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Mountain Top Pagodas - environment WIP

Natalie Russo — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:43:30 +0000

Here's an environment I'm working on right now. Its still in the rough stages.

This is the initial sketch from my sketch book. Its not very detailed but shows the general idea and composition I was going for.

Figure Drawing in Soho

Natalie Russo — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:04:58 +0000

Spring Street Studio down in Soho has open figure drawing sessions all day and all night. I've never found anything like it. I can drop in anytime for $15! Seriously awesome.

This week I decided to switch it up with the costume figure drawing session and some colored paper. Not sure where or when I got this paper but I love it.

Living on the Hudson - sketch work

Natalie Russo — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:53:49 +0000

With a month of apartment searching I managed to find a nice little place on the Hudson River in Battery Park City. I have a sweet view over looking the river and NJ. Every other day I do a quick 15 minute sketch of the river and just try to capture light and atmospheric conditions. I try to keep it loose and fun.

NYC Move

Natalie Russo — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:15:45 +0000

More updates soon... I moved to NYC a month ago and I'm still getting settled. Tomorrow I move out of the hotel I've been living in and into my new apartment! CAN'T WAIT!

When I moved to NYC the first time Michael drew this picture of me...It's fitting!

Side-Scroll Background

Natalie Russo — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:26:30 +0000

Last week I put my new Cintiq to work and created this fun video game background.

Merry Christmas to ME!!!

Natalie Russo — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:21:51 +0000

For Christmas I bought myself the best toy ever. I sold my 12" Cintiq and upgraded to a new Cintiq 21UX! YAY! I'm super happy I made that decision! I don't know that I'll ever leave my desk now.

Animal Studies - jackrabbit, gazelle and lion

Natalie Russo — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:09:32 +0000

I've been keeping busy with quick sketches of animals (my favorite subject matter!) Each evening I pick a different animal to sketch. It's really helping with animal anatomy and gesture.

Dino Dog Piggy thing - final concept

Natalie Russo — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:51:11 +0000

Dino dog piggy thing is all done! YAY!

Dino Dog Piggy thing (WIP)

Natalie Russo — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:42:13 +0000

Here's a creature design I'm currently working on. More to come...

Ocean Creature Sketch Ideas

Natalie Russo — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:07:29 +0000

Just some doodles of ocean creatures.