for the CGTextures tip; I'll definitely look into them.

[Petrow90]

Really good drawing,

Looking forward for the next game! :)