Darth maul time lapse painting

So i decided to paint Darth Maul from Star Wars episode 1, it could have turned out better... but it could have gone worse so I wont complain.. I didn't have the highest resolution image which made things difficult, but here it is below anyway, done in photoshop with photo reference ( a print screen from the film )
Also the Youtube video of me painting it is below too :)

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How to design and draw a dragon head from the side profile!

Hey guys, sorry it's been a really long time since I updated my blog, I have been working hard with more videos and studies which I will post up soon. For now though I wanted to pose my latest video, uploaded just now!

How to draw an awesome dragon head from the side view using animal reference. The video is of me drawing some animals used for reference and then putting those studies together to come up with a cool dragon design. Below is a link to the video and below that is the image showing the animals and dragon.
I am really excited about this one so I hope you guys like it! :)

Realistic Pokemon Bulbasaur video and image

I have just finished uploading my latest YouTube video ' drawing a realistic bulbasaur Pokemon'. This is my first creature type painting but here is the video and the image, be sure to subscribe if you like it guys :)

The hobbit - Gollum study

Just finished painting a still from the Hobbit movie, as you can tell (hopefully!) it's of Gollum. The background was not working at all and I was very close to giving up but then I painted Gollum and he actually came out really well for me. I think this is one of the best things I have done so far :P. Because I am pleased with it I decided to post it here. first one is with the background, the second just Gollum.

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Robo bean drawing from Proko's videos along with 60 second gesture drawings

Hello everyone, haven't posted anything in too long so just something I have been practising over the last few days to improve my figure drawing and anatomy skills. Not the most interesting of images ever but it has to be done, about 6-7 hours of work. Also a quick colour study from photo reference taken from http://stefangrosjean.deviantart.com/ with permission.
I didn't spend too long on it hence why it looks pretty bad, but I am posting it anyway, we will call it a 'colour sketch' lol. see images below.

Value portrait of model

I decided to do another black and white/ value portrait study from photo reference, I am not sure who the lady is to give credit to her, I just found the image on google and decided to give it a go, I changed it a little and to be honest my values were quite far off and it didn't look exactly like her. That being said it took me around 3 hours, maybe just over, which for me is super quick. Don't get me wrong it could do with a bit more work but I am still happy with it, especially the hair :)

Life study of light on eggs

Quick post of a study from life I have done, I am really trying to get the hang of lighting at the moment, truthfully I am finding it a lot harder then I probably should be but I will keep trying! I have been advised on the concept art forums to work more from life to understand it more so I not have a small table and a lamp next to my 'work station' ( a crappy little desk with my cintiq on) so hopefully this will help with my understanding of light and drawing from life.

The first 2 eggs (top 2) were very rough as I was concentrating soley on the lighting and not worried about making the eggs look good or realistic, the 3rd egg I spent more time on and tried to add a little texture and blend it a little better to see if I could make it look a little more realistic. I have also started up a sketchbook thread on the concept art forums which you can see here - http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=276607&p=3794019&viewfull=1
Although it's mainly the same  work I post on my blog anyway just with some extra sketches for people to give me feedback on how to improve my skills further.