This is my interpretation of Georgia O'Keeffe's "Lake George" (1922) oil on canvas painting. Using the original work as a guide, I painted the sky then used the gradient tool to blend the sky. Using the soft default brush, I painted in the mountains and the piece of land in front of the mountains. I lowered the opacity of the brush to paint the clouds and fog around the mountains and in the reflection. I used the flat blunt short stiff brush to paint the grass and the details in the mountains. I chose this piece because Georgia O'Keeffe is one of my favorite 'old masters' and I love to draw mountains.
"Wolf Eyes" by Renea Perry. I repainted the image using a combination of brushes and used a gaussian blur for the eyes. I drew the hunter pointing his rifle at the wolf, which is the image I had wanted in the first "wolf eyes" image. I used the color range on the hunter and lowered the opacity of the paint brush creating the glossy affect in the eyes on the hunter. I used the guassian blur to blend the hunter more into the glossiness of the wolf's eyes. I chose to redo this piece because in the last piece I did not have a hunter in the image.
"Maverick in Sunset" by Renea Perry. This image is based on a photograph I had taken of Maverick. I quick selected Maverick, the horse, and put him on a new layer. I opened a new file and painted the background then moved Maverick onto the background and masked his layer to remove some of his original background. I gave Maverick and inner shadow and a satin to give the affect of him standing under a darkening sky.
"Blue Buster" by Renea Perry. I used the quick selection tool to select Buster and move him to a new layer. Then I used the color range to paint Buster's background a light shade of blue and to paint Buster blue. I used the default brush to paint in Buster's eyes. I chose the color blue because it is a calm, cool, relaxing color. This photograph was taken a long time ago when Buster first started to grow his doggie beard. He has grayed out a lot since this picture. I made this image as a tribute to Buster because he is 14 years old now and he'll be 15 in May. Happy birthday little brother.
"Tigerkitty in the Grass" by Renea Perry. I sketched this in my sketch book then scanned it onto the computer and painted the kitty over the sketch. I quick selected the kitty put it on a new layer then used the fill bucket to fill in the background of the new layer. I opened a new file and painted the sky and grass then moved the kitty onto the sky and grass image adding a mask to the kitty's layer and removed part of the kitty's paws to reveal the grass coming over the paws to show the kitty is sitting in the grass. This is my child friendly image. I was thinking chibi kitty, which is why the head is so big and the body is so small.
"Little Puppy" by Renea Perry was sketched in my sketch book, scanned onto the computer, and painted with the hard default brush. I used a gaussian blur on the eyes, the bone, and the shadows. This is my other child friendly image. I chose to use bright vivid colors because when thinking of children, I think of bundles of energy, which bright colors give off the feeling of positive energy, or sometimes blinds us like the bright pink bone. I forgot to add the eye lashes for the cuteness effect.
"Pet in a Can" by Renea Perry. I wrapped a disinfectant spray bottle with a paper towel for security reasons, and took a photo of the spray can. I quick selected the spray can then added to a new layer and moved it onto another file. I painted the spray can, then put the text on the can and made another layer of text under the can. I arched the text on the spray can and painted the person and dog. I filled the background blue then gave the spray can a drop shadow and a bevel and emboss then painted in highlights and used the guassian blur on the highlights.
This is my image with text. The font is Handwriting-Dakota. I painted the sky and clouds then added the text. I used the bevel and emboss effect on "Let you imagination" and "Fly". I warped "Fly" gave it a drop shadow to make the word "Fly" look like it is flying off the page and used a gradient overlay for the color effect of the word.
This is my other image with text typed in Edwardian Script. I painted the background using a guassian blur on the moon and the lighter green trees to make the trees appear further away from the viewer. I gave the text a gradient, a slight outer glow, and an outer stroke. I used the flat blunt short stiff brush to paint the grass and give the trees more detail.
This is one of the few times I drew something directly in photoshop without sketching it on paper first. I discovered how well the flat blunt short stiff brush makes grass and have been using it a lot more in my landscapes when I want to have detailed grass. I used a soft brush for the outer glow of the moon and a hard brush for the moon then a guassian blur on the moon spots. I drew and painted the friesian on another file giving it a red background so I could see where I needed to add shadows. I masked the friesian onto the night background. Though the horse looks a little oblong, I really enjoyed this piece.
"Augustine on TV" by Renea Perry. I sketched this image in my sketch book then scanned it onto the computer. I used the hard default brush to paint this image and used the line tool straighten the television's edges and show running lines. I gave the antenna a gaussian blur. Augustine is one my characters that I had been drawing since high school. I painted the background behind Augustine with running lines as an imitation of most animes when the character is running toward its opponent.
"Akumuzilla" by Renea Perry. My character, Akumu, is on set representing a giant lizard terrorizing the town. Probably the second longest to draw and paint, this image took 36-40 hours to draw and paint. I sketched in my sketch book then scanned it on the computer painting the sky on a separate file. I masked the sky then put the ground, Akumu, the plane, and the backgroundcity on their own layers. I used the line tool for some of the windows of the buildings, the street, the side walk, and the cut off of land and sky. I used a gaussian blur on the shadows and highlights. On the plane is a inner shadow. Akumu didn't get hit by the toy plane, but he is upset that I made him do this image after promising him I would not ever have him the old cliche of a giant monster stomping the town.
"Astounded" by Renea Perry. This is my vector image of a wolf, my fursona, caught off guard. I filled a circle with the color purple because it is hard to put shadows on a completely black wolf. I used a straight line and a curved line to make the muzzle. I used the curve line for the inner ears and the mouth. Using the pen tool, I changed the shape of a triangle into a sweat drop and another triangle into the ears and nose. I used the pencil tool to draw in the fur. I am still trying to figure out Illustrator and this was the best image of this wolf I was able to make. The wolf accents how I felt when Akumu, my character I have been drawing since high school, told me that he was quitting because I went against his wishes with the "Akumuzilla" image. I told him he cannot quit because I am his creator and he must obey me.
"Music is my Inspiration" by Renea Perry. I sketched this image in my sketch book then scanned it onto the computer and painted the sky on another file. I masked the sky onto the image. I painted myself, the headphones, the grass, and the notes in the sky. I used the custom shape tool for the flowers and gave the flowers an inner shadow. This image is of me relaxing while listening soft uplifting music.
"Music's affect on my Darkside" by Renea Perry. Sketched then scanned onto the computer, I bucket filled the background and gave my darkside and the fire their own layers. I used a gaussian blur on the shadoes and part of the flames. I gave my darkside an outer glow, and used the custom shape tool for the music notes. She is not exactly an evil dark side, but when listening to my favorite rock bands, like Korn, Disturbed, and System of a Down, she flairs up happy and dancing with an evil grin on her face.
This is my masculine image. Sketched then scanned onto the computer and painted in Photoshop. The shadows and highlights on the horse have a gaussian blur.
This is my feminine image. Sketched and scanned onto the computer and painting in Photoshop. I wanted her to be a light color with a light background to show how calm and collective she is.
WARNING: Next image is very gory!
"Don't Hunt Wolves" by Renea Perry. Sketched and scanned onto the computer and painted in Photoshop using multiple brushes and gaussian blur for the shading and the two wolves further away. This picture took the longest to create and finish (between 56 to almost 78 hours). I drew this image as a protest against the hunting of wolves. The alpha wolf (snarling), has found his pack dead and the hunter is still there.
"Sky and Grass" by Renea Perry. I used the flat blunt short stiff brush for the grass, the hard default brush for the sky, and the round point stiff brush for the clouds. This image I used as the background for "Tigerkitty in Grass". I love this background so much I wanted to use it again so this is an image of my own choosing. I really like to draw and paint backgrounds.
"Happy Wolf" by Renea Perry. Sketched in a comic strip I made, scanned onto the computer, and painted in Photoshop. I filled the background, and used gaussian blur for the shadows and highlights. This image was in a comic strip I had made a few months ago, and I wanted to see what this image would look like if I painted it in Photoshop. I usually color things in with color pencils or paint, so using Photoshop is still new to me. Yes, this is my fursona, which is one happy wolf giving wolf kisses to her friends and family.
