some quick ones that i sweetend up, half hour on the first, 45 mins on the second and third.
i'm getting used to playing with values in a painting and learning that my values seem to be more grey initially. so using levels to get it juicy is making me a lot faster at getting colors that work and making me want to make colors to skip that part. nice to play around :D

what the ef! balloons n stuff!

lets see, i kinda felt like doing a cute one today, something just fun to look at i guess. besides, everyone loves balloons! this one was about 45 mins to an hour, i'm just trying to get faster at this. the second painting was done in 15 mins or so, just to practice value and composition, i would probably explore a better angle for a full color pass at this but i get the elements in this one. well kids, thanks for playing :D

i was surprised that i didn't post this as my introduction cause this is a coverspread for a little story i'm developing. lots to do with mod culture, the 60's (67-69), quadrifinia, the who, and a chase sequence! so its an oldie, but it looks too fun not to have up :D hopefully i get around to making the rest of the vespa gang.

it looks bigger, smaller...?

here is a study i did the other day. wanted to do more of them but time is short these days. about an hour or less of fun time with this gal, the photo i had as referance was quite nice and helped me move alot quicker. hopefully more to come, cause this stuff is exciting to me. maybe something with flowers or goonies inspired next.

here is a doodle of and idea. its a project i'm workin on for fun and so this is more of an introduction to my process, as messy as it is. i'm going to incorperate as much of my influnces as possible but still keeping it me. pretty much i'm aiming to bring my sketchbook to life.

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeetts a alive!

some

i practiced some edgar payne stuff today, kinda getting the hang of the old style.

i practiced the color green!

here are some studies i worked out. blah blah (insert artist babble here). the short of it is that these were fun departures and strolls through the color green. delightful!

didn't want to show it yet, but whatever

Here is a post in progress, I’m doing a bunch of thumbs based on art I like and stuff I wanted to do that wasn't work related. These are fun little guys and done in an hour and 2 for the boat cause I can't make up my mind (the latest version has flying whales now "me'n flying whales parted ways a long time ago, you see they burnt down my village").

Well anywho, more to come if I can squirrel away more time for this cool* type a stuff.

*cool and all things kinda cool are subject to change on artistic whims and tantrums thereof. So what is cool today absolutely doesn’t have to be cool tomorrow, ya dig.

here's a girl i used to know in painting form!

here's some sketches of people i saw during a lunch.
i like the old lady sipping away. the cowboy is a doodle for an illustration.

well lookie here, look who just showed up...

The beginning is always a difficult thing to sum up, so many things to say, usually a good time for one to explain themselves and introductions. So here goes my best shot...

My name is Imran, nice to meet you :D

Thank you for stopping by to visit my journal, its a work in progress and thats the way I think journals should be. No fluff, less polish and if I do right by it, more substance. Any and all comments are welcome, I appreciate any chance at understanding criticisms because all of its constructive.
Thanks again and I hope you enjoy your stay :D