Spring Apple

Here is a fan art painting of Warhammer 40,000, which you can see at the bottom of this page. My drawing is not a reproduction; I created it to study values, layout, perspective, dynamics, and camera view. The focus was to make the composition more dynamic while drawing the same character along with all his details and accessories from a different angle, using only values.

Here are some traditional cat portraits I painted using soft pastels. My focus was primarily on painting fur and accurately interpreting colors—after all, a black cat isn’t just black! There are many other colors in its fur, such as greens, blues, and browns, which, when combined with values, create a more realistic rendering of the fur. The first drawing was made using sanguine pencil and charcoal while observing my cat, serving as an excellent exercise for capturing feline expressions.

The goal was to draw inspiration from the original Saint Seiya manga character from the Knights of the Zodiac anime, using its iconic gesture. The challenge was to change the lighting from the reference and create an entirely new composition from scratch that does not exist among the reference images available online. The focus here was primarily on studying composition, gesture, and values, while also enjoying the process of drawing a manga character I admired greatly in my youth. I created this drawing using Adobe Photoshop and completed the final rendering in Adobe After Effects. I have uploaded a timelapse of my entire drawing process here.

The objective of this illustration was to use the Link statue as a reference to create a completely new composition, following these steps: line art, shading, lighting, coloring, rendering, and special effects (FX). I have also cropped some close-up sections, so feel free to zoom in for more detail.

Here is a drawing I created, inspired by one of my two brothers named Pierre, and it's dedicated to him. As an overly sensitive little boy, he used to cry a lot, but he was also quite active, often getting bruises at school from fighting like a little brawler and coming home with a black eye. I remember he would always injure himself while attempting stunts to entertain the other kids and bring them joy.

Long ago, one of my very first digital paintings was inspired by Aaron Blaise, an animator and artist, along with his engaging YouTube channel and course content on his website, creatureartteacher.com. I felt so inspired by him that I binge-watched all the videos he uploaded, discovering many commonalities between his artistic journey and mine, as well as his perspective. I learned great techniques from him. Here is a cute composition I created, primarily focusing on storytelling, colors, values, and, once again, fur. The only photobashed element in this painting is a photograph of the leaves from my hazelnut tree, taken in my home garden in Saint-Jeannet, which is visible in the background. I thought it was a nice and easy way to complete the illustration, while everything else was digitally hand-drawn.

Here are some traditional portraits I painted using soft pastels. I generally enjoy exploring human gestures, eye and facial expressions, as well as values and colors to achieve an interesting rendering. Since childhood, I have observed my environment and the people around me extensively to build my visual memory over the years, and I have always felt the need to draw everything.

Here is a very simple cartoon character I designed for the drawing classes to gently introduce students to the art of character design and development. I generally start these courses with basic shapes to ensure that the material is comprehensible for everyone, including complete beginners. This course covers a variety of digital techniques and emphasizes organization in Adobe Photoshop. After gaining knowledge from this course, students can advance their skills and tackle more complex designs for their film school projects.

Here is a cartoon character design of a bat that I had in mind for a while. I wanted to use it for my art classes to teach the entire process of character creation as a gentle introduction to character design and development. I believe it is also a good way to cover some key points in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

Another art course I created focuses on teaching colors and values through the design of a cute kitten. I believe this is also an excellent way to explain how to paint fur digitally without using downloaded brushes.