danielconway's CGPortoflio Gallery

Softly Sleeping

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:11:27 +0000

Started this image earlier last year but i had to put it to one side after moving to a new job and country
Anyway ive finally found enough free time to get it done.
I wanted the image to have an etherial look to it so i spent a lot of time working out the most appropriate light to create that mood. i had originally tried simply using a single light source behind the character but the image became quite dark and gloomy, so i ended up adding a second infront of her.
The original resolution is 4000 by 4000 pixels so i was able to cram a lot of detail into the jelly fish, which are amazing creatures to paint!

A full resolution close up of some jellyfish

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7845/jcloseupeb4.jpg

( - Broken Dawn - )

Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:15:51 +0000

hey guys, long time no post.
ive been commisioned to create 12 pieces of work for a record company in the UK, they are wanting to use my Silent Silhouette image http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/4405722/ for the front cover of the Album and so needed an image that was connected to it for the back cover, this is what ive created
apart from some of the brick work and 2 buildings on the waters edge the rest of the image is painted from scratch without refs.
hope you like it

Sub Emergence

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:56:38 +0000

Long time no post!
((( PLEASE CLICK LINK FOR THE HIGH RES VERSION )))
>> Hi resolution image <<
I had this idea in my head for a while before i decided to bring it to life. i liked the idea of someone slowly passing through a section of gravity defying water with fish falling through also...yes very strange, but i knew it could also be quite beautiful.
Apart from the hand (which are refed from my own) the rest of the image is made up and painted from scratch. Water is a brilliant thing to paint once you get the hang of it
and of course theres no background because it never needed one
Prints of this are now available here
PRINTS

My Red Tie, Daniel Conway (2D)

Fri, 12 Sep 2003 01:58:49 +0000

as for the whole tie thing....well the poor junk-bot just wants to fit in and look as smart as the rest of man kind
i really didnt want much colour in this at all so that the tie could stand out amonst the dark chest area.
also didnt work too much on the background, wanted more focus on the character.
ok enough ranting

Her Silent Silhouette, Daniel Conway (2D)

Sun, 28 Dec 2003 01:40:16 +0000

Anyway im still venturing down my own little road of surrealism enjoying every step
heres a few more of them steps
Im most proud of how the sky and water turned out, i dont use references so i draw until i feel it looks right
hope you like it

Forget Me Not, Daniel Conway (2D)

Thu, 21 Aug 2003 00:04:22 +0000

but it was worth it
anyway i thought since id refereced the flowers from Forget me not's i might as well call it that, it also fits with the overall mood i think
all created in Photoshop 7

Dark Warlord, Daniel Conway (2D)

Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:28:13 +0000

a while ago i did a character piece called Dark Samurai which i was never happy with, so i thought it was about time to promote him to a Warlord
and thats a mask hes wearing..not his face

Forever Lost & Focused, Daniel Conway (2D)

Tue, 18 Mar 2003 22:58:28 +0000

anyway heres some past stuff
Life Stream

Forever Lost

Focused

Railicia

i think thats enough for now ill be posting here from now on..thats for sure

Fragile Shell

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:42:03 +0000

An image i created for personal use as a 24 by 34 inch print after i fell in love with the Ghost in the Shell anime series and felt i needed a poster.
ive tried my best to stay true to the source material yet i did not want an overly anime style.
her anatomy is somewhat exagerated, after all she is a cyborg :P
original resolution : 4000 by 6000 pixels
full res close-ups

(--in Sight Of Apocalypse--), Daniel Conway (2D)

Sat, 28 Jun 2003 01:59:58 +0000

VERY STRANGE
not entirely sure what is means but ive got my own thoughts on that.
anyway i hope you like it

Crossfire Cross Section

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 02:31:36 +0000

hey guys, i finished this image a fair while ago but only just now decided to dig it up and post it on here. It was meant for a HL2 mod but its not clear if its ever going to see the light of day.
i used a combo of Painter 9 and PS7 to create this

Fightstar Album Artwork

Sat, 04 Feb 2006 20:24:12 +0000

hey guys, not posted anything for a little while due to a contract ive been working on for UK band Fightstar. And yes this is my first ever "art dump"
The covers for the main Album is my "silent silhouette" image i did a couple of years ago ( although i adjusted and improved it for the standard square cover format) link : http://www.deviantart.com/view/4405722/
First onto a couple of Single covers ive done for them which had to be themed around my original image.
The first single cover

These 11 images are to be used in the album booklet, i had just 28 days in which to create them all....!!!! generally i would spend all that time on a single image, so in order to speed up the process i did some matte painting on a few which i felt quite bad about because i enjoy knowing that the images i make are 100% me. Anyway i got over that slight emotional hurdle and got them done as fast as possible. thankfully i was able to squeeze enough time together in order to create some without any matte :green:
this section is for none matte illustrations.

and now for the Matte images.

id love to go into what aspects of each image is matte or painting.. but it would bore the hell out of you all... so i wont :P