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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 4h

thanks so much! I have sooooooo much more but really should just start again, and again. Maybe.

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 10h

thanks so much!

Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 12h

the saga continues;
- small room tests, borrowing prop textures for walls and floors, etc
- exploring another watercolor painting, now a kit
- back to the first room, exploring greater realism
- restart, greater UX focus but still seeking the spontaneous

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 1d

the early evolution of an RPG prototype,

- watercolors done for the heck of it, one of many
- watercolors scanned and used as a kit for a store interior
- rinse repeat step 2 to learn it's limits
- borrow textures from props to prototype floors and walls and quickly assemble a more complete scene!

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 1d

the early evolution of an RPG prototype,

- watercolors done for the heck of it, one of many
- watercolors scanned and used as a kit for a store interior
- rinse repeat step 2 to learn it's limits
- borrow textures from props to prototype floors and walls and quickly assemble a more complete scene!

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 6d

Concept work from one of my all time favorite projects done for Kabam for this week's throwback!

Freelance Schedule is currently OPEN!

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grave @ gumbo.nyc @grilli.ad · 12d

Indie devs, if you need help with art direction, you could not ask for a better partner than @scholes.bsky.social

You probably know him from his beautiful concept art but trust me when I say that is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 8d

I have special rates for Indies and would love love love it if this became a core part of my business! Send me an email!

I had a blast working with Dave and the team at Trellis. We set up some firm foundations together for Art Direction and Concepts and I can't wait to see where they take it!

grave @ gumbo.nyc @grilli.ad · 12d

Indie devs, if you need help with art direction, you could not ask for a better partner than @scholes.bsky.social

You probably know him from his beautiful concept art but trust me when I say that is just the tip of the iceberg.

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tinytinyll.bsky.social @tinytinyll.bsky.social · 20d

a tiny tiny love letter to carrots,
thank you for your crunch and color <3

3"x4" graphite, watercolor and colored pencil

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 6d

Concept work from one of my all time favorite projects done for Kabam for this week's throwback!

Freelance Schedule is currently OPEN!

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 8d

Just the expanded kits on their own for this week's post!

Freelance Concept Art, Creative and Art Direction Schedule now OPEN!

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 7d

Glad to hear it! It's pencils scanned but painted digitally. Main goal of the project however was to emulate watercolor, which was fun but maybe not as much fun as watercolor itself! :)

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 8d

Okay, I can't resist showing the final results~!

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 8d

Okay, I can't resist showing the final results~!

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you! For clarity that first image is a breakdown of this one! But the overall method is all about breaking things down into smaller things and then reassembling so the comment makes sense no matter what :)

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 8d

Just the expanded kits on their own for this week's post!

Freelance Concept Art, Creative and Art Direction Schedule now OPEN!

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 8d

Give it a go and show me if you'd like! Would love to see!

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 8d

Pretty much! There's a lot of ways to work with a kit but I do find it's best to start strong with more complete designs and then break them into pieces - that said I really enjoy starting with pieces too! Doors, windows -etc.

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 8d

I have special rates for Indies and would love love love it if this became a core part of my business! Send me an email!

I had a blast working with Dave and the team at Trellis. We set up some firm foundations together for Art Direction and Concepts and I can't wait to see where they take it!

grave @ gumbo.nyc @grilli.ad · 12d

Indie devs, if you need help with art direction, you could not ask for a better partner than @scholes.bsky.social

You probably know him from his beautiful concept art but trust me when I say that is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 29d

Freelance Schedule now OPEN!

Very sorry to hear development of Battle Aces has ended but happy I can at least share a little bluesky exploration done early on in it's development. Many many thanks to Luke Mancini for bringing me on!

Full project on my website! (reposting post holiday)

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tinytinyll.bsky.social @tinytinyll.bsky.social · Jun 10

a tiny tiny love letter to onions,

thank you for lending your flavor and aroma to just about any meal <3
(guest starring other alliums i.e. garlic, leeks etc.)

3"x4" graphite, watercolor and colored pencil

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Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social · 9d

A past embroidery commission I forgot to share on here... an aerial view of an equestrian farm somewhere in America! This was such a lovely landscape is embroider: the horse fields and red farm houses are so pleasing :) such a soothing green landscape 💚

An embroidery landscape depicting an aerial view of an equestrian farm. Green fields cut through with light paths and red farm houses, complete with a woodland and wild meadow area in the top.

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 17d

some of the kit

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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 11d

Day 27 of #septempera - the connoisseur.

Painting of a boar in a sweater with a mushroom basket, holding and smelling a mushroom.

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Thomas Scholes @scholes.bsky.social · 13d

Freelance schedule now OPEN!
Personal practice for this week's throwback:

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